Friday, December 28, 2018

Alice Lody, French actress, Paris 1878

Alice Lody, French actress, Paris 1878
Photographer: Nadar, Paris

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Karnak Luxor 1862 Egypt (with tourist boats)

Karnak Luxor 1862 Egypt
(with tourist boats)
Photographer: A. Beato

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Actress Zarah Leander with cigarette, 1939

Actress Zarah Leander with cigarette, 1939 
Photographer: Sonja Georgi, Germany

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Typical Dutch scenery, 1950s

Typical Dutch scenery, 1950s
Photographer: Cas Oorthuys, The Netherlands

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Young girl, in love (1880).

Young girl, in love (1880).
Photographer: H. Hirsch, Berlin, Germany

Sunday, December 09, 2018

At home (1950s Germany)

At home (1950s Germany)
Photographer: Chargesheimer

Monday, November 26, 2018

Ballet dancer Isadore Duncan, 1915

Ballet dancer Isadore Duncan, 1915
Photographer: Arnold Genthe, USA

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Marianne Wynniatt

Marianne Wynniatt
(photogravure 1929)
Photographer: Herbert Lambert, England

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Edinburgh Castle, from the Vennel, c.1870

Edinburgh Castle, from the Vennel, c.1870
Photographer: G.W. Wilson, Aberdeen

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Crown prince Leopold of Belgium (left), using a sextant on a boat (1920s)

Crown prince Leopold of Belgium (left), using a sextant on a boat (1920s)
Photographer unknown

Friday, November 16, 2018

Opera baritone Francisco d'Andrade as Mozart's Don Giovanni (1896)

Opera baritone Francisco d'Andrade as Mozart's Don Giovanni (1896)
Photographer: J.C. Schaarwächter, Berlin

Sunday, November 04, 2018

Textile machine, 1950s

Textile machine, 1950s
Photographer: Martien Coppens, the Netherlands 

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Karnak (Carnac), Egypt, 1875

Karnak (Carnac), Egypt, 1875
Photographer: Francis Frith

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France, 1898

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France, 1898
Photographer: William H. Rau 

Friday, October 12, 2018

Militia in Peterstal (Renchtal, Black Forest), Germany 1864

Militia in Peterstal (Renchtal, Black Forest), Germany 1864
Photographer: Ludovico Wolfgang Hart

Thursday, October 04, 2018

Canal Amsterdam (Oudezijds Kolk or Het Kolkje), 1890s

Canal Amsterdam (Oudezijds Kolk or Het Kolkje), 1890s
Photographer: Justenus van Rijkom, Amsterdam

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Woman in mourning dress, 1870s

Woman in mourning dress, 1870s
Photographer: Hector de Saedeler, Bruxelles/Brussels

Monday, September 24, 2018

Dom (cathedral) Utrecht, Netherlands, 1919 (Northface)

Dom (cathedral) Utrecht, Netherlands, 1919
(Northface)
Photographer: W. Baer, Utrecht, NL

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Unknown explorer, 1880s.

Unknown explorer, 1880s.
Photographer unknown

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Windy desert, Australia 1946

Windy desert, Australia 1946
Photographer: Richard McKinney

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Building a railroad-tunnel, culvert and embankment, Altoona Pennsylvania USA c1902.

Building a railroad-tunnel, culvert and embankment,
Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA, c1902.
Photographer/Editor: Underwood

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

French prostitute with her Madame, ca 1915 (WW1)

French prostitute with her Madame, ca 1915 (WW1)
Photographer unknown

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Paris 1850s, Conciergerie (prison). - with the Pont-au-Change under construction -

Paris 1850s, Conciergerie (prison).
- with the Pont-au-Change under construction -
Photographer unknown.

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Brynhild Parker, painting a nude model (England, 1939)

Brynhild Parker, painting a nude model (England, 1939)
Photographer: Bill Brandt

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Taxidermist with his painting daughter (1850s)

Taxidermist with his painting daughter (1850s)
(Mr Immler, Sophia and Pauline)
Photographer unknown

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Oskar Kokoschka (painter), 1920s - bromoil print -

Oskar Kokoschka (painter), 1920s
- bromoil print -
Photographer: Hugo Erfurth, Germany

Monday, June 04, 2018

Lace, Plate XX, The Pencil of Nature, 1844

Lace, plate XX, The Pencil of Nature, 1844
Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
(photogravure from the original paper negative by Egyetemi Nyomda, 1998)

Saturday, June 02, 2018

English balloon for locating Boer positions, Boer War, South Africa 1901

English balloon for locating Boer positions, Boer War, South Africa 1901
Photographer unknown

Thursday, May 31, 2018

"Visite de Cimitier" (Cemetery visit, grieving women) 1890s

"Visite de Cimitier" (Cemetery visit, grieving women) 1890s
(handcolored albumen photo)
Photographer: Zangaki, Egypt

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Dutch poet Willem Kloos, 1890s

Dutch poet Willem Kloos, 1890s
Photographer: Willem Witsen

Friday, May 18, 2018

Portuguese Synagogue Amsterdam 1958

Portuguese Synagogue Amsterdam 1958
Photographer: Maria Austria

Friday, May 04, 2018

at Mont-Martre, Paris, 1905 (photogravure)

at Mont-Martre, Paris, 1905 (photogravure)
Photographer: Georges Grimprel, France

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Housewife, grass-bleaching the linen, 1930s

Housewife, grass-bleaching the linen, 1930s
Photographer: Paul Wolff, Germany

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Wreck of sailing ship "Arden Craig", 1911 (photogravure)

Wreck of sailing ship "Arden Craig", 1911
(photogravure)
Photographer: Francis James Mortimer, England

Friday, March 23, 2018

Adam & Eve, 1910 (photogravure)

Adam & Eve, 1910 (photogravure)
Photographer: Frank Eugene, Munich, Germany

Monday, March 19, 2018

Fish stall, Whitby - England, 1870s (photogravure)

Fish stall, Whitby - England, 1870s
(photogravure)
Photographer: Frank Meadow Sutcliffe

Sunday, March 04, 2018

Wounded S Vietnamese marines, helped by US 9th Division members. Dong Tam, Mekong Delta, 1960s.

Wounded S Vietnamese marines, helped by US 9th Division members.
(Dong Tam, Mekong Delta, 1960s).
Wire photo by UPI.

Friday, March 02, 2018

Mexican or Californian family, 1950

Mexican or Californian family, 1950
Photographer: Boris Dobro, U.S.A.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Fashion model; double exposure, 1950s

Fashion model; double exposure, 1950s
Photographer: Cecil Beaton, England

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Girl with sunglasses crawls into a fishing net (1950s).

Girl with sunglasses crawls into a fishing net (1950s).
Photographer unknown.

Monday, February 05, 2018

Nude study (c1900, photogravure)

Nude study (c1900, photogravure)
Photographer: Robert Demachy, Paris

Thursday, February 01, 2018

Pillars of Thutmose III with Emblems of Upper and Lower Egypt

Pillars of Thutmose III with emblems of Upper and Lower Egypt,
(Karnak, the great Temple of Amon)
Photographer: Gabriel Lekegian, 1880s

Monday, January 15, 2018

House of Marco Olconio, Pompeii 1860s

House of Marco Olconio, Pompeii 1860s
Photographer: Roberto Rive, Naples, Italy

Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Miles Davis in action (1958)

Miles Davis in action (1958)
Photographer: Al Hicks, New York.