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“Battle of Bailleul. Men of the Middlesex Regiment holding a street barricade in Bailleul, 15 April 1918, just before the fall of the town.“ Taken by photographer John Warwick Brooke.
Source: Imperial War Museum.
#ww1#wwi#world war one#world war 1#world war i#first world war#1918#1910s#middlesex#middlesex regiment#british army#vintage#barricade#john warwick brooke#battle of bailleil#bailleul#street#chairs#history#military history#european history#brodie helmets#sandbags#uk history#british history#british soldiers#wheelbarrow#cart#rifles#french history
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A collection of photographs of Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), and the Potomac River taken between 1859 and 1861. These are some of the earliest photographs taken in Harpers Ferry. The photos were published by Edward Anthony and the New York Stereoscopic Company.
#history#vintage#harpers ferry#us history#american history#west virginia#potomac river#albumen prints#stereoview#tourists#shenandoah river#1860#1860s fashion#1850s fashion#stereoviews#stereocard#bridges#bridge#victorian era fashion#victorian#victorian era#clothing#clothes#posing#portrait#virginia#maryland#virginia history#west virginia history#va history
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A collection of early Kodak snapshots of western Florida taken by amateur photographer Joseph John Kirkbride in 1889 and 1890.
Source: Library of Congress.
#history#florida#us history#vintage#albumen prints#kodak#women#victorian era#victorian#victorian era fashion#florida history#photography#steamer#fishing#1889#1890#amateur#1880s#1890s fashion#1880s fashion#train#hotel#punta gorda#charlotte harbor#american history#st. james city#gulf of mexico#portraits#sailors#lifeboat
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“Battle of Pozieres Ridge. Troops of the 1st Australian Division (1st ANZAC Corps), some wearing German helmets, photographed between La Boisselle and Pozieres on their return from the taking of Pozieres, 23 July 1916.” By John Warwick Brooke.
Source: Imperial War Museum.
#history#wwi#ww1#world war 1#world war one#first world war#1916#john warwick brooke#1910s#australian history#pickelhaube#captured#german helmets#battle of pozières#battle of the somme#pozieres#france#french history#brodie helmet#anzacs#vintage#anzac history#la boisselle#australian soldiers#history of france#military history#1st australian division
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Daguerreotype portrait of a sailor smoking a pipe in Cairo, Egypt, taken by French photographer Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, c. 1843-1844.
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France.
#daguerreotype#daguerreotype portrait#girault de prangey#french photographer#french history#egypt#egyptian history#cairo#history of cairo#history#cairo history#smoking a pipe#smoking#african history#north africa#1844#1843#1840s fashion#1840's fashion#french daguerreotype#outside portrait#1840s#1840's#early photography#sailor#occupational portrait#portrait
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Portrait of five members of the Virginia Military Institute Gymnasium Club from the 1885 edition of VMI’s yearbook named The Bomb.
#album#studio portrait#1885#1880s fashion#1880s#1880's#vintage#1880's fashion#history#american history#us history#gym club#the bomb#yearbook#vmi#virginia#virginia history#college#virginia military institute#gymnasium club#gymnasts#gymnastics#victorian fashion#victorian era#victorian#students#cadets#leotard#college club#painted backdrop
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Carte de visite portrait of Louisa Edwardes by French photographer Camille Silvy, c. 1861.
Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum.
#history#uk history#french history#british history#cdv#french photographer#camille silvy#1860's#1860s fashion#1860s#1860's fashion#victorian era#victorian fashion#victorian#carte de visite#carte de visite portrait#cdv portrait#studio portrait#photography studio#crucifix#painted backdrop#backdrop#1861#victorian hairstyle#vintage#albumen print#book#chair#furniture
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Carte de visite portrait of an unidentified woman in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, taken by German photographer Albert Greiner, c. 1863-1866.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
#amsterdam#dutch history#german history#albert greiner#cdv portrait#cdv#carte de visite#carte de visite portrait#1860's#1860s fashion#1860's fashion#1860s#amsterdam history#history#german photographer#albumen print#posing#studio portrait#unidentified subject#victorian fashion#victorian era#dress#victorian hairstyle#earrings#victorian#netherlands#dutch#woman
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Stereoview portrait of a group posing on a bridge or pier in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 1860. By photography firm Osborn and Durbec.
Source: Library of Congress.
#stereoview#stereoview portrait#albumen print#history#osborn and durbec#american history#us history#pier#bridge#mount pleasant#1860#1860's#1860s fashion#1860s#1860's fashion#posing#children#stove pipe hats#victorian fashion#victorian era#top hats#victorian#south carolina history#south carolina#mount pleasant history#antebellum south#antebellum#antebellum era
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A collection of mugshots of people arrested for various crimes in San Francisco, California, in 1902.
Source: Sacramento Police Department.
#1902#1900s fashion#1900's fashion#1900s#1900's#vintage#mugshots#criminals#crime#criminal justice#history#album#prisoners#california#prison#silver gelatin prints#history of california#california history#us history#san francisco#san francisco history#history of san francisco#robbed#murder#murderer#robbery#robber#felons#murdered#burglars
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Portrait of people posing in the H. Moschke Ltd. store in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa, c. 1900-1910. Published by Detroit Publishing Company.
Source: Library of Congress.
#history#south africa#vintage#polokwane#polokwane history#african history#store#shop#interior#detroit publishing company#cash register#1900s#1900s fashion#1900's#1900's fashion#south african history#mustache#glass negative#dry plate negative#edwardian era#posing#merchandise#selling#employees#customers#framed pictures#occupational portrait#goods
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Portrait of a group of deer hunters posing on a hillside in Glenfeshie, Scotland, c. 1858. Taken by Scottish photographer Horatio Ross.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
#scotland#scottish history#history#horatio ross#telescope#british history#1850s#1850s fashion#1850's fashion#1850's#history of scotland#uk history#deer hunting#deer hunters#hunting#hunters#victorian fashion#victorian#victorian era#posing#outside portrait#outdoor portrait#1858#glenfeshie#glenfeshie history#scottish#great britain#highlands#hillside#deer
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Portrait of a young woman identified as Miss Jeanne taken by Belgian photographer Louis Pierre Theophile Dubois de Nehaut, c. 1854-1856.
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
#salted paper print#salt print#talbotype#calotype#vintage#belgian history#history#belgium#belgian woman#belgian photographer#european history#1850s#1850s fashion#1850's fashion#1850's#1854#1855#1856#dress#victorian fashion#victorian dress#studio portrait#history of belgium#portrait#louis pierre theophile dubois de nehaut#early photography#calotype portrait#interior#talbotype portrait
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Portrait of a woman spinning wool somewhere in Algeria, c. 1870-1900. Published by French photography firm Neurdein Brothers.
Source: Library of Congress.
#algeria#algerian history#history#neurdein brothers#history of algeria#africa#african history#history of africa#north africa#north african history#vintage#albumen print#spinning wool#woman#french photographer#victorian#wool#occupational portrait#outside portrait#outdoor portrait#victorian fashion#middle east#history of the middle east#victorian era#unidentified subject
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Daguerreotype portrait of two men posing with the grave of Solomon Harthorn somewhere in California, c. 1853.
Source: Sotheby’s.
#daguerreotype#american history#history#us history#vintage#1853#1850s#1850s fashion#1850's fashion#1850's#california#california history#grave#cemetery#tombstones#history of california#victorian#victorian fashion#posing#outside portrait#portrait#victorian clothing#mourning#mourners#daguerreotype portrait#american daguerreotype#unidentified photographer#half-plate
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“The Kaiser, on horseback, photographed smiling and surrounded by his men during the manoeuvres of 1905. This photograph subsequently became a popular propaganda image, identifying the Kaiser with the common soldier.”
Source: Imperial War Museum.
#german history#german officers#germany#military history#european history#1905#1900s#1900s fashion#1900's fashion#vintage#pickelhaube#soldiers#german imperial army#german soldiers#german troops#horseback#kaiser#kaiser wilhelm#wilhelm ii#german helmets#manoeuvres#history of germany#smiling#german emperor#german uniforms#deutsches heer#king of prussia
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Carte de visite portrait of Jane Kettle by photographer J.W. Gilmor of Colchester, England, July 1864.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
#history#carte de visite#carte de visite portrait#cdv portrait#early photography#uk history#english history#albumen print#dress#victorian fashion#1864#1860s fashion#1860's fashion#1860s#1860's#j.w. gilmore#colchester#england#colchester history#victorian era#victorian#studio portrait#posing#backdrop#painted backdrop#victorian hairstyle#victorian dress#chair#cdv
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