Days Gone By

American madam Belle Brezing, ca. 1895.

Posted 10 months ago
#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #portrait #history #madam #belle brezing #brothel

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William Downey, Lillie Langtry, August 1885.

Source: National Archives UK

Posted 10 months ago
#1880s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #portrait #history #corset #lillie langtry #wiliam downey

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Charles J. Martin, his wife Esther L. Martin and their son James U. Martin, 1920s.

Posted 10 months ago
#1920s #charles martin #vintage #portrait #history #family

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Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) at the age of four, 1865.

Source: National Library of Norway

Posted 10 months ago
#1860s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #portrait #fridtjob nansen #norway #scandinavia #history

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Jiujiang Road, Shanghai, China, 1920s.

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#1920s #shanghai #china #vintage #old shanghai #history

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Cheapside, with the Church of Saint Mary le Bow in the background and open top motor buses on the road, London, 1909.

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#1900s #london #england #UK #vintage #history

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Short Sunderland V of 201 Squadron RAF moored at Tower Bridge, London, 16 September 1956.

Posted 10 months ago
#1950s #UK #bridge #england #history #london #tower bridge #vintage #water plane #thames river #river #architecture

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Chalmers Butterfield, Piccadilly Circus looking up Shaftesbury Avenue, London, ca. 1949.

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#1940s #chalmers butterfield #piccadilly circus #shafetesbury #london #england #UK #vintage #history

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Buck Clayton performing at the Canidrome, Shanghai, China, 1930s.

Source: University of Missouri Archive

Posted 10 months ago
#1930s #buck clayton #china #dancing #old shanghai #shanghai #vintage #history #jazz

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Beijing, China, 1930s.

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#1930s #beijing #china #vintage #history

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