William Herman Rau, New York’s skyline, showing Lower Manhattan, ca. 1904.
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#1900s #manhattan #new york #new york city #NYC #USA #vintage #history #william herman rau #skyline]
#1900s #manhattan #new york #new york city #NYC #USA #vintage #history #william herman rau #skyline]
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William Herman Rau, Tomb of Tabitha, Jaffa, Palestine, ca. 1903.
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#1900s #vintage #history #tomb of tabitha #jaffa #palestine #israel #middle east #william herman rau #tomb
#1900s #vintage #history #tomb of tabitha #jaffa #palestine #israel #middle east #william herman rau #tomb
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William Herman Rau, London, English Bar and Bar Maids, ca. 1893.
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#1880s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #bar #drinking #saloon #london #england #UK #barmaid #william herman rau
#1880s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #bar #drinking #saloon #london #england #UK #barmaid #william herman rau
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William Herman Rau, The Muski, the Great Street of Cairo and One of the Most Interesting in the World, Egypt, ca. 1903.
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#1900s #cairo #egypt #north africa #africa #vintage #history #william herman rau
#1900s #cairo #egypt #north africa #africa #vintage #history #william herman rau
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William Herman Rau, Wonders of our great metropolis, sky-scrapers and Great Bridge from Brooklyn, New York City, ca. 1904.
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#1900s #william herman rau #vintage #old new york #new york #new york city #NYC #USA #brooklyn bridge #brooklyn
#1900s #william herman rau #vintage #old new york #new york #new york city #NYC #USA #brooklyn bridge #brooklyn
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William Herman Rau, After the Opera: Robe du nuit, 1901.
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William Herman Rau, Children playing Ring Around the Rosie, as part of a Christmas celebration, circa 1897.
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#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #children #ring around the rosie #games #christmas #christmas tree #william herman rau
#1890s #19th century #victorians #victorian #vintage #children #ring around the rosie #games #christmas #christmas tree #william herman rau
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William Herman Rau, A woman in the village of Keel on Achill Island off the coast of Ireland, 1903.
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#1900s #vintage #portrait #history #ireland #poverty #william herman rau #achill island #washing #laundry
#1900s #vintage #portrait #history #ireland #poverty #william herman rau #achill island #washing #laundry
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William Herman Rau, Carpenter of Nazareth, 10 February 1904.
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#1900s #carpenter #nazareth #israel #palestine #middle east #vintage #history #william herman rau
#1900s #carpenter #nazareth #israel #palestine #middle east #vintage #history #william herman rau
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William Herman Rau, A group of refugees on Rue du Pavé, Fort de France, Martinique, following the eruption of Mount Pelee, 1902.
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#1900s #mount pelee #volcano #refugees #children #martinique #caribbean #william herman rau #history #vintage #latin america #fort de france #volcanic eruption #natural disaster
#1900s #mount pelee #volcano #refugees #children #martinique #caribbean #william herman rau #history #vintage #latin america #fort de france #volcanic eruption #natural disaster
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