lunedì 1 dicembre 2014

Les magasins du Printemps, Paris, 1924

Les magasins du Printemps, Paris, 1924

The damage of atomic bomb which Hiroshima

The damage of atomic bomb which Hiroshima received.  A father suffering burns on his arms pushes his injured wife and daughter  home - 1945 ~
The damage of atomic bomb which Hiroshima received. A father suffering burns on his arms pushes his injured wife and daughter home - 1945 ~

Nazi women of the SS

Nazi women of the SS

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 uuuhh

World War II Russia

World War II Russia

Toronto with CN tower in front...

Toronto with CN tower in front...

Face Tower, Bayon, Cambodia

Face Tower, Bayon, Cambodia

Italian family looking for lost baggage, Ellis Island (1905) - Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940

Italian family looking for lost baggage, Ellis Island (1905) - Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 -- Photographer

Henri Cartier-Bresson.- Ubud, Bali, 1949

Henri Cartier-Bresson.- Ubud, Bali, 1949

Marc Riboud | Paris, 1953 ✭ vintage circus dog photo

Marc Riboud | Paris, 1953 ✭ vintage circus dog photo

Buffalo Bill and John Y. Nelson with the Deadwood Stage

Buffalo Bill and John Y. Nelson with the Deadwood Stage

China's richest village, Huaxi, has built a 328m skyscraper hotel at a cost of 470 million

China's richest village, Huaxi, has built a 328m skyscraper hotel at a cost of 470 million

David Bowie & Iggy Pop

 David Bowie & Iggy Pop

"I wish we could all be this genuinely curious about and gracious with each other..."

"I wish we could all be this genuinely curious about and gracious with each other..."  (quoted by another pinner)
"I wish we could all be this genuinely curious about and gracious with each other..." ( web)

Immediately after JFK was shot

Immediately after JFK was shot

Paris 1900

Paris 1900

Holland - don't think they like this piggy back ride at all

Holland - don't think they like this piggy back ride at all.

domenica 30 novembre 2014

England, 1944


Seventy-seven-year-old Mr Elwell, a daily visitor to London Zoo since World War I, feeds a porcupine aptly named Prickly, in his cage. England, 1944.

Seventy-seven-year-old Mr Elwell, a daily visitor to London Zoo since World War I, feeds a porcupine aptly named Prickly, in his cage. England, 1944

An Imperial Airways Calcutta Flying boat on the Thames,1928

An Imperial Airways Calcutta Flying boat on the Thames,1928

Head To Head

Two Members of the Bertram Mill Circus, 1953 ★

Gloves - 1925-35 - Galeries Lafayette - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gloves - 1925-35 - Galeries Lafayette - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France, 1910

Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France, 1910

Death to fascism, freedom to the people!”

Stjepan Filipović, a Croatian Partisan who fought against Axis forces during WWII, moments before his own execution.    Moments before dying, he threw his arms into the air and yelled, ”Death to fascism, freedom to the people!”    Valjevo, Yugoslavia - May 22, 1942.
    
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Stjepan Filipović, a Croatian Partisan who fought against Axis forces during WWII, moments before his own execution. Moments before dying, he threw his arms into the air and yelled, ”Death to fascism, freedom to the people!” Valjevo, Yugoslavia - May 22, 1942.

Resting on the street, smoking, drinking, and letting a pig sleep on your chest...

Resting on the street, smoking, drinking, and letting a pig sleep on your chest...

giovedì 27 novembre 2014

Caltanissetta, Sicily

Fulvio Roiter -Miners working in a sulphur mine in Caltanissetta, Sicily. Forced to work naked in the sweltering heat as the clothes stuck to their skin.   1953.Fulvio Roiter -Miners working in a sulphur mine in Caltanissetta, Sicily. Forced to work naked in the sweltering heat as the clothes stuck to their skin. 1953.
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Two young men dive into the Thames in May 1934

Two young men dive into the Thames in May 1934

Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Tolstaya, September 23, 1910

Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Tolstaya, September 23, 1910

Woolworth Building, New York, 1926

Woolworth Building, New York, 1926

Prisoner - Vietnam War

Prisoner - Vietnam War

Animals Taking Care Of Other Animals..:)

17 animals taking care of other animals #dogfordog

German airship in Moscow, 1930

German airship in Moscow, 1930

Victorian Medical Contraptions

Victorian Medical Contraptions

1920s New York City

This is pretty cool. While it's interesting to see how things have changed, I was surprised by how many of those old buildings still stand. Then Vs. Now: 1920s New YorkCity

WPC Patricia Mulligan helps Cherry Couchman accross the road at Victoria Embankment c. 1950.

WPC Patricia Mulligan helps Cherry Couchman accross the road at Victoria Embankment c. 1950.

Gandhi dancing

gandhi dancing

Victorian London

Victorian London

a girl and her fox.

a girl and her fox.

A Female Police Officer chasing Boys • who have been bathing naked in the Serpentine, Hyde Park London 1926

A Female Police Officer chasing Boys • who have been bathing naked in the Serpentine, Hyde Park London 1926

Madame et Monsieur Monet...in Venezia

Madame et Monsieur Monet...in Venezia

Paratroopers over Moscow, 1940’s. Yakov Rumkin

Paratroopers over Moscow, 1940’s.   Yakov RumkinParatroopers over Moscow, 1940’s. Yakov Rumkin

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circus freak

Sacré-Coeur Basilica and Funiculaire in Montmartre early 20th century

Sacré-Coeur Basilica and Funiculaire in Montmartre early 20th century

Herbert Turk, Swan Marker, Chiswick 1939. © River & Rowing Museum

Herbert Turk, Swan Marker, Chiswick 1939. © River & Rowing Museum

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Gustav Klimt and the five‑year old niece of Emilie Flöge, Gertrude

Gustav Klimt and the five‑year old niece of Emilie Flöge, Gertrude, on the landing stage of Villa Paulick in Seewalchen on Lake Attersee, Easter 1912 © private collection (via: herito.pl)

Gustav Klimt and the five‑year old niece of Emilie Flöge, Gertrude, on the landing stage of Villa Paulick in Seewalchen on Lake Attersee, Easter 1912 (© private collection) via web

 
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