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Vintage Trondheim

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Constitution Day in Ila Park, 1915
 
Kitchen at Trøndelag exhibition, 1930
 
Lunde family summer outing in Sæter, ca. 1915
 
Nordregate, 1920s
 
Taxi driver and his cab, 1917. The "balloon" on the roof is a container 
for gas, which was used instead of petrol during WWI and a 
couple of years later. Cabdriver is car owner Isak Garmo.
 

Great Patriotic War

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 A column of German Tiger I heavy tanks and a MAN ML 4500 truck 
of the 1st SS-Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler become 
bogged down during the fight for Western Ukraine, November 1943
   
A Soviet Army soldier feeds a Russian baby he has found abandoned 
in an empty cabin in the village of Izvekov 14 March 1943
  
Russian civilians in Murmansk watch an aerial battle between 
Soviet and German pilots taking place over the city, 6 April 1943
 
Russian civilians in Nevel greet Soviet troops with flowers following the liberation 
of the city from German occupation following the Battle for Nevel, October 1943
 
Russian civilians joyously greet a Soviet Naval Infantryman following the 
liberation of Tagnarog from the occupying Germans, September 1943
 
Soviet machine gunners take up positions on the banks of the 
Dnieper River during the Battle of the Dnieper. September 1943
 
Soviet soldiers battle through the ruins of a house in a village near Kiev during 
the Battle of the Dnieper. The battle was one of the largest operations in 
the war, involving almost 4,000,000 troops on both sides. September 1943
 
Soviet soldiers help Russian refugees return to their homes following the Third Battle of Smolensk when Soviet forces of the 39th, 43rd and 10th Armies recaptured of the city and surrounding areas from Axis occupation. September 1943
 
Soviet soldiers in a trench fire on a German plane during the 
opening phase of the Battle of Kursk.  7 July 1943
 
Soviet soldiers of 248th Separate Infantry Brigade greet Russian 
civilians of a kolkhoz (collective farm) west of Kursk. February 1943
 
Soviet soldiers of the 270th Rifle Division, Soviet 7th Guards Army, 
begin a counteroffensive during the Battle of Kursk. 12 July 1943
 
Soviet soldiers talk to recently liberated Russian civilians 
in a small village near Rzhev, March 1943
 
The Soviet commander of the Budak Company of partisans (left) 
points out enemy German positions on a map to Komsosmol fighters 
Mariya Yelnik and Pavel Kiselev. Near Kursk, February 1943
 
Source: Anti-Worlds

G. G. Bain

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Mexican rebels in action, 1910-15
  
Motorcycle machine gun, 1915-20
  
Orphans going to Coney Island, June 7, 1911
 
Women in large carriage on street for Cleveland New Party
 
Women's Motor Corps on Recruit, 1917-18
 
Wright's new machine, ca. 1910

Vintage China

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Greatest of China's statesmen - Li Hung Chang in the 
court of his yamen, Tientsin, China, 1901
  
Natives at breakfast, movable chow shop, Canton, 1919
 
Newly married couple dining together for the first time, Canton, China, 1919
 
Rich merchants dining with the singing girls, Peking, China, 1901
 
Some of China's solemn daughters at recreation--
recess at So. Gate Presbyterian Mission School, Shanghai, 1901

Vintage Vancouver

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  Alexander House, 16th Avenue and Collingwood, Vancouver, 1912
 
Carnival spectators, Vancouver, ca. 1920
 
Fixing a flat tire, Vancouver, 1904
 
Granville Street, Vancouver, 1907
 
Mother and son, Fairview, Vancouver, September 10, 1899
 
People watch a fire at Burrard & Dunsmuir, Vancouver, 1905
 
Sally Rand, Hotel Vancouver, September 1943
[Ms. Rand was a burlesque dancer.]
  
Telegraphy class, King Edward High School, Vancouver, 1930
 
Wrecked Chevrolet, Seymour & Nelson, Vancouver, 1920
 

Vintage SoCal

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Linda Vista, San Diego, 1930
  
Los Angeles, April 1942
 
Mailing Christmas presents, Los Angeles, 1933
 
May Co department store golden jubilee celebration, Los Angeles, 1931
 
Mile High Ice Cream Parlor, Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1938
 
Shoppers eating at outdoor tables at the Farmer’s Market, Los Angeles, 1942
 
The Blue Goose Cafe, East 87th & South Main, Los Angeles, 1932
 
The Cycletow, a motorcycle used by service stations to deliver 
repaired cars to their owners, Los Angeles, 1932
 
Wedding shower, Los Angeles, 1940
 
West 9th Street & South Main Street, Los Angeles, 1940

Vintage Ireland

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"A raal convanience - a woife," a country farm-yard in Ireland , 1903
  
"An' phwat 'ill yer give me for me sheep"--Killarney, Ireland, 1901
 
A Jolly group in the market-place, Galway, Ireland, 1902
 
An old mother of Erin in her donkey cart going to 
her son's funeral, County Kerry, Ireland, 1905
 
Limerick boys and girls on their playground 
by famous Treaty Stone of 1691, 1903
 
Picturesque life and customs of an Irish village, 1901
 
Starting out for town, market day in Ireland, 1903
 
Vegetable market and bridge over the river 
Shannon (E.), Athlone, central Ireland, ca. 1903

Vintage Alberta

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Ballet dancers, Vermillion Lakes, Alberta, July 1957
  
Banff, Alberta, 1952
 
Lunch overlooking the mountains, Alberta, 1953
 
Mrs. C. Hamill paints a scene from roadside 
in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, 1952
 
Queen Elizabeth at Lake Louise, Alberta, July 1959
 
RCMP constable Wright and police dog named 
Rough, Calgary, Alberta, August 1948
 
Students paint the scenery, Banff national park, Alberta, July 1957
 
Water skiing at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, August 1961
 

Detroit Publishing

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Coney Island, entrance, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1900-15
  
Skating on Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, 1895-1910
 
Steamer Islander nearing Frontenac wharf, Round Island, NY, 1890-1901
 
The Bi-Pass, Mt. Tom Railway, Massachusetts, 1900-15
 
The Fishing pier, Chicago, Illinois, 1910-20
 
The Hippodrome, Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1905
 
The Lake, Central Park, New York, ca. 1905
 
Three little maids agoing to sea, 1900-05
 
U.S.S. New York, Admiral Sampson's son and "Pitch" the mascot, ca. 1899

Eugène Trutat

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 Anglers
  
Assier - enfants Murat, 30 June 1901
 
Botanical garden, canal and bridge, 8 August 1900
 
Dancer from Ceylon with embossed silver helmet
 
Mme…, Luchon, ca. 1900
 
Monte Carlo. On the terrace, April 1904
 
Toulouse. Entrance to the bridge, 25 June 1899
 
Valley of Bethmale, Ariège. Group of spinners using feet
 
Vallée d'Aran, July 1899
 
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Vintage Japan

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Japanese (9th Reg. 4th Div.) ready for battle - awaiting orders 
for the advance - siege of Port Arthur, 1905
  
Peasant praying before long row of images of the God of Light. 
South bank Diya river, Nikko, Japan, ca. 1904
 
Street advertisers, Japan, 1905
 
The Ginza (looking north) the most important 
thoroughfare in Tokyo, Japan, ca. 1904
 
The principal thoroughfare of busy Tokyo, Japan, 1905
 
Watching a free show, on Theatre Street, looking north 
to Asakusa Tower, Tokyo, Japan, 1904
 
Women and children of a Japanese family in Uyeno park, 
during the Cherry-blossom festival, Tokyo, Japan, 1904

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Prairie Towns

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Kensington Lake, Bredenbury, Saskatchewan
  
Vera Hunt and Branch, Broadview, Saskatchewan
 
Viola School, Bulyea, Saskatchewan, after 1905
 
Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
 
Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
 
Girl in an ox cart, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, 1912
 
Kindersley, Saskatchewan
 
Off to war, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, August 17, 1914
 

Indiana University

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Daubers Club Christmas Party, December 1944
 
Fifth grade class victory garden, July 1942

 Fletcher Henderson and His Band at Summer Prom, August 1942
  
 Girls buying defense bonds, 1942
  
 Miss Junior WAVE, March 1944
  
 Omicron Nu tea, March 1944
  
 W.A.T.C. map studying and planning, September 1942
  
WAVE dance, November 1943
 
WAVES getting breakfast in cafeteria, October 1942
 
Source: Indiana University Photo Collections

Road Trip 1954

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On July 31, 1954, freelance photographer Rosemary Gilliat and her girlfriends, Anna Brown, Audrey James and Helen Salkeld, packed up Helen’s Plymouth station wagon and began their 12,391-kilometre road trip across Canada. During the next 38 days, they crossed five provinces and four states, travelling through Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Washington, Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota, and returning to Ottawa on September 6. This is part two of the road trip photos.

Who likes washing dishes anyway...Kenora, Ontario, August 4, 1954

Makeshift bath in Prairies. Audrey James washing up, 
Portage-la-Prairie, Manitoba, August 5, 1954

Helen Salkeld and Anna Brown feeding pigs, 
Portage-la-Prairie camp, Manitoba, August 5, 1954
  
Anna Brown, Audrey James, Helen Salkeld and two 
cowboys, Brandon, Manitoba, August 6, 1954
 
 
 Anna Brown getting dressed at a campsite, vicinity of 
Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, August 7, 1954
  
Main street in a small town in the Prairies, Saskatchewan, August 7, 1954
  
Audrey James walking on a bridge 
in southern Saskatchewan, August 8, 1954
  
Anna Brown at the Salkeld family farm, 
Eston, Saskatchewan, August 9, 1954
  
Anna Brown and ferry operator Mr. Weekes on Lancer Ferry, 
South Saskatchewan River, August 10, 1954
  
Saskatchewan Prairie town, August 10, 1954
  
Helen Salkeld, Anna Brown and Audrey James setting up 
their camp by the Oldman River, Alberta, August 10, 1954
  
Audrey James and Anna Brown by the 
Oldman River, Alberta, August 11, 1954

Source: BiblioArchives/LibraryArchives Canada

Nazi Germany in Color

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 8cm. GrW 34 instruction
  
A Heinkel He 111 P-2 "CA+NA" (Werknummer 2471) part of "Fliegerstaffel des Führers" (Führer's Air Squadron) in the spring of 1942 during a visit by Adolf Hitler to an airfield in the Southern sector of the Eastern Front
 
Adolf Hitler watching parades at the Reichs Veterans Day
 
German barracks
 
German motorcycles
 
Kriegsmarine parade on Reichs Veterans Day
 
Reichs Veterans Day
 

Leslie Jones

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Tech Rush, MIT, Cambridge
  
The Duke & Duchess of Windsor being interviewed in 
their suite at the Ritz-Carlton, September 23, 1943
 
Three boys in sailor suits
 
Tunnel going under Chinatown, Beach and Albany Streets, July 27, 1956
 
Two bathing girls at Revere Beach, 1919
 
Two horses - "Who are you?" ca. 1935
 
Two men and uniformed woman riding bikes, 1940s
 
Two men passed out on park bench, 1948
 
Two women perform in TV studio, probably 1950s
 
Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

Vintage Ireland

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Bathing Place at Portrush, Co. Antrim, ca. 1900
  
Kane Temperance Tea Rooms, Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim
 
Street, Navan, ca. 1920s
 
Tunnel Cottage, Glengariff, Co. Cork, 1906
 
Two little girls who may be the Quinn sisters. Photo probably taken somewhere on or near the Clonbrock Estate owned by the Dillon family in Ahascragh, Co. Galway, 1903
 
University Boat Club, Kilmainham, ca. 1898
 

Vintage Alberta

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Eleven women in a play, Wetaskiwin, 1930
  
Helen McCalla with squash, August 29, 1915
 
Last Harvesters' Excusion Train
 
Making sheaves for harvest, Little Smoky, Alberta, 1946
 
McCalla family in skates on log in ravine near Edmonton, 1914
 
Woman with rifle, ca. 1915
 
Christmas at the Bamber home, December 1919
 
Christmas sleigh ride, Fort McMurray, 1926
 
Schofield family Christmas, Mountain Park, 1933
 

Misc Vintage

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Some random photos. I really like the sense of fun in some of these.



Family group, Isle of Man, 1893-94
 
Girls with carriage, July 4, 1912
 


Prairie Towns

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Carnival, Leader, Saskatchewan, August 20, 1917
  
Derrick built by schoolboys, Lancer, Saskatchewan
 
Kaiser Wilhelm Ave., Langenberg, Saskatchewan
[pre-WW1, I'm guessing]
   
Lang, Saskatchewan
 
Lanigan Hotel, Lanigan, Saskatchewan
 
 Loverna, Saskatchewan
["field mice air conditioned the sod" :)]
  
Luseland, Saskatchewan
  
Lashburn Fair, Saskatchewan, 1911
 
Lashburn, Saskatchewan, 1908
 
Lashburn, Saskatchewan
 
Sir Wilfred Laurie visits Lashburn, Saskatchewan
[Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911]
 

Vintage Ireland

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Walsh's Royal Mail and Day Car, Sligo, ca. 1885
  
Woman apparently dressed as the Queen of Spades, ca. 1905
 
Woman passing a newsagents on Sackville Street 
(now O'Connell Street), Dublin, ca. 1902
 
Workers on the steps of Liberty Hall, 6 December 1913
 
Y-junction with people, Newcastle, County Down, ca. 1880
 

Leslie Jones

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United Nations War Relief Cavalcade, 1942
  
Vincent Club horse cart advertising fund raiser 
for Vincent Memorial Hospital, 1935
 
Who wouldn't be a life saver? 1917-34
 
Woman painting at Gloucester
 
Women rowers on the Charles, ca. 1930
 
Women swimmers, ca. 1942
 
Young couples ready for game of ping pong
 
Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

Prairie Towns

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Family in a carriage, Humboldt, Saskatchewan
  
 Freda and Edward, Hatton, Saskatchewan, September 1921
Hanley, Saskatchewan, May 31, 1910
 
Humboldt, Saskatchewan, July 12, 1918
 
Humboldt, Saskatchewan, October 1914
 
Watching baseball game, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, 1912
 
Langham, Saskatchewan, 1909
 
1st Avenue looking south, Nipawin, Saskatchewan
 
Cutting wheat on the Franklin Realty Company's farm, Nokomis, Saskatchewan
 
Fire at Nokomis, Saskatchewan, February 3, 1921
 
Nipawin, Saskatchewan, 1925
 
Nokomis, Saskatchewan, May 28, 1912
 
Prairie schooners, Nokomis, Saskatchewan
 

Farewell

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This is a bittersweet day: I am saying goodbye to History in Photos. I've been at this for five years and have put a lot of time and effort into finding historical photos that - to me, and hopefully to you - are interesting, educational, and have something to say about the human condition. Other priorities are now calling, but it has been a vastly interesting - and occasionally obsessive - journey for me. I never did this for page views but I hope it has been interesting for you as well. 

I end, somewhat symbolically, with the final set of photos from the 1954 road trip taken by the four Canadian ladies.

Audrey James and Marg Thompson with a dog in the back 
of a truck, De Winton, Alberta, August 12, 1954
  
Helen Salkeld, Anna Brown, Audrey James, Rosemary Gilliat and the 
Thompson family stopping for lunch, Kananaskis, Alberta, August 15, 1954
 
Billy Thompson and Helen Salkeld, Kananaskis, Alberta, August 15, 1954
 
Anna Brown in the Rockies, Kananaskis Road, Alberta, August 15, 1954
 
Rain, Fraser Canyon, British Columbia, August 19, 1954
 
Helen Salkeld eating in her tent near Fraser River, British Columbia, August 19, 1954
 
Anna Brown and Rosemary Gilliat writing and reading by candlelight 
at a camp near Fraser River, British Columbia, August 19, 1954
 
Anna Brown eating by a tent at a camp site in Garibaldi 
Provincial Park, British Columbia, August 23, 1954
 
Pipe band playing on ferry near Bowen Island, 
Howe Sound, British Columbia, August 21, 1954
 
After the rain all belongings are spread out to dry in 
Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, August 25, 1954
 
Helen Salkeld and Anna Brown erecting tents near 
Copper Mountain, British Columbia, August 27, 1954
 
Anna Brown and Rosemary Gilliat erecting a tent, 
possibly Belmont Lake, Ontario, September 5, 1954
 
 Source: BiblioArchives/LibraryArchives Canada




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