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Fred Hardie

Mr. Hardie was a 19th century Australian photographer who took these early cityscapes of Sydney. They all date from 1892-93.Castlereagh St, Sydney, from near King St   Circular Quay, Sydney   George...

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Axel Lindahl

Axel Lindahl was a Norwegian photographer. These scenes near Telemark in the 1880s appear to have been made into postcards.

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Hurricane Hazel

Bonus post for today. It's my birthday and I thought I would celebrate by posting photos of the natural disaster that heralded my arrival: Hurricane Hazel, a category-4 storm that wrought destruction...

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Vintage Nova Scotia

Continuing our tour of Canadian provinces, we come to Nova Scotia. These uncaptioned photos are from the Nova Scotia Archives.

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Vintage Ireland

More great photos of Ireland, from the National Library of Ireland.  "Reelan Bridge, Lifford" is actually the "Dry Arch" in Straboy, Co Donegal, ca. 1890s   20th Century Stall at a bazaar, almost...

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Lafayette Studio

 St. Joseph's Hospital, childrens' ward, nursery, 1930    St. Joseph's Hospital, group of an African-American children,1930    St. Joseph's Hospital, laboratory, nun standing next to three women...

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Gordon Burt

Boy writing on a blackboard, ca 1940    Boy, with his home built trolley, shopping in a Self Help Co-operative grocery store, ca 1920s-1930s  Cars parked outside General Motors plant in Petone,...

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Inger Schulstad

Inger Schulstad was a Norwegian doctor who served in the Korean War at NORMASH - Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. (Wonder if she ever visited the folks at the 4077?) The photos are from the...

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Prairie Towns

There's a marvelous site called Prairie Towns - with historical photos of settlements in Canada's Prairie Provinces: Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. These photos are from there.Adanac Brass Band,...

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John Collier

After school. Amsterdam, New York, October 1941   Hot Shoppe restaurant at midnight. Washington, DC, December 1941    USO (United Service Organizations) servicemen's club. Civic Center, San Francisco,...

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Alexander Galbraith

The Alexander Galbraith Collection consists of about 500 photographic images taken in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, between about 1894 and 1950, which document prominent businessmen,...

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Detroit Publishing

A glimpse of the parade grounds, West Point, NY, 1900-15   Alberta and Velvet hotels, Old Orchard, Maine, ca. 1904   Approaching Yonkers, Hudson River, New York, 1900-10   Bath house, Walloon Lake,...

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Henry Norford Whitehead

 Children in fancy dress, boys dressed as tramps with swags and hats, one hat has a note pinned to it saying 'it's a long way to Wembley'. 1920s-30s   Crowd at a rose carnival, The Domain,...

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Anders Folkestadås

Anders Folkestadås was a Norwegian photographer."Røysafolket" (the Røysa people) outside their home, 1906   From Fjøshaug at Folkestad, 1907    Martinus and Hansine Folkestad with their children...

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Frank Denton

Five members of the Dixieland Jazz Orchestra, ca. 1930s   Members of the Simpson family having tea in a sitting room, 1902    NZ beauties. Two women with long hair about their shoulders and moko. One...

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G. G. Bain

Arms traffic. The disaster at Dubai. The surrendered rifles on the quarter deck of the HMS Fox, ca. 1914[about this incident]    At Rockaway Hunt Meet - fashion mannikins, 1910-15   Auto Polo, Coney...

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Leo White

Maori wahine performing an action song, Waikato, 1938   Maori women in traditional kapa haka performance dress, including puipui and poi, 1925-35   Paddle boat on the Waikato River, 1938   Row of...

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Norwegian Wedding

These photos are of a "traditional wedding in Ulvik in Hardanger [Norway] in May 1954".                          Source: National Archives of Norway

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Miami University

Children with dog and pig in backyard   Corrine Barrett reading in her dormitory room, 1908   Dance performance at Oxford College May Day celebration, 1922   Horse drawn sleigh with passengers in front...

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Vintage Finland

Nylands Nation's Building on Kasarmikatu, 1908   Student Union Building on Itäinen Heikinkatu, 1908   Swedish Theatre, 1908   Tallberg Building on Aleksanterinkatu, 1908   Vilhonkatu, 1908  Source:...

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