We take a look at some of the most outrageous vintage ads from the past century.

Frank Eugene: Slumbering Maidens, 1900s

Great Northern Building & Hotel, Chicago. C.1900.

To see the 630x677 animated version scroll down to the first comment. To see a larger 1574x1692 version view original size (click all sizes). The Library of Congress website offers a multitude of historical images, many with no know restrictions on use. The 1903 William H. Rau stereograph is titled The Music prompts the dainty step. Browse the 19th century or by decade: 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s. Browse the 20th century or by decade: 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s. Copyright The purpose here is not to duplicate the original image, from the Library of Congress website, but to generate a downloadable animated gif to assist viewing and presentation. There are no known restrictions on use. Library of Congress item web page: loc.gov/pictures/item/93504909/ Technical details The digital image was rotated until level (arbitrary) and the borders were cropped. Subsequent image rotations, resizing, alignment, and animated gif generation done with StereoPhotoMaker, a freeware program by Masuji Suto & David Sykes.

About this time last year I became slightly obsessed (as I do) with the early 20th century bicorne and tricorn hat revival. Naturally that meant I made one!

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Thomson and First Choice will have phased out travel brochures by 2020, using digital information instead. In celebration of 85 years of holiday brochures, MailOnline Travel has selected some of the best.

Nothing says opulence quite like Betsy. Betsy showcases a sophisticated, vintage-inspired design. Lending a contemporary touch with her angular shapes and luxe upholstery. The Betsy was inspired by Dutch designer Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in the 1900s. The design has been tweaked and fine-tuned into a unique reminder of mid-century modernism. This unique chair has been upholstered in our signature Wabi-Sabi Peachy Plaid print, celebrating the nostalgic beauty of yesteryear.  This capsule collection in collaboration with fashion label, Antipodean, is an exploration of the beauty found in imperfection - honouring the rhythm of the seasons and creating a warm and welcoming home. Limited edition as part of our Wabi-Sabi capsule collection.

Black and white Vintage Christmas photos ranging from 1909 through 1940 from London, US, Paris and New Zealand are sure to add holiday spirit

Beautiful vintage print by Anton Pieck. Anton Pieck was a Dutch painter and graphic artist. His works are noted for their nostalgic or fairy tale-like character and are widely popular, appearing regularly on cards and calendars. He is also famous for designing the fairy tale forest in Dutch theme park De Efteling. Add timeless beauty to your home with this unique and rare Vintage Print from Anton Pieck. This exquisite work of art captures the charm of Dutch street scenes from the early 1900s, bringing a magical feel to any room. With its stunningly realistic style and 5.6 x 7.7 inch size, this beautiful print is sure to be a cherished addition to your wall décor. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to own this collectible piece of art! Save more when you shop more. Explore the other items in my shop and get ready to save on your postage costs. If you ever pay more than a euro too much for shipping, I will happily refund you the difference. Thank you for visiting my shop. Please check out my other prints https://yvonnabee.etsy.com and click on the 🤍 if you would like to receive notifications for new items.

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There was a heat wave in 1906 throughout the whole of the British Isles, quite late in the year at the end of August and the early days of September. Edward Linley Sambourne went to the coast as th…

Take a nostalgic trip down memory lane with us. A collection of rare and special pictures of our past we found online

There are plenty of reasons to be thankful that you don't live in the early 1900s (child labor laws, air conditioning, what have you), but just in case you've been feeling nostalgic for simpler times, new research from the University of Detroit Mercy should put those wistful fantasies to rest. After chemically…

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Portrait Found on Ebay There are many genealogy groups on Facebook, and in one group "Our Black Ancestry" a member shared a very nice portrait that he saw while browsing on Ebay. The photo was a striking image is that of a young African American woman in a high collared victorian era dress wearing an ornate hat. There was only one clue to where she may have lived and that was the embossed imprint of the studio that took her photo. The photographer A. J. Earp, appears to have been from Winchester KY Since there was no name identifying the lady in the portrait, only the photo itself is the clue to the identity of this striking woman. So, what can be learned? The embossed imprint of the photographer was a bit difficult to read easily, so I went to Ancestry to look at the enumerations for Clark County KY, and used the wild card search method by typing in a surname using an asterisk (*) for part of the name, and right away a listing for A. J. Earp appeared. I clicked on the name, and sure enough this person was listed and with the occupation of photographer. 1900 Federal Index on Ancestry, revealed the name A. J. Earp 1900 Census reflects A. J. Earp living in Winchester KY and working as photographer. I was excited to find the photographer in the 1900 census, but this did not tell me a lot, and there were other questions to be asked: Was this made in A. J. Earp's studio? Or did A. J. Earp travel around as some photographers did during those years? And what about this mysterious lady herself? Are there clues about her to be found? The clues to this woman's identity are possibly found in the image itself. One can tell that she is a young woman possibly not much older than 30. The lady in the photo had recently lost a loved one. Why? Because she is wearing mourning clothes. Her dress is all black as is her hat, and clearly this is a portrait made of a one who has lost someone close to her. Could it have been a husband? A parent? A child? If it was a parent, would not other siblings have been in the portrait with her? She she had lost a child, would her husband have not been with her? My guess is that she had recently lost a husband, thus no man in the photo. So she was a young lady in mourning. So, what else could be learned? I concluded that she was a Christian woman evidenced by the cross on her collar. I also concluded that she may have been a woman who was a literate person. She was wearing spectacles, and although she may have simply been near sighted, my guess is that this was a literate woman who needed eyeglasses for reading, writing and other tasks. The glasses appear to be the kind that simply clip and rest on the nose, for the part of eyeglasses known as the temple that touch the side of the face and wrap behind the ears, are not evident in the photo. This is clip-on is a style of eyeglasses worn in the early 1900s. The glasses bear no temple stems on the side. This young woman was possibly a woman of status in her community, She was not wearing an ordinary dress. Her dress was an elegant one with fine stitching and decorative piping. This was the work of an elegant tailor or seamstress and not an ordinary work dress. Elegant piping detail is noted in the fabric of her dress. The lady also compliments her ensemble with a feather decorated black hat, and black teardrop earrings. Black earrings, that appear to be ear screws complete the lady's attire. So, this elegant women in the high-collared Victorian style dress made an impressive photo. She possibly lived in or near Winchester Kentucky, which is in Clark County. I decided to see if there were any young women, possibly widowed who might fit her profile. The person was possibly an educated woman, I decided to see if I could pull up the African American females born about 30 years or less in Clark County. I decided to use the Old Search on Ancestry, because the interface is cleaner, and less cluttered. Old Search Feature on Ancestry So I selected USA, then Kentucky and then Clark County. In addition, I decided to pull up all females, who were enumerated as "Black." I know that there are often many designations that people can have when researching African Americans. But as this lady did not appear to be bi-racial, chances are high that she may have been enumerated as "Black". Because of her dress, I am estimating that this photo was taken in the early 1900s, so I selected the 1900 census year. Data put into Search box on Ancestry So I had to create a profile from which I could search for this unknown woman. Although I had no name, I entered Kentucky as the state, and I selected Clark County,and the township of Winchester. I entered, color as "Black", and gender as "female". I also made an estimate of her age. I felt that she was a young woman, and not much older than 30, estimating her year of birth to be about 1870. But I know that all guesses are not accurate, so of course I gave myself an age range, with her birth year being plus or minus 10 years. And the real guess that I took, I decided to only look at "widowed" women. I did this for a reason. This is a single portrait of a woman in mourning, and she was not a teenager, as her hair was off the neck as was common for married women. This was clearly an image of a grown woman alone. Had she not been in all black I might have been less confident about her marital status. but the fact that this was a woman who intentionally had a portrait made in mourning attire suggested to me that her husband was deceased. After entering all of the categories, I came up with 26 possible people who fit the profile. 26 possible matches were provided on Ancestry Before looking at the 26 names, I had to decide what would be the most important feature that would make me either keep their name on the list or eliminate them. Only one category would make them a candidate for this lady, and that was whether or not she was a literate woman. The 1900 Federal census recorded whether one was able to read and write so since these ladies met other categories, and I felt that she was a literate woman, I decided that I would eliminate those who could not read or write. My 26 candidates were: Rachel Anderson: Can Read and Write - School Teacher Mary Bean: Can Read and Write - Washer woman Hannah Boone: Can read and write - Cook Kate Clark: Can read and write - Washerwoman Sarah Clark: Can read and write- Cook Eliza Davis: Unable to read or write - Cook Anne Eaton: Unable to read or wrote Cook Georgia Ellis: Unable to read or write Cook Sallie Fields - Unable to read or write Cook Amanda Hazzard: Unable to read or write Cook Sallie Hickman: Can read and write -Servant Leila Hodgkin: Can read and write - Cook Emma Jackson: Can read and write - No occupation Ether Lacy: Can read and write - Cook Phoebe Martin: Cannot read or write Cook Mary Mason: Unable to read or write Cook Eliza Massey: Unable to read or write - Cook Mariah Meyond: Can read and write - No occupation Fannie Parks: Can read and write - Cook Susan Reed: Unable to read or write Cook Ella Robinson: Unable to read or write - Cook Rosa Sommers: Can read and write- Cook Lizzie Thompson: Unable to read or write - Cook Hulda Vivion: Can read and write - Washerwoman Bettie Wells: Unable to read or write - Cook Annie E. White: Can read and write - Cook Through process of elimination I removed those who could not read or right and I ended up with a slightly shorter list: Rachel Anderson: Can Read and Write - School Teacher Mary Bean: Can Read and Write - Washer woman Hannah Boone: Can read and write - Cook Kate Clark: Can read and write - Washerwoman Sarah Clark: Can read and write- Cook Sallie Hickman: Can read and write -Servant Leila Hodgkin: Can read and write - Cook Emma Jackson: Can read and write - No occupation Ether Lacy: Can read and write - Cook Mariah Meyond: Can read and write - No occupation Fannie Parks: Can read and write - Cook Rosa Sommers: Can read and write- Cook Hulda Vivion: Can read and write - Washerwoman Annie E. White: Can read and write - Cook When I created the profile for our lady in the photo, I made another guess that is the underlying factor about her. Based on her attire, including dress, hat, and her jewelry, I surmised that she might have been a woman of status in her community. That would therefore eliminate those whose occupations were "washerwomen". That made my list only slightly smaller. Rachel Anderson: Can Read and Write - School Teacher Hannah Boone: Can read and write - Cook Sarah Clark: Can read and write- Cook Sallie Hickman: Can read and write -Servant Leila Hodgkin: Can read and write - Cook Emma Jackson: Can read and write - No occupation Ether Lacy: Can read and write - Cook Mariah Meyond: Can read and write - No occupation Fannie Parks: Can read and write - Cook Rosa Sommers: Can read and write- Cook Annie E. White: Can read and write - Cook I was admittedly surprised at how many women I found who were listed as "Cooks" by occupation. The work as a cook or house servant might have provided a living income for these women but the occupation would have been constant and demanding. The youthful and tender features of our lady in the photo, do not suggest that she was one of a demanding occupation--but I admit this is purely conjecture on my part, and there is no evidence that she could not have been a cook. But based on her clothing style which suggests a degree of status, I decided to eliminate the all of those with "cook" as an occupation, from the list. Rachel Anderson: Can Read and Write - School Teacher Sallie Hickman: Can read and write -Servant Emma Jackson: Can read and write - No occupation provided Mariah Meyond: Can read and write - No occupation provided This smaller list of 4 now left me with a handful of names: Rachel Anderson a school teacher, Salle Hickman who was a servant, and two ladies for whom there is no occupation listed, Emma Jackson and Mariah Meyond. I decided to eliminate the servant based on her occupation. The three that remain are: Rachel Anderson, School Teacher Emma Jackson, No occupation Mariah Meyond, No occupatoin Rachel Anderson is 32 and a widow who has had 3 children, though only 1 was living at the time. She made her living as a School Teacher and lived in a household with her mother brother and others. Her mother had no occupation listed and was said to be about 78 years old. Her brother Thomas made a living as a cook. Three other adults lived in the same household, in addition to two children and one infant. 1900 Census of Winchester KY reflecting household where Rachel Anderson lived. Emma Jackson is 33 and head of a household, though no occupation is given. She is a literate woman and has a small child living with her. No one else is in the household with her. 1900 Census of Winchester KY reflecting household where Emma Jackson lived. Mariah Meyond 34 lived in a household with one other adult who was a 58 year old male. Both were listed as widowed. The adult male was a Day Laborer and no occupation was given for Mariah. 1900 Census of Winchester KY reflecting household where Mariah Meyond lived. It is quite possible that the two women, Mariah and Emma were simply "Keeping House" as many adult women who did not live outside the home were listed as such. (I had also noticed that no women who remained at home were listed with the typical "Keeps House" as occupation by that census enumerator.) Mariah clearly had a working male in the household, which might explain why she did not work outside of the home. However, after eliminating other women of color who were young and widowed, and looking at their occupations and social class, I am ready to make a deductive guess. In my opinion, the school teacher Rachel Anderson stands out the most. Being a school teacher reflected her literacy. The cross-shaped broach suggested that the lady was most likely, very actively engaged in a Christian church community. Also the one factor that was obvious was that Rachel lived in a household where there were several wage owners who were quite possibly also contributors to the household by paying rent. Her mother Amanda worked as a cook, and was listed as the owner of the property. So, in addition to Rachel's salary which was probably small, there were 4 other working adults bringing money into the household. With 5 adults in the household, there may indeed have been sufficient funds to have afforded the kind of dress and mourning attire, that we see in the photo. Therefore, I am guessing that the mystery lady in the photo might be Rachel Anderson, a school teacher who lived in Winchester Kentucky. I am fully admitting that all of this is merely a guess, but one based on deductive reasoning. We probably may never really know who the lady is, unless of course descendants of this beautiful lady come forth to identify her. In the meantime, I shall call this lovely lady, Mrs. Rachel. Anderson.

This is looking north down Granville Street, slightly further back from a similar comparison I did earlier. The only remaining building is the Federal Building, and it's been incorporated into the Sinclair Centre. The first CPR station is seen in the distance at the foot of Granville.

The Germany is a beautiful country, but it was simply stunningly beautiful before the two world wars happened and left a noticeable damage on this country. This new photography project called, “Germany Around 1900” will show you just how magical and classy this place was back in the day. The Photochromatic technique allowed the artists to

Barbados Pocket Guide highlights the interesting story of the island's Railway

Through 75 artistic antique color covers of The Theatre magazine, take a peek back in time from the first decades of the twentieth century to see these classic actors & actresses who performed onstage more than 100 years ago

Album fotografico di street food, dai pretzel di New York alla pizza napoletana negli anni '60, fino agli spiedini affumicati dell'Indonesia e al fritto ovunque

In 1902 George R. Sims published a book called Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes. The photographs and illustrations give an incredible insight to how ordinary Londoners lived at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. … Continue reading "People of London : Fights, Food and Factory Girls – 1902"

These old color photos courtesy of the Lumière autochrome process may date to the early 1900s, but they don't look it one bit.

Belgian painter Alfonse Van Besten (1865-1926) embraced technology, utilising innovative color processes to transfer black and white photographs into vivid, at times lurid autochromes. The tableaux of his autochromes (a technology patented by the Lumière brothers in 1903 and the first colour photographic process developed on an industrial scale) are often bucolic and romantic. Demure ladies and … Continue reading "Alfonse Van Besten’s Dreamy Autochromes (1910-1915)"