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"
As the spring holiday draws near, here's a fond look back at some Easter celebrations of yesteryear.
This collection of Harley-Davidson factory photos contains a little bit of everything. There are pictures showing the assembly of some ...
The photographs, all of which were taken between 1914 and 1919, show women toiling away at roles once reserved for men.
Sisters Albina Maggia Larice, Amelie Mollie Maggia and Quinta Maggia Mcdonald , Edna Bolz Hussman, Eleanor Ella Eckert, Genevieve Smith and her sister Josephine Smith, Grace Fryer, Hazel Vincent Kuser…
As watch dial painters, the Radium Girls suffered radium jaw and other conditions caused by the radioactive glow-in-the-dark paint they worked with every day.
Gruelling work, camaraderie and outright sexism in the south Wales valleys factories of yesteryear.
Whether you've traded your old sofa on Craigslist or advertised your business and its products to the world, we've all had to dabble in the art of promotion at one point or another. In my experience, creativity is key, and it doesn't get much more creative than the advertising style of 19th century
