Tag: historic

  • Spanish Town

    Spanish Town

    A view of Alcalá del Júcar, Spain.

  • Photos from Spain / Gibraltar

    Photos from Spain / Gibraltar

    So Daphy and I went to Spain this past week. We started off in Gibraltar, where we hiked all over the rock for an entire day and saw all sorts of historic military tunnels and installations dating back to the 1700s. Also monkeys. I’m not a big fan of having wild monkeys all over the…

  • Unprocessed film discovered frozen in Antarctica

    These 100 year old images were found frozen in the Antarctic ice. They were processed and revealed some fantastic photos from an expedition at the beginning of the last century. Read about it here. 100-Year-Old Negatives Discovered In Block of Ice in Antarctica via Antarctic Heritage Trust.

  • Rescued Film Project – Rescued WWII

    Here is a fairly large gallery of images from found film, taken during WWII. They were developed by The Rescued Film Project. Now, normally when you see these galleries, they are images of things happening in Europe, where the fighting was taking place; pictures of destroyed street corners, blown-up equipment, etc. These, however, show what was…

  • Dennis Hopper – The Lost Album

    As if Dennis Hopper wasn’t already practically the epitome of the word “cool”, here is a gallery of his photographic work to enjoy. Dennis’ “counterculture cred” allowed him to get into some unique situations for a photographer. He perfectly captured images of all aspects of life – fairly straightforward street scenes, bullfighting, and lots of…

  • Production Photos – Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

    Someone has uploaded an incredible gallery of production stills from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. If you’re a fan of the movie, or of Stanley Kubrick, you will love this set of photos that cover everything from the primate monolith war to the rotating space station to the inner components of HAL himself.  …

  • Life Through a Leica | Chicago magazine

    This article from Chicago Magazine profiles photographer Art Shay’s favorite subject – his wife Florence. The photo series is simply amazing, and nothing I type here can possibly do justice to what you will find, so click the link and see for yourself. Life Through a Leica | Chicago magazine

  • 25 Vintage Police Record Photographs «TwistedSifter

    So today I came across the website Twisted Sifter, an Australian image blog that has some great finds. This is one of them – police photos from the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s around Sydney and New South Wales. Warning – graphic images. 25 Vintage Police Record Photographs «TwistedSifter.

  • A Beautiful Video of the Daguerreotype Process

      Louis Daguerre invented the photographic process that bore his name in the late 1830’s. Today, Dan Carillo is still using the process to make stunning images. Here is a short article that profiles Dan along with a beautiful video in which Dan talks about his creative process – but he doesn’t get very technical.…

  • At Home with the Apollo 11 Astronauts, 1969 | Retronaut

    The always entertaining retronaut has an amazing series of photos of the daily life of Neil, Buzz and Michael. This is a very unique look into the lives of the astronauts and their families. At Home with the Apollo 11 Astronauts, 1969 | Retronaut.

  • Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge

    The always outstanding Retronaut.co has some fantastic images that were taken during the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, in the years leading up to 1937. The bridge got it’s name from the Golden Gate  – the body of water that connects the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean –  and is one of…

  • Woolworths in NYC ca 1913

    I just came across an amazing photo of a scene in New York City of the Woolworths building in 1913. It’s a nice large image, so you can get in there and see some detail. It’s interesting to see the line of traffic on the street to the right side of the photo. Night Light…