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Early color pictures of the American lifestyle in the 1920s

By Anna Ramirez
October 6, 2020
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The special value of these 1920s pictures is that they are real color shots, not colorized. The photographers of the National Geographic…

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Adolf Hitler trains body language - unique historical photos

By Anna Ramirez
October 3, 2020
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The infamous Adolf Hitler was an inspiring speaker and turned out to train his body language for this. Gestures accompany a good…

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15 best LIFE magazine covers

By Anna Ramirez
September 30, 2020
2 Mins read

Oldpics continues to be of the view that almost all pictures from LIFE Magazine covers are iconic. Here’s why we selected photos…

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64 Amazing photos by Alfred Eisenstaedt

By Anna Ramirez
September 29, 2020
6 Mins read

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos are an integral part of the history of photojournalism. He captured informal portraits of kings, dictators, scientists, athletes, and…

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Vintage pictures of samurai women, 19th century

By Anna Ramirez
September 23, 2020
2 Mins read

While many people think of women samurai as a legend, they did exist. Japanese called female warriors as onna-bugeisha.  Empress Jingu was…

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Vintage photos of Paris in the 1890s by Emile Zola

By Anna Ramirez
September 21, 2020
2 Mins read

It looks like Emile Zola knew how to hold in his hands, not only a pen but also a camera. Also, we…

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Flying baby photography, California, 1991

By Anna Ramirez
September 21, 2020
1 Mins read

Stay cool, the Flying baby is safe and sound; now she is about 30 years old. It’s amazing how some photos become…

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Sleeping on a rope in London, 1930s

By Anna Ramirez
September 12, 2020
1 Mins read

Sleeping on the rope was the cheapest option in the flophouses of London in the 1930s. Look at this photo every time…

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A street traffic police with a torch, London, 1935

By Anna Ramirez
August 21, 2020
1 Mins read

The New York Times published this photo of the street traffic controller from London on October 23, 1935. Do you want to…

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Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun, 1940

By Anna Ramirez
August 20, 2020
2 Mins read

A snapshot of Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun was quite popular among both British and Germans propaganda posters. A morale booster…

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