/* * Plugin Name: APCu Object Cache * Description: APCu backend for the WP Object Cache. * Based on Plugin named APCu Object Cache Backend * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/apcu/ * Author: Pierre Schmitz * Author URI: https://pierre-schmitz.com/ * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/apcu/ * * * @Authors James Dugger, Jonathan Bardo * @copyright 2017 GoDaddy Inc. 14455 N. Hayden Road Scottsdale, Arizona */ $oc_logged_in = false; foreach ( $_COOKIE as $k => $v ) { if ( preg_match( '/^comment_author|wordpress_logged_in_[a-f0-9]+|woocommerce_items_in_cart|PHPSESSID_|edd_wp_session|edd_items_in_cartcc_cart_key|ccm_token/', $k ) ) { $oc_logged_in = true; break; } } $oc_blocked_page = ( defined( 'WP_ADMIN' ) || defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) || defined( 'XMLRPC_REQUEST' ) || 'wp-login.php' === basename( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] ) ); function wpaas_is_using_apcu() { return version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.6.0', '>=' ) && function_exists( 'apcu_fetch' ); } if ( 'cli' !== php_sapi_name() && ! $oc_logged_in && ! $oc_blocked_page && wpaas_is_using_apcu() ) : /** * Save the transients to the DB. The explanation is a bit too long * for code. The tl;dr of it is that we don't have a single 'fast cache' * source yet (like memcached) and so some long lived items like transients * are still best cached in the db and then brought back into APC * * @param string $transient * @param mixed $value * @param int $expire * @param boolean $site = false * * @return bool */ function wpaas_save_transient( $transient, $value, $expire, $site = false ) { global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb; // The 'special' transient option names $transient_timeout = ( $site ? '_site' : '' ) . '_transient_timeout_' . $transient; $transient = ( $site ? '_site' : '' ) . '_transient_' . $transient; // Cap expiration at 24 hours to avoid littering the DB if ( $expire == 0 ) { $expire = 24 * 60 * 60; } // Save to object cache $wp_object_cache->set( $transient, $value, 'options', $expire ); $wp_object_cache->set( $transient_timeout, time() + $expire, 'options', $expire ); // Update alloptions $alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' ); $alloptions[ $transient ] = $value; $alloptions[ $transient_timeout ] = time() + $expire; $wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' ); // Use the normal update option logic if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); if ( $site && is_multisite() ) { $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->sitemeta}` ( `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload` ) VALUES ( %s, UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) + %d, 'yes' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );", $transient_timeout, $expire ) ); $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->sitemeta}` ( `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload` ) VALUES ( %s, %s, 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );", $transient, maybe_serialize( $value ) ) ); } else { $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( %s, UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) + %d, 'yes' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );", $transient_timeout, $expire ) ); $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( %s, %s, 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );", $transient, maybe_serialize( $value ) ) ); } $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } return true; } function wpaas_prune_transients() { global $wpdb; if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb && function_exists( 'is_main_site' ) && function_exists( 'is_main_network' ) ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); // Lifted straight from schema.php // Deletes all expired transients. // The multi-table delete syntax is used to delete the transient record from table a, // and the corresponding transient_timeout record from table b. $time = time(); $wpdb->query( "DELETE a, b FROM $wpdb->options a, $wpdb->options b WHERE a.option_name LIKE '\_transient\_%' AND a.option_name NOT LIKE '\_transient\_timeout\_%' AND b.option_name = CONCAT( '_transient_timeout_', SUBSTRING( a.option_name, 12 ) ) AND b.option_value < $time" ); if ( is_main_site() && is_main_network() ) { $wpdb->query( "DELETE a, b FROM $wpdb->options a, $wpdb->options b WHERE a.option_name LIKE '\_site\_transient\_%' AND a.option_name NOT LIKE '\_site\_transient\_timeout\_%' AND b.option_name = CONCAT( '_site_transient_timeout_', SUBSTRING( a.option_name, 17 ) ) AND b.option_value < $time" ); } $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } } /** * If another cache was flushed or updated, sync across all servers / processes using * the database as the authority. This uses the database as the authority for timestamps * as well to avoid drift between servers. * @return void */ function wpaas_init_sync_cache() { global $wpdb; if ( empty( $wpdb ) || ! ( $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) ) { return; } $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $result = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE option_name = 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;", ARRAY_A ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); if ( empty( $result ) ) { return; } $master_flush = false; foreach ( $result as $row ) { switch ( $row['option_name'] ) { case 'current_time' : $current_time = $row['option_value']; break; case 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' : $master_flush = $row['option_value']; break; } } $local_flush = wp_cache_get( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' ); if ( false === $local_flush || $local_flush < $master_flush ) { wp_cache_flush( true ); wp_cache_set( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush', $current_time ); } } /** * Start default implementation of object cache */ if ( ! defined( 'WP_APC_KEY_SALT' ) ) { define( 'WP_APC_KEY_SALT', '' ); } function wp_cache_add( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) { global $wp_object_cache; if ( 'transient' == $group ) { wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire ); return $wp_object_cache->add( "_transient_$key", $data, 'options', $expire ); } elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) { wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire, true ); return $wp_object_cache->add( "_site_transient_$key", $data, 'site-options', $expire ); } else { return $wp_object_cache->add( $key, $data, $group, $expire ); } } function wp_cache_incr( $key, $n = 1, $group = '' ) { global $wp_object_cache; return $wp_object_cache->incr2( $key, $n, $group ); } function wp_cache_decr( $key, $n = 1, $group = '' ) { global $wp_object_cache; return $wp_object_cache->decr( $key, $n, $group ); } function wp_cache_close() { return true; } function wp_cache_delete( $key, $group = '' ) { global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb; if ( 'transient' == $group ) { if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "DELETE FROM `{$wpdb->prefix}options` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s );", "_transient_{$key}", "_transient_timeout_{$key}" ) ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } $wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'options' ); // Update alloptions $alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' ); unset( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] ); unset( $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] ); $wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' ); return $wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_$key", 'options' ); } elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) { if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $table = $wpdb->options; if ( is_multisite() ) { $table = $wpdb->sitemeta; } $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "DELETE FROM `{$table}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s );", "_transient_{$key}", "_transient_timeout_{$key}" ) ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } $wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'site-options' ); // Update alloptions $alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' ); unset( $alloptions["_site_transient_$key"] ); unset( $alloptions["_site_transient_timeout_$key"] ); $wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' ); return $wp_object_cache->delete( "_site_transient_$key", 'site-options' ); } return $wp_object_cache->delete( $key, $group ); } function wp_cache_flush( $local_flush = false ) { global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb; if ( ! $local_flush ) { if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $wpdb->query( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ), 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );" ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } } return $wp_object_cache->flush(); } function wp_cache_get( $key, $group = '', $force = false ) { global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb; if ( 'transient' == $group ) { $alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' ); if ( isset( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] ) && isset( $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] ) && $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] > time() ) { return maybe_unserialize( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] ); } $transient = $wp_object_cache->get( "_transient_$key", 'options', $force ); $timeout = $wp_object_cache->get( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'options', $force ); if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > time() ) { return maybe_unserialize( $transient ); } if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $result = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s ) UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;", "_transient_{$key}", "_transient_timeout_{$key}" ), ARRAY_A ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); if ( ! empty( $result ) ) { $transient = false; $timeout = false; $current_time = time(); foreach ( $result as $row ) { switch ( $row['option_name'] ) { case "_transient_$key" : $transient = $row['option_value']; break; case "_transient_timeout_$key" : $timeout = $row['option_value']; break; case 'current_time' : $current_time = $row['option_value']; break; } } if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > $current_time ) { return maybe_unserialize( $transient ); } } } return false; } elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) { $transient = $wp_object_cache->get( "_site_transient_$key", 'options', $force ); $timeout = $wp_object_cache->get( "_site_transient_timeout_$key", 'options', $force ); if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > time() ) { return maybe_unserialize( $transient ); } if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $table = $wpdb->options; if ( is_multisite() ) { $table = $wpdb->sitemeta; } $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $result = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$table}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s ) UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;", "_site_transient_{$key}", "_site_transient_timeout_{$key}" ), ARRAY_A ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); if ( ! empty( $result ) ) { $transient = false; $timeout = false; $current_time = time(); foreach ( $result as $row ) { switch ( $row['option_name'] ) { case "_site_transient_$key" : $transient = $row['option_value']; break; case "_site_transient_timeout_$key" : $timeout = $row['option_value']; break; case 'current_time' : $current_time = $row['option_value']; break; } } if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > $current_time ) { return maybe_unserialize( $transient ); } } } return false; } else { return $wp_object_cache->get( $key, $group, $force ); } } function wp_cache_init() { global $wp_object_cache; if ( mt_rand( 1, 100 ) == 42 ) { wpaas_prune_transients(); } add_action( 'muplugins_loaded', 'wpaas_init_sync_cache' ); $wp_object_cache = new APCu_Object_Cache(); } function wp_cache_replace( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) { global $wp_object_cache; return $wp_object_cache->replace( $key, $data, $group, $expire ); } function wp_cache_set( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) { global $wp_object_cache; if ( defined( 'WP_INSTALLING' ) == false ) { if ( 'transient' == $group ) { return wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire ); } elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) { return wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire, true ); } else { return $wp_object_cache->set( $key, $data, $group, $expire ); } } else { return $wp_object_cache->delete( $key, $group ); } } function wp_cache_switch_to_blog( $blog_id ) { global $wp_object_cache; return $wp_object_cache->switch_to_blog( $blog_id ); } function wp_cache_add_global_groups( $groups ) { global $wp_object_cache; $wp_object_cache->add_global_groups( $groups ); } function wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) { global $wp_object_cache; $wp_object_cache->add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ); } class GD_APCu_Object_Cache { private $prefix = ''; private $local_cache = array(); private $global_groups = array(); private $non_persistent_groups = array(); private $multisite = false; private $blog_prefix = ''; public function __construct() { global $table_prefix; $this->multisite = is_multisite(); $this->blog_prefix = $this->multisite ? get_current_blog_id() . ':' : ''; $this->prefix = DB_HOST . '.' . DB_NAME . '.' . $table_prefix; } private function get_group( $group ) { return empty( $group ) ? 'default' : $group; } private function get_key( $group, $key ) { if ( $this->multisite && ! isset( $this->global_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return $this->prefix . '.' . $group . '.' . $this->blog_prefix . ':' . $key; } else { return $this->prefix . '.' . $group . '.' . $key; } } public function add( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( function_exists( 'wp_suspend_cache_addition' ) && wp_suspend_cache_addition() ) { return false; } if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) { return false; } // FIXME: Somehow apcu_add does not return false if key already exists if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) && apcu_exists( $key ) ) { return false; } if ( is_object( $data ) ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data; } if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return apcu_add( $key, $data, (int) $expire ); } return true; } public function add_global_groups( $groups ) { if ( is_array( $groups ) ) { foreach ( $groups as $group ) { $this->global_groups[ $group ] = true; } } else { $this->global_groups[ $groups ] = true; } } public function add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) { if ( is_array( $groups ) ) { foreach ( $groups as $group ) { $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] = true; } } else { $this->non_persistent_groups[ $groups ] = true; } } public function decr( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) { if ( $offset < 0 ) { return $this->incr( $key, abs( $offset ), $group ); } $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] - $offset >= 0 ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] -= $offset; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = 0; } if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ]; } else { $value = apcu_dec( $key, $offset ); if ( $value < 0 ) { apcu_store( $key, 0 ); return 0; } return $value; } } public function delete( $key, $group = 'default', $force = false ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); unset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ); if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return apcu_delete( $key ); } return true; } public function flush() { $this->local_cache = array(); // TODO: only clear our own entries apcu_clear_cache(); return true; } public function get( $key, $group = 'default', $force = false, &$found = null ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( ! $force && isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) { $found = true; if ( is_object( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) { return clone $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ]; } else { return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ]; } } elseif ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { $found = false; return false; } else { $value = @apcu_fetch( $key, $found ); if ( $found ) { if ( $force ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $value; } return $value; } else { return false; } } } public function incr2( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) { if ( $offset < 0 ) { return $this->decr( $key, abs( $offset ), $group ); } $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] + $offset >= 0 ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] += $offset; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = 0; } if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ]; } else if ( function_exists( 'apcu_inc' ) ) { $value = apcu_inc( $key, $offset ); if ( $value < 0 ) { apcu_store( $key, 0 ); return 0; } return $value; } return false; } public function replace( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { if ( ! isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) { return false; } } else { if ( ! isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && ! apcu_exists( $key ) ) { return false; } apcu_store( $key, $data, (int) $expire ); } if ( is_object( $data ) ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data; } return true; } public function reset() { // This function is deprecated as of WordPress 3.5 // Be safe and flush the cache if this function is still used $this->flush(); } public function set( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( is_object( $data ) ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data; } if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return apcu_store( $key, $data, (int) $expire ); } return true; } public function stats() { // Only implemented because the default cache class provides this. // This method is never called. echo ''; } public function switch_to_blog( $blog_id ) { $this->blog_prefix = $this->multisite ? $blog_id . ':' : ''; } } if ( function_exists( 'apcu_inc' ) ) { class APCu_Object_Cache extends GD_APCu_Object_Cache { function incr( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) { return parent::incr2( $key, $offset, $group ); } } } else { class APCu_Object_Cache extends GD_APCu_Object_Cache { // Blank } } endif;
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Anna Ramirez Old Pictures https://oldpics.net Historical photos, stories and even more Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:34:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.5 https://oldpics.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Anna Ramirez Old Pictures https://oldpics.net 32 32 Early color pictures of the American lifestyle in the 1920s https://oldpics.net/early-color-pictures-of-the-american-lifestyle-in-the-1920s/ https://oldpics.net/early-color-pictures-of-the-american-lifestyle-in-the-1920s/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:34:43 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=6124 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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1920s US lifestyle picturesThe special value of these 1920s pictures is that they are real color shots, not colorized. The photographers of the National Geographic Society used the autochrome process to obtain America’s color photographs at the beginning of the 20th century. The color multilayer photographic film “Kodachrome” appeared a bit later, in 1935. This invention vastly expanded the possibilities of color printing. 

Nonetheless, the Society accumulated a collection of autochrome color pictures from the 1910s and 1920s with around 12,000 images.

In July 1914, National Geographic magazine published its first color photographs. They showcased the power of autochrome and changed the style of the magazine cover.

Pictures from all over America of the 1920s

Another value of this set is its wide geography. Oldpics used to publish some bright 1920s (as well as other periods’ photographs) pictures of the large cities, like New York, which attracted many outstanding photographers. This photo set is different. There’re plenty of countryside photographs which are relatively rare finds. But those NYC-photography lovers shouldn’t worry either. Some special color shots of the Greatest city in the world are in this publication too.

This series covers different aspects of American life, culture, and magnificent landscapes. These 1920s pictures look closer to the 19th-century landscape photography of Carleton Watkins and American settler’s Solomon Butcher series. Again, these are color ones, and thus they keep some exceptional details of the early 20th-century lifestyle.

Idealized American lifestyle of the 1950s by Nina Leen

Virginia - A girl poses with corncobs and pumpkins during the harvest

Virginia – A girl poses with corncobs and pumpkins during the harvest, Virginia. Photo by Charles Martin.

A woman with a teenager washes on the street in Sperryville. Photo by Charles Martin

A woman with a teenager washes on the street in Sperryville. Photo by Charles Martin

A Hopi Indian  1920s

A Hopi Indian on his donkey stands on the edge of a high mountain. Photo by Franklin Price Knott

Mount Shasta in California and a woman at the edge of a pond. Photo by Franklin Price Knott

Mount Shasta in California and a woman at the edge of a pond. Photo by Franklin Price Knott

Portrait of a Hopi Indian 1920s

Portrait of a Hopi Indian woman weaving a basket. Photo by Franklin Price Knott

Two men stand among white birches in the Battenkill Valley

Two men stand among white birches in the Battenkill Valley, Bennington, Vermont. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

A rider poses with her pony in a rodeo in Texas. Photo by  Clifton R. Adams

A rider poses with her pony in a rodeo in Texas. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

Scenic view of the Capitol. Photo by Charles Martin

Amazing view of the Capitol. Photo by Charles Martin

Vacationers by a running river on a warm summer day. Photo by- Clifton R. Adams

Vacationers by a running river on a warm summer day. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

 Two women look west from the village of Stowe towards Mount Mansfield, Vermont Photo by Clifton R. Adams

Two women look west from Stowe’s village towards Mount Mansfield, Vermont Photo by Clifton R. Adams.

Indian family in their dwelling, tipi. Montana. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

The story of American way photo by Margarett Bourke-White

Three men stand in front of a plane on the Crowe Reservation in Montana

Three men stand in front of a plane on the Crowe Reservation in Montana. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

A group of children looks at an elephant at the National Zoo.

Washington, DC. A group of children looks at an elephant at the National Zoo. Photo by Jacob J. Guyer

woman in front of a fruit rack in the US capital.

Washington DC. A woman in front of a fruit rack in the US capital. Photo by Orren R. Lowden

St. Petersburg, Florida. Women sit on the beach.

St. Petersburg, Florida. Women sit on the beach. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

Portrait of a boy in New Orleans

Portrait of a boy in New Orleans. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

View of the Hudson River in New York.

View of the Hudson River in New York. Photo Credi Clifton R. Adams and Edwin L. Visherd

A group of people relaxing on the ocean coast, Miami Beach, Florida

A group of people relaxing on the ocean coast, Miami Beach, Florida. Photo by Clifton R. Adams.

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Swimming competition in Florida

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The sixty-story Woolworth Building rises on the New York skyline. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

See more: Postwar New York in 65 unforgettable vintage pictures

New Yorkers browse the assortment of goods sold along city streets. Photo by Clifton R. Adams and Edwin L. Visherd.

New Yorkers browse the assortment of goods sold along city streets. Photo by Clifton R. Adams and Edwin L. Visherd.

Aerial photography of Manhattan.

Aerial photography of Manhattan. Photo by Clifton R. Adams and Edwin L. Visherd

People in the cotton field in Louisiana, 1920s

People in the cotton field in Louisiana. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

A coastal patrol pushes a boat into the water.

Atlantic City, New Jersey. A coastal patrol pushes a boat into the water. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

Five boys eat a watermelon in New Orlean. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

Five boys eat watermelon in New Orlean. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Kids outside a house with a turf roof.

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Kids outside a house with a turf roof. Photo by Richard Hewitt Stewart

At the fair in Lundonville, Ohio.

At the fair in Lyndonville, Ohio. Photo by Jacob J. Guyer

Apple stand at the Lundonville fair, Ohio

Apple stands at the Lyndonville fair, Ohio Photo by Jacob J. Guyer.

A group of students on the terrace at Cornell University.

A group of students on the terrace at Cornell University. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

Washington Square and Fifth Avenue, pictures 1920s

Washington Square and Fifth Avenue. Photo by Clifton R. Adams and Edwin L. Visherd

French Quarter, New Orlean 1920s

French Quarter, New Orlean. Photo by- Edwin L. Visherd

1920s pictures of Praline saleswoman in the French Quarter.

Praline saleswoman in the French Quarter. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

Children gather around a snowball vendor, New Orlean.  1920s pictures

Children gather around a snowball vendor, New Orlean. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

A woman sitting on stone steps in the French Quarter sells pralines.

A woman sitting on stone steps in the French Quarter sells pralines. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

A boy sits on a barrel outside a brewery in the French Quarter,

A boy sits on a barrel outside a brewery in the French Quarter, New Orlean. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

Washington Square in New York.  1920s

Washington Square in New York. Photo by Clifton R. Adams and Edwin L. Visherd

Hopi Indian Reservation - Men stand next to a car in a field and look at a nearby canyon.

Hopi Indian Reservation – Men stand next to a car in a field and look at a nearby canyon.

A rider shows her sister how to handle ropes, Fort Worth, Texas.

A rider shows her sister how to handle ropes, Fort Worth, Texas.

A view of the main street in the downtown area of Columbus, Ohio. Photo by Jacob J. Guyer

Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1920s. Panoramic views of beaches, marinas and hotels along the waterfront.

Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1920s. Panoramic views of beaches, marinas, and hotels along the waterfront. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

A ranch where guests can feel like cowboys in Arizona.

A ranch where guests can feel like cowboys in Arizona. Photo by Clifton R. Adams

A woman sits outside the door of the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans. Photo by Edwin L. Visherd

Four tour guides await tourists for a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, PA

Four tour guides await tourists for a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, PA.

Coast Guard officers set sail in their boat.

Coast Guard officers set sail in their boat. Photo by Jacob J. Guyer

Cowboys and horseback riders sit along a fence at a rodeo, San Antonio, Texas.

Men load bins with sulfur, Galveston, TX , pictures 1920s

Men load bins with sulfur, Galveston, TX.

See more: Texas City explosion, 1947: Shocking pictures and video of the accident

A man shovels sulfur in a warehouse near the pier, Galveston, Texas.

A man shovels sulfur in a warehouse near the pier, Galveston, Texas.

Three young women at the rodeo, Fort Worth, Texas.

Three young women at the rodeo, Fort Worth, Texas.

Crowe Indian Reservation, Montana - Men stand next to the monument to the Seventh Cavalry.

Crow Indian Reservation, Montana – Men stand next to the monument to the Seventh Cavalry.

Head of the Crowe Indian Reservation, Montana

Head of the Crowe Indian Reservation, Montana

 

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Adolf Hitler trains body language – unique historical photos https://oldpics.net/adolf-hitler-trains-body-language-unique-historical-photos/ https://oldpics.net/adolf-hitler-trains-body-language-unique-historical-photos/#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2020 06:33:00 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5817 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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Hitler trains body languageThe infamous Adolf Hitler was an inspiring speaker and turned out to train his body language for this. Gestures accompany a good persuasive speech. Adolf Hitler knew it well, as his prominent public speaking was supported by body language. But few people know that Fuhrer carefully practiced gestures, postures, and diction. The preparation for the performances took so many resources that Hitler involved a personal photographer for his sessions.

Heinrich Hoffmann (also known for these Fuhrer’s WWI photos) photographed Hitler view the footage, and evaluate his own image. Here’s how we’ve got this series of pictures in which dictator appears in very strange poses. Later, Heinrich Hoffmann used these portraits in his memoirs.

The photographs look almost photoshopped. Adolf Hitler looks more like a ballroom dancer or stage actor than a ruthless dictator. But it was a fair price for polishing his speaking skills that were so important during the elections’ campaign.

Let’s note that Adolf Hitler was a skillful politician and he was ready for some bold moves to get the voters’ sympathy. For example, he organized a very special photoshoot while wearing traditional Tyrollian shorts, very popular in Bavaria. Hitler didn’t like those shorts, that looked almost ridiculous. But he knew that people will pay attention and did to gain more popularity before the elections. A strong move that, among others, allowed the Nazi party to get absolute power.

A piece of actors skills

Fuhrer learnt well how to speak

Famous gesture of the Furer

Adolf Hitler speaking skills

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15 best LIFE magazine covers https://oldpics.net/20-best-life-magazine-covers/ https://oldpics.net/20-best-life-magazine-covers/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:36:11 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5961 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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LIFE magazine coversOldpics continues to be of the view that almost all pictures from LIFE Magazine covers are iconic. Here’s why we selected photos for this publication with special attention. After all, it’s not an easy task to choose just 50 photos from the endless archive (10B of images inside of it) and numerous amazing LIFE magazine covers.

Why LIFE magazine covers were so important

The stunning covers were one of the reasons why LIFE magazine gained its popularity. Excellent cover images emphasized the unique design and overall visual approach of this publication. Beautifully illustrated photographs accompanied any events, news, magazine reviews. LIFE’s illustrations were close to perfect, and they dominated the public imagination in the pre- and early TV era. Can you imagine that watching and reading LIFE was much more fun for Americans than watching television news in the 1940s? The best masters contributed their photographs to the magazine. Then editors selected the best of them for the LIFE magazine covers.

Read more: 100 most important pictures in history

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Audrey Hepburn posed at home for the 1953 LIFE magazine covers

Audrey Hepburn posed at home for the 1953 LIFE magazine cover.

Bill Murray on the LIFE magazine covers

Bill Murray

Saipan photos be Eugene Smith

Cover of LIFE 1945. The magazine actively covered the events of the war. This photo of Eugene Smith is perhaps one of the most heartbreaking images of WWII.

John and Jacqueline Kennedy resting on a yacht, 1953 cover

John and Jacqueline Kennedy resting on a yacht, 1953 cover

Artists behind LIFE magazine covers

All photographers’ names in this list are legends for Oldpics. Leonard McCombe, J.R. Eyerman, John Bryson, W. Eugene Smith, Lennart Nilsson, Ralph Morse, Margaret Bourke-White, Ed Clark,  Ralph Morse, Leonard McCombe, Philippe Halsman, Mark Shaw, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and many others. We’ve dedicated a separate publication at Oldpics to some of the most prominent photographers from this list. But all of them are genius, and we promise to cover their photography (both the best images and the stories behind the selected ones) in the future.

LIFE magazine April 8, 1946 is dedicated to the circus.

LIFE magazine, April 8, 1946, is dedicated to the circus.

Marilyn Monroe, 1959

Marilyn Monroe, 1959

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando, 1972

Neil Armstrong LIFE magazine covers

Neil Armstrong

Pablo Picasso on the Life magazine covers

Pablo Picasso

Sunbathing girls in bikinis on the cover of LIFE 1956.

Sunbathing girls in bikinis on the cover of LIFE 1956.

Read more: Idealized American lifestyle of the 1950s by Nina Leen

The Beatles on their first US tour. Cover of LIFE, 1964.

The Beatles on their first US tour. Cover of LIFE, 1964.

The Jackson Family, 1971

The Jackson Family, 1971

USA Water Polo Team, 1996.

USA Water Polo Team, 1996.

Victorious Yank, 1945

Victorious Yank, 1945

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64 Amazing photos by Alfred Eisenstaedt https://oldpics.net/64-amazing-photos-by-alfred-eisenstaedt/ https://oldpics.net/64-amazing-photos-by-alfred-eisenstaedt/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:37:26 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5840 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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Alfred Eisenstaedt photographyAlfred Eisenstaedt photos are an integral part of the history of photojournalism. He captured informal portraits of kings, dictators, scientists, athletes, and movie stars and sensitively portrayed ordinary people in everyday situations. Alfred Eisenstadt said that his goal was “to find and capture the moment of the story.”

Oldpics has covered the ‘V-J Day,’ which is one of the most remarkable photos by Alfred Eisenstadt. It also hit the list of Top 100 most important photos in history. In this publication, we’ll show you his most brilliant photos.

Buttons and cameras

Alfred Eisenstaedt was born in 1898 in the city of Dirschau (then Eastern Germany, now it’s Tczew in Poland). He died at 96 and devoted more than 70 to photography. Eisenstaedt studied at the University of Berlin, joined the German Army during WWI. After the war, he sold buttons and belts in Berlin and started to freelance as a photojournalist. In 1929, he received his first photo assignment. It was the beginning of a professional career as a photojournalist: he was filming the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm.

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1930s

A new ‘LIFE’ in the US

From 1929 to 1935, Eisenstadt was a staff photojournalist for the Pacific and Atlantic agency, then a part of the Associated Press. While dodging the horrors of the jew-life in Nazi Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1935. Alfred Eisenstaedt continued his photo career in New York, working for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Town and Country, and other publications. In 1936, Henry Luce hired him as one of four photographers for LIFE magazine (the other three cameramen were Margaret Burke-White, Peter Stackpole, and Thomas McAvoy). Eisenstaedt stayed with this legendary magazine for the next four decades. His photographs have appeared on the LIFE magazine covers 90 times.

Alfred Eisenstaedt was among those Europeans who pioneered using the 35mm camera in photojournalism on American publications after WWI. He was also an early advocate of natural light photography. When photographing famous people, he tried to create a relaxed atmosphere to capture natural postures and expressions: “Don’t take me too seriously with my small camera,” Eisenstaedt said. – I’m here not as a photographer. I came as a friend. “

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of Agricultural school for Prussian coachmen

Agricultural school for Prussian coachmen trained to hold the reins. Neudeck, East Prussia, 1932.

Secret trick of Alfred Eisenstaedt

Creating a relaxed environment was not always easy. Let’s take a photoshoot with Ernest Hemingway in his boat in 1952. While establishing those special links between genius and the photographer, the writer tore his shirt in a rage and threatened to throw Alfred Eisenstaedt overboard. The photographer recalled that shooting in Cuba in 1952 more than once. “Hemingway nearly killed me,” the photographer said.

Unlike many photojournalists of the post-war period, Alfred Eisenstadt didn’t commit to any particular type of events or geographic area. He was a generalist. And he liked to capture people and their emotions than the news. Editors appreciated his eagle eye and his talent to take good photographs of any situation or event. Eisenstadt’s skill set a perfect composition that turned his photos into the era’s memorable documents in historical and aesthetic contexts.

Eyes of Hate Alfred Eisenstadt photography

Nazi Germany’s propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels at the 1933 League of Nations conference in Geneva. He had just found out that the photographer was Jewish and stopped smiling. This photo was one of the first shots of Alfred Eisenstadt that appeared on the cover of the LIFE magazine.

Eyes of hate: story behind iconic photo by  Alfred Eisenstaedt

Ballerinas in Paris, 1950s

Ballerinas with a ballet master at a rehearsal at the Paris Opera. Paris, France, 1932.

V-J day, 1945 Alfred Eisenstaedt photos

V-J Day, 1945

The story ‘V-J Day in Times Square’ by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Senior waiter René Breguet from the Grand Hotel serving ice skating cocktails. The commune of St. Moritz in Switzerland, 1932.

Senior waiter René Breguet from the Grand Hotel serving ice skating cocktails. The commune of St. Moritz in Switzerland, 1932.

Young monks walk across the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, 1935.

Young monks walk across the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, 1935.

Writer William Somerset Maugham, South Carolina, USA, 1942.

Writer William Somerset Maugham, South Carolina, USA, 1942.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos Writer Ernest Hemingway. Havana, Cuba, 1952.

Writer Ernest Hemingway. Havana, Cuba, 1952.

Read more: Ernest Hemingway and a dead cat

Winston Churchill, Chartwell, Kent, England, 1951.

Winston Churchill, Chartwell, Kent, England, 1951.

Read more: Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun, 1940

Trees in the snow, St. Moritz, 1947.

Trees in the snow, St. Moritz, 1947.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of The room where Beethoven was born. Bonn, Germany, 1979.

The room where Beethoven was born. Bonn, Germany, 1979.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of The room where Beethoven was born. Bonn, Germany, 1979.

The room where Beethoven was born. Bonn, Germany, 1979.

The hull of the German airship Graf Zeppelin, renovated over the South Atlantic, 1933.

The hull of the German airship Graf Zeppelin renovated over the South Atlantic, 1933.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Street musicians near Rue Saint-Denis in Paris, 1932.

Street musicians near Rue Saint-Denis in Paris, 1932.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Sophia Loren, Rome, Italy, 1961.

Sophia Loren, Rome, Italy, 1961.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Sophia Loren in Italian Marriage, Rome, Italy, 1964.

Sophia Loren behind the scenes of the ‘Italian Marriage,’ Rome, Italy, 1964.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Singer Jane Foreman at NBC 4H Studios in New York, 1937.

Singer Jane Foreman at NBC 4H Studios in New York, 1937.

Salvador Dali with his wife at a New Year's party in New York, January 1956.

Salvador Dali with his wife at a New Year’s party in New York, January 1956.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of the Runners at the Italian Forum, Rome, 1934.

Runners at the Italian Forum, Rome, 1934.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Robert Oppenheimer, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, discusses the theory of matter in terms of space with Albert Einstein in Princeton, New Jersey, 1947.

Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Robert Oppenheimer, discusses the theory of matter in terms of space with Albert Einstein in Princeton, New Jersey, 1947.

Read more: Albert Einstein becomes US citizen, 1940

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Professional hunter Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1935.

Professional hunter Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1935.

President John F. Kennedy's inauguration ball at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC January 20, 1961.

President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration ball at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC January 20, 1961.

Read more: Historic friendship of Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy.

Nursing students at Roosevelt Hospital, New York, 1938.

Nursing students at Roosevelt Hospital, New York, 1938.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Nightclub Salambo in West Berlin, Germany, 1979.

Nightclub Salambo in West Berlin, Germany, 1979.

Read more: 1950s Paris Nightlife in pictures by Frank Horvat.

Mortar squad of the German army in the Spandau district, Berlin, 1934.

Mortar squad of the German army in the Spandau district, Berlin, 1934.

Mom and child in Hiroshima, Japan, December 1945.

Mom and child in Hiroshima, Japan, December 1945.

Read more: Rare color photos of Hiroshima after the atomic explosion

Model looking into a large mirror, Paris, France, 1932.

Model looking into a large mirror, Paris, France, 1932.

Martin Buber is a Jewish existential philosopher and theorist of Zionism. Jerusalem, Israel, 1953.

Martin Buber, a Jewish existential philosopher, and theorist of Zionism. Jerusalem, Israel, 1953.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Marlene Dietrich, Berlin, 1929.

Marlene Dietrich, Berlin, 1929.

Marilyn Monroe, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe on the patio at her home in 1953.

Marilyn Monroe on the patio at her home in 1953.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of a girl Looks into the mouth of a big fish that dad just caught. Florida, USA, 1956.

Looks into the mouth of a big fish that dad just caught. Florida, USA, 1956.

Location of the bunker where Hitler died. View from Otto Grotewohl Street in East Berlin, 1979.

Location of the bunker where Hitler died. View from Otto Grotewohl Street in East Berlin, 1979.

Hanomag car, Wolfgangsee, Salzburg, Austria, 1932.

Hanomag car, Wolfgangsee, Salzburg, Austria, 1932.

Hedy Lamarr, 1938

Hedy Lamarr, 1938

Horse tram and steamer in the harbor of Izmir, Turkey, 1934.

Horse tram and steamer in the harbor of Izmir, Turkey, 1934.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Ice bar at the Palace Hotel ice rink in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1947.

Ice bar at the Palace Hotel ice rink in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1947.

Leela Tiffany begging in front of Carnegie Hall in New York, 1960.

Leela Tiffany begging in front of Carnegie Hall in New York, 1960.

George Bernard Shaw on his balcony in London, England, 1931.

George Bernard Shaw on his balcony in London, England, 1931.

Children in the puppet theater at the moment when a bad dragon is killed. Tuileries Garden, Paris, 1963.

Children in the puppet theater at the moment when a bad dragon is killed. Tuileries Garden, Paris, 1963.

Dance school in Berlin, 1931.

Dance school in Berlin, 1931.

City mayor and chief of justice, presiding over the court session. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1935.

City mayor and chief of justice, presiding over the court session. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1935.

Chimney sweep in Hamburg, Germany, 1979.

Chimney sweep in Hamburg, Germany, 1979.

Break at the Chinese Mission School in San Francisco, California, 1936.

Break at the Chinese Mission School in San Francisco, California, 1936.

Bertrand Russell, London, England, 1951.

Bertrand Russell, London, England, 1951.

Ballet School in Berlin, 1931.

Ballet School in Berlin, 1931.

Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in New York, 1979.

Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in New York, 1979.

Ballerinas in the rehearsal room of the George Balanchine Ballet School, 1936.

Ballerinas in the rehearsal room of the George Balanchine Ballet School, 1936.

Athletics coaches on Hiddensee Island, west of Rügen Island, in the Baltic Sea, 1931.

Athletics coaches on Hiddensee Island, west of Rügen Island, in the Baltic Sea, 1931.

Read more: All Pulitzer Prize photos (1942-1967)

Albert Einstein at Princeton, 1948.

Albert Einstein at Princeton, 1948.

An Italian officer sledges in Sestriere, Italian Alps, 1934.

An Italian officer sleds in Sestriere, Italian Alps, 1934.

An optical illusion building in the Peseldorf district, Hamburg, Germany, 1979.

An optical illusion building in the Peseldorf district, Hamburg, Germany, 1979.

Army officer Mussolini manicure in Milan, Italy, 1934.

Army officer of the Mussolini army during the manicure procedure in Milan, Italy, 1934.

A young Englishman looks at himself in the mirror of the Grand Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1932.

A young Englishman looks at himself in the mirror of the Grand Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1932.

A wicker rocking chair displayed at a flea market in Paris, 1963.

A wicker rocking chair displayed at a flea market in Paris, 1963.

A prostitute on the rue Saint-Denis in Paris, 1932.

A prostitute on the rue Saint-Denis in Paris, 1932.

A New Yorker on vacation in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1940.

A New Yorker on vacation in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1940.

A man tries to sell a doll on the rue Saint-Denis, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 1931.

A man tries to sell a doll on the rue Saint-Denis, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 1931.

A girl at the Weissensee Jewish cemetery in East Berlin, 1979.

A girl at the Weissensee Jewish cemetery in East Berlin, 1979.

A gigantic oak tree in Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA, 1968.

A gigantic oak tree in Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA, 1968.

Alfred Eisenstadt photos of A fresco in the Dominican monastery of San Marco called Providence. It was created by Giovanni Antonio Sogliani in 1536. Italy, Florence, 1935.

A fresco in the Dominican monastery of San Marco called Providence. Giovanni Antonio Sogliani created it in 1536. Italy, Florence, 1935.

Perseus by the Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini holds the severed head of a jellyfish. Against the background, a copy of Michelangelo's David, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy, 1935.

Perseus, by the Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini holds the severed head of a jellyfish. Against the background, a copy of Michelangelo’s David, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy, 1935.

 

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Vintage pictures of samurai women, 19th century https://oldpics.net/vintage-pictures-of-samurai-women-19th-century/ https://oldpics.net/vintage-pictures-of-samurai-women-19th-century/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:27:06 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5556 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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woman samurai in a fencing gearWhile many people think of women samurai as a legend, they did exist. Japanese called female warriors as onna-bugeisha.  Empress Jingu was their earliest predecessor as she led a campaign against Korea in 200 after her husband Emperor Chuai, the fourteenth ruler of the country, died. Jingu’s story has stood the test of time, and in 1881, she became the first woman to appear on the Japanese banknotes.

Read more: 100 most important pictures in history

The onna-bugeisha ethics was as uncompromising as the samurai code – bushido. Samurai women began training at the age of 12. They mastered the art of using the naginata, the yari spear, chains, ropes, and the samurai tanto dagger, rather than paying mercenaries to protect themselves, as the terrified townspeople in Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai did these women trained in combat to protect communities that lacked male fighters.

The legends of women samurai

Many stories about prominent onna-bugeisha date back to feudal times. Many of them refer to the medieval warrior Tomoe Gozen, who became a national hero. Her story became a base for the book Heike Monogatari, also known as the “Japanese Iliad.” Tomoe Gozen was “exceptionally beautiful” and “a surprisingly skillful archer and swordsman … she was a warrior worth thousands, ready to face a demon or God, on horseback or foot.”

By the mid-1800s, the onna-bugeisha tradition almost disappeared. But the fortitude and habits of training in women samurai families persisted. Some women participated in the Bosin Civil War and shocked the public with their exploits. Nakano Takeko was among them. She was one of the last women samurai to die a soldier’s death in 1868. She led the attacking squad and was wounded in the chest. Takeko knew that the wound was fatal, and so she asked her sister Yuko to cut off her head and bury her so that the enemy could not capture her as a trophy.

Read more: The story behind the ‘Tokyo Stabbing’ picture, 1960

Very few portraits of women samurai from the 19th-century survived. Some pictures in this publication are just actors or geisha images. Nonetheless, they give us a vivid idea of ​​what the legendary Japanese female warriors might have looked like.

Onna-bugeysha with a katana

Onna-bugeysha with a katana sword

onna-bugejsya started their training at the age of 12

Onna-bugejsya started their training at the age of 12

In this photo we likely see an actress in samurai's clothing

In this photo, we likely see an actress in samurai’s clothing

Female samurai with a traditional sword

Female samurai with a traditional sword

Colorized picture, the middle of 19th century

Colorized picture, the middle of the 19th century

Colorized picture of women samurai

Colorized picture of women samurai

Another colorized picture of female samurai

Another colorized picture of female samurai

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Vintage photos of Paris in the 1890s by Emile Zola https://oldpics.net/vintage-photos-of-paris-in-the-1890s-by-emile-zola/ https://oldpics.net/vintage-photos-of-paris-in-the-1890s-by-emile-zola/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:16:51 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5402 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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It looks like Emile Zola knew how to hold in his hands, not only a pen but also a camera. Also, we hope that all Oldpics visitors know that Emile Zola was a genius writer. Now, let’s take a look at his vintage photos of Paris and decide if he was a tolerable photographer.

Emile Zola took most of these photographs in Paris at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He tried himself as a cameraman shortly after the 1899 World Exhibition was over. The one that brought the Eiffel Tower to Paris.

And yes, we know that Emile Zola, together with Alexandre Dumas, Guy de Maupassant, and other respected artists, signed a letter against its construction. He called on the Parisians “in the name of taste, in the name of French art, which is in danger, to protest against the construction in the heart of our capital the useless and ugly Eiffel Tower.” Nevertheless, the tower constantly appears in his photographs. Apparently, we have before us a classic case of “endure – amour.”

Emile Zola was in love with Paris

After returning home from exile in England, Zola again fell in love with Paris in all its manifestations. We remind you that he was in exile to avoid arrest after his scandalous letter “J’accuse …!” So Emile Zola focused his lens on random passers-by, his young wife, and two daughters, after all, on himself.

Emile Zola didn’t practice the pictorial photography genre as Leonard Misonne. He neither published his photos in the magazine of Alfred Stieglitz, who was constantly looking for the new photo talents during that historical period. Nonetheless, take a look at the selection of 25 excellent shots.

Read more: 100 most important pictures in history

 

World Fairy of 1899

World Fairy of 1899

The stairs to the Sacre-Coeur

The stairs to the Sacre-Coeur

The river Seine

The river Seine

The mud on the streets of Paris

The mud on the streets of Paris

That's how Eiffel Tower was highlighted in the new 1900 year

That’s how Eiffel Tower was highlighted in the new 1900 year

Paris images by Emile Zola

One of the Train Station in Paris, 1890s

One of the Train Station in Paris, the 1890s

Paris photos by Emile Zola

Paris pictures by Emile Zola

 

Pedestrian bridge in Paris

Pedestrian bridge in Paris

Emile Zola's wife

Zola’s wife

Emile Zola with family

Emile Zola with family

Emile Zola with his dog

The writer’s dog

Emile Zola photography

Emile Zola didn't like the idea of the Eifel Tower construction. Although, he took a lot of its photos

Zola didn’t like the idea of the Eiffel Tower construction. Although he took a lot of its photos

Emile Zola and his wife

Writer and his wife

Autumn in Paris

Autumn in Paris

Another photo of Paris by Emile Zola

Another photo of Paris by French novelist

Amazing view from the Eiffel Tower

Amazing view from the Eiffel Tower

A short rest during a bike trip

A short rest during a bike trip

A ship in the waters of Sienne

A ship in the waters of Sienne

A selfie by Emile Zola

A selfie by Zola

A famous Paris 1890s attraction

A famous Paris 1890s attraction

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Flying baby photography, California, 1991 https://oldpics.net/flying-baby-photography-california-1991/ https://oldpics.net/flying-baby-photography-california-1991/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:38:32 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5397 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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Flying baby photography, California, 1995Stay cool, the Flying baby is safe and sound; now she is about 30 years old.

It’s amazing how some photos become a part of pop culture. We cannot say that the Flying baby photo was taken by accident. But it wasn’t a serious staged photoshoot too, just like the picture “Tennis Girl,”, 1976. Or the ‘Cowboy’ photo became one of the most expensive pictures in the world and hit the Top 100 most important in history.

How was the Flying baby photo possible?

Nowadays, when we overcare our children, the Flying baby photo looks even more amazing.

But in 1991, everything was possible. Apparently, Sherri and Jeff Leeds were not shocked when photographer Gregg Epperson asked them to participate in the special photoshoot. It happened in Joshua Tree National Park in California.

Epperson wanted the parents, standing on two large stones, to throw the child from hand to hand.

And the parents enthusiastically agreed. Mr. and Mrs. Leeds is not one of those couples who sit with babies at home. On the contrary, they went with little Jordan (this is the Flying baby) on hikes.

Epperson snapped the photo and kept it in archives for four years until it was sold to the hiking apparel company Patagonia’s spring catalog. That’s how Flying baby photography became famous in 1995.

Jordan, a Flying baby

Jordan wants to take another Flying photo with her child.

Let’s fly again!

Meanwhile, Jordan grew up; now, she is about 30 years old. She stated that she was not offended by her parents to put her in danger as a child.

On the contrary, Jordan plans to take the same picture with her child. “I will hang my photo on the wall in the hallway, and next I will hang a photo with my child … I think it will be cool.”



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Sleeping on a rope in London, 1930s https://oldpics.net/sleeping-on-a-rope-in-london-1930s/ https://oldpics.net/sleeping-on-a-rope-in-london-1930s/#respond Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:25:42 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5160 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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Sleeping on a rope in London, 1930sSleeping on the rope was the cheapest option in the flophouses of London in the 1930s.

Look at this photo every time your own mattress feels too hard for you.

People who like to lament about what terrible time we live in, what terrible air we breathe, and what disgusting GMO we eat, obviously, have little idea of ​​how our ancestors lived.

We thought that these eye-grabbing pictures belong to the Victorian era. People often did some bizarre things during this period. Everything looked weird: the way people swam in the sea, visited dentists, or even smiled

But here’s a surprise, this photograph was taken in London in the 1930s. The scene is pretty clear: people are sleeping, hanging on ropes.

Sleeping on a rope cost 2 pence

Sleeping on a rope cost 2 pence

Sleeping on the rope was a challenge

This comfort cost 2 pence and was called “twopenny suspension” among the townspeople. Orwell described it in detail in his book “Pounds of Dashing in Paris and London.”

“Overnight stay in a class slightly higher than the street class. In a two-penny hanger, clients are seated on a long bench with a rope stretched in front of them, which holds the sleepers like a transverse rail of a sloping rotten hedge. At five in the morning, a man mockingly called a valet removes the rope. I myself have not been in suspensions, but Chumar spent the night there often, and when asked if it was possible to sleep in such a position at all, he replied that it’s not so bad as weaklings ringing about it – it’s better than on a bare floor. There is a similar type of refuge in Paris, only there are not two pence, but twenty-five centimes (half a penny)”.

But if you were a lucky owner of four pence you, could afford to settle in one of the hard boxes covered with tarpaulin. A solid luxury option when compared with a “two-penny suspension.”

Read more: 100 most important pictures in history

These Sleeping boxes were a more luxurious option in 1930s

These Sleeping boxes were a more luxurious option in the 1930s.

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A street traffic police with a torch, London, 1935 https://oldpics.net/a-street-traffic-police-with-a-torch-london-1935/ https://oldpics.net/a-street-traffic-police-with-a-torch-london-1935/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:29:29 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=4738 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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A street traffic police with a torchThe New York Times published this photo of the street traffic controller from London on October 23, 1935. Do you want to know what so special with this image? Why respected publication put featured a photo of respected traffic professional with a torch?

A bit of history

The first traffic light was deployed in London in 1930, at the intersection of Fleet Street. It was a primitive signal installation of three lights: red, yellow, and green. But not every intersection could count on such a technological luxury. Here’s why traffic police controlled the streets of London for many years more.

The traffic controller wore a white uniform for safety reasons. You should differ from the gray London landscape. This form was particularly relevant in the autumn and winter months when the brand heavy fog shrowds London.

A traffic torch in the fog

But the white cloth is not enough when you manage traffic in the heart of the capital of Great Britain. Here’s why you have to use a torch. These hand-made lanterns were stationary and connected to a gas pipeline. The traffic controller opened the hatch, laid out the light, and could easily direct the movement under its protection. It’s hard not to notice a bright flame, even in the thickest fog.

This torch was in the focus of the publication in the New York Times.

The caption for the image said, “This device can be folded and hidden in a metal box recessed into the pavement.” We assume that traffic police in New York didn’t have such “traffic lights.”

Read more: 100 most important pictures in history

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Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun, 1940 https://oldpics.net/winston-churchill-with-a-tommy-gun-1940/ https://oldpics.net/winston-churchill-with-a-tommy-gun-1940/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:58:20 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=4711 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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Winston Churchill with a Tommy GunA snapshot of Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun was quite popular among both British and Germans propaganda posters.

A morale booster

Winston Churchill was a tough guy during his young years and during his Prime-Minister cadence (at least, the first one). So, he was an actual leader of the UK when he took a trip across the country in the summer of 1940. Churchill aimed to maintain morale in the military units. He wanted to show the servicemen, and the civilian population, that the words he said in the House of Commons on June 4 of the same 1940 were not demagoguery.

Read more: All Pulitzer Winning Photos (1942-1967)

As you may remember Winston Churchill said: “We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans; we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and the streets. We will never give up!” Maybe here’s why we have a picture of Winston Churchill among the Top 100 most influential photos of all the time.

It was a great speech, and Prime-Minister was looking for visual support of his words. He found one during the inspection of the port of Hartlepool. Winston Churchill picked up the legendary Tommy Gun and grinned into the lens.

Winston Churchill aims his Tommy Gun, 1940

Winston Churchill aims his Tommy Gun, 1940

Churchill liked to pose with weapons

Winston Churchill liked his photos with weapons during WW2

Why Winston Churchill picked Tommy Gun 

The choice of weapon is not accidental. Winston Churchill perfectly knew that the British army bought thousands of Tommy Guns from the US. (However, brits discovered that the submachine gun is difficult to handle and weighs a lot, they rushed to exchange it for something more manageable.) The picture of Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun immediately spread across the UK. It said: Look, even our leader took up arms! It soon became apparent that outside the country, the photo is no less popular…

The British leader and the Nazi propaganda

The image of Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun in Nazi propaganda

How the Nazi used the photo of Winston Churchill

 Joseph Goebbels was the head of the NSDAP propaganda department during WW2. He liked the photo of Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun so much that he decided to squeeze everything out of it. He removed the unnecessary background (in this case, the soldiers on the sides of the prime minister). Then Photoshoppers framed the picture in an American manner and added: “WANTED. For incitement to murder.”

The calculation was perfect. Churchill looked like a drunken American gangster with a weapon in his hands. He looked like a real outlaw. 

Another version of anti-Churchill used just one-word ‘Scharfschütze.’ It means ‘sniper.’

Nazi distributed this photo of the “gangster” in Germany and the Axis countries. They also dropped copies over the territory of Great Britain during the Battle of Britain. The imported prints had the following text: “The gangster you see here is pushing you to participate in the war with women, children and the rest of the civilian population in the lead roles. This is an illegal massacre. The Hague Convention prohibits it, and we will stop it with wartime methods. Save at least your own family from her horrors!”

 

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