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Rock bands photos before they became popular (updated)

By Andrew Piper
September 22, 2020
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(Last update: 22 September 2020. 20 new photos added) Rock music history starts with these photos. All these rock bands became popular…

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Vienna in 1945: Noteworthy pictures from soviet archives

By Andrew Piper
September 22, 2020
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Soviet troops captured Vienna in 1945 after the bloody and exhausting battle. Allies signed two related documents in July, and these agreements…

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Rosemary Kennedy: tragedy of JFK’s sister lobotomy in pictures

By Andrew Piper
September 21, 2020
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Rosemary Kennedy was born to be a part of the high society, but her mental problems led to a failed lobotomy that…

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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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Amazing Russia of the 1990s in 23 pictures

By Andrew Piper
September 21, 2020
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We publish some interesting pictures of Russia from time to time, and this publication covers the 1990s. As usual, Oldpics selected some…

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ArtStories

10 most expensive photographs in history

By Andrew Piper
September 21, 2020
4 Mins read

The most expensive photographs list is very different from The most important pictures, or even from Pulitzer Prize photos. Almost all of…

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ArtStories

30 poignant pictorial photos by Leonard Misonne

By Andrew Piper
September 19, 2020
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Belgian photographer Leonard Misonne became the founder of the pictorial photography. This genre was popular in the late 19th and early 20th…

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Bizarre pictures of the soviet parade of the 1920s and 1930s

By Andrew Piper
September 19, 2020
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The parade was an integral part of the soviet culture during the 1920s and 1930s. After WWII the Soviet government limited the…

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MusicStories

The 1964 confrontation of rockers and mods in 30 pictures

By Andrew Piper
September 18, 2020
3 Mins read

The clashed of mods and rockers in the UK is an integral part of Rock music history. Oldpics published a noteworthy picture…

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Tennis Girl: the story behind the iconic poster photo, 1976

By Andrew Piper
September 18, 2020
2 Mins read

We believe that the ‘Tennis Girl’ photo increased the number of those wishing to become tennis players in 1976. Later this image…

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