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Vintage Las Vegas: amazing historical pictures of the Sin City

By Andrew Piper
September 30, 2020
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These stunning vintage Las Vegas pictures shed light on the pre- and an early neon era of the city. Nowadays, Las Vegas…

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American settlers’ lifestyle through the lens of Solomon Butcher

By Andrew Piper
September 28, 2020
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Solomon Butcher photography is an important visual source for understanding the routine of the American settlers’ lives. Solomon Butcher preserved her history…

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Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, 1905

By Andrew Piper
September 22, 2020
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In this photo German and Russian Emporors, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, wearing each others’ uniform. They met on the…

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10 most expensive photographs in history

By Andrew Piper
September 21, 2020
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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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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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Punkah Wallah: interesting facts and pictures

By Andrew Piper
September 18, 2020
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Punkah Wallah was a replacement for the air conditioners for the wealthy people hundreds of years ago. Basically, punkah is a large…

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Vintage photo of the Russian treasury carriage robbery, 1906

By Andrew Piper
September 4, 2020
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This robbery photo belongs to the godfather of the Russian photo reportage Karl Bull. This Russian camera pioneer even managed to open…

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Gigantic French telescope, Paris, 1900

By Andrew Piper
August 28, 2020
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Gigantic French telescope is a noteworthy gem among other Oldpics vintage photos, taking to account how old it is. So, it’s the…

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The political career of Theodore Roosevelt in pictures

By Andrew Piper
July 17, 2020
3 Mins read

Many of these pictures still keep energetic of the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, one of the most popular leaders of the US….

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A group of men advertising for wives, Montana, 1901

By Andrew Piper
June 15, 2020
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You’ll never get how desperate the men’s life can be when there’s no single woman several hundred miles around. That was the…

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