Tag Archives: Photography

1962: You’ll Lose a Good Thing

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

Bruce Davidson: Chicago, 1962. I like to think this is playing on the jukebox.

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1904: Moonrise

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

Edward Steichen: Moonrise – Mamaroneck, New York (1904)

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1891: The Young Woman in Dress and Appearance Corresponded with the Visitor of the Dream

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

When living in Glasgow we had a neighbour, the Rev. Donald McKinnon, who resided in a villa next to ours, with whom we were on very friendly terms. His wife had been dead some time, and the old gentleman kept … Continue reading →

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1872: Wyoming

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Timothy H. O’Sullivan: Buttes near Green River City, Wyoming (1872) (source)

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1920: Gobi

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

Panoramic view of the Gobi Desert taken during one of Roy Chapman Andrews’ Central Asiatic Expeditions in the 1920s. (source)

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1845: Daguerreotype with Daguerreotypes

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Portrait of a Daguerreotypist Displaying Daguerreotypes and Cases, 1845, maker unknown. (source)

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1910: Portrait of a Woman

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Portrait of a woman by an unknown photographer; Senegal, c. 1910. Her hair style is called nguuka. “Created using black wool to produce two symmetrical voluminous spheres held by a textile on top of the head, this hairdo became popular … Continue reading →

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