History in Photos

Postings of vintage photos from the mid 1800s through World War II. Most are lightly edited.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Ziegfeld Girls

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The Ziegfeld Follies were theatrical productions modeled after the French Folies Bergères.  They have been described as something of a cro...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Paul Strand

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Paul Strand (1890-1976) was an American art photographer. His career spanned many decades.  Blind (1916)  Boys at Cape Coast, ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Gertrude Käsebier

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Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934) was an influential American woman photographer.   Adoration, ca. 1898  American Horse, ca. 1900...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Duchess of Devonshire’s Jubilee Costume Ball

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Previous sets of photos from this event here and here .  Lord Rodney as King Arthur  Miss Goelet as Scheherazade  Mr Hen...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Suffragettes

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Some photos from the American suffrage movement, from Harris & Ewing.  Frank Wheeler Mondell, Representative from Wyoming, with s...
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