Century-Old Photos of Spooky Vintage Halloween Costumes
These terrifying vintage photos from the early 20th century of homemade Halloween costumes come from a remarkable collection.
1950s Photo Studio is a Perfectly Preserved Time Capsule
E. Chambré Hardman was a prominent British photographer in the 20th century, his career started in the 1920s and stretched into the 1970s.
Incredible Set of Historical Photos are Signed by Photographers and Subjects
A collection of photographs that mark pivotal moments in American history complete with notes from the people who took them is being auctioned off today.
Photographer Finds and Digitizes Century-Old Family Photos
A Wyoming-based photographer has uncovered a large collection of family photographs taken throughout the 20th century and digitized them to reveal and preserve the everyday lives of past generations.
Rediscovered Slides Show Victorians Knew How to Get Silly In Front of the Camera
Funny faces and unusual antics in front of a camera might be more prevalent now than ever before, but if you think our Victorian ancestors didn’t have fun with film every once in a while, you might be pleasantly surprised to see this humorous collection of slides that prove you wrong.
Incredible Color Photographs of Early 20th Century Russia
Looking back at photography from the past is always an incredible experience, and this beautiful collection of color images from the early parts of the 20th century in Russia is no exception.
Library of Congress Digitizes Archive of Early 20th Century Panoramic Postcards
Last month, the Library of Congress finally finished a project they started all the way back in 2008: they finished digitizing an archive of 467 panoramic postcards from the early 1900's. All of these postcards are now available online for interested folks to peruse through, learn from and enjoy.
“How Unprofessional Can It Really Be?”: Eisenstaedt’s Self-Portraits with Icons
Best known for his iconic V-J Day in Times Square image, photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt snapped some of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century's most famous faces. LIFE writes that the photographer had an interesting habit: jumping into the frame for self-portraits with his subjects.
Albert Kahn’s Documentation of Humanity Through Early Color Photography
Albert Kahn was a wealthy French banker who launched a project in the early 1909 that aimed to create a photographic record of the world. The first commercially successful color photography process, Autochrome Lumière, had just arrived two years earlier, and Kahn decided to use the medium to both document human life and to promote peace. He sent out an army of photographers to 50 different countries, amassing 72,000 photos and 100 hours (183,000 meters) of film that became one of the most important collections of images in human history.