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View of a girl charging a Baker electric car. Woman stands next to wall-mounted electrical box in background. Typed on back: "Baker electric." Handwritten on back: "Baker electric.", circa 1914 [source]

#cars #transport #black and white #20th century #USA #1910s

Japan in 1957

#color #japan #20th Century

Alfred George Buckham was a British photographer who specialised in aerial photography. Born in 1879, Alfred was a true pioneer in aviation photography. His photographs of clouds, aircraft, landscapes and seascapes have received worldwide acclaim. He produced some of the most outstanding aerial photographs of London, Scotland, New York, Central & South America, Egypt and others. Proprietors of his photographs include the Getty Museum, The National Galleries of Scotland and the Royal Photographic Society.

#Black and White #1920s #Scotland #Aviation #Alfred Buckham #photographers

The Great Snow Blizzard, USA, 1888.

“The Great Blizzard of 1888 or Great Blizzard of '88 (March 11 – March 14, 1888) was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in the history of the United States of America. The storm, referred to as the Great White Hurricane, paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada.[3] Snowfalls of 10 to 58 inches (25 to 147 cm) fell in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, and sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) produced snowdrifts in excess of 50 feet (15 m). Railroads were shut down, and people were confined to their houses for up to a week. Railway and telegraph lines were disabled, and this provided the impetus to move these pieces of infrastructure underground. Emergency services were also affected.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888

#19th century #1880s #1888 #USA #New York #Black and White #Nature

“Samsung Sanghoe” office, Daegu, Korea, 1938

“In 1938, Lee Byung-chul (1910–1987) of a large landowning family in the Uiryeong county moved to nearby Daegu city and founded Samsung Sanghoe (삼성상회, 三星商會). Samsung started out as a small trading company with forty employees located in Su-dong (now Ingyo-dong). It dealt in dried-fish, locally-grown groceries and noodles.”

#Black and White #20th Century #1938 #Korea #Samsung

Biplane pilot, World War I, 1910s

#Black and White #1910s #World War I #Aviation

Posed group portrait of Lakota chiefs standing in front of tipi - probably on or near Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, colorized photo. Author: John C. H. Grabill, 1891.

"No. 3525. INDIAN CHIEFS

Who counciled with Gen. Miles and setteled the Indian War. 1. Standing Bull 2. Bear Who Looks Back Running 3. Has the Big White Horse 4. White Tail 5. Liver Bear 6. Little Thunder 7. Bull Dog 8. High Hawk 9. Lame 10. Eagle Pipe

Photo and copyright by Grabill, '91."

#19th Century #Black and White #colorized #1890s #Native americans #USA

Coldwell Lawn Mower Co. catalog, 1917.

“THOMAS COLDWELL, who at the time of his death in 1905 was the oldest manufacturer of Lawn Mowers in America, was born in Staleybridge, Lancashire, England, in 1838, and came to this country at a very early age. His first employment was with John and William Rothery, who operated a file shop in Matteawan, N. Y. He was later employed by H. W. Swift, who had a machine shop at Wiccapee, in the town of Fishkill, and who was experimenting in the manufacture of lawn mowers, fashioned after Pudding's grass cutters manufactured in England. Mr. Coldwell, who was endowed with genius for invention, actually made the first lawn mower produced by Mr. Swift. He became associated with Mr. George L. Chadboro, who was also in the employ of Mr. Swift, and in 1868 Mr. Coldwell, with the assistance of Mr. Chadborn, invented a new lawn mower, resulting in the formation of the Chadborn & Coldwell Mfg. Co., at Newburgh, N. Y., with Mr. Coldwell as president, which continued until 1891, when Mr. Coldwell organized the Coldwell Lawn Mower Co., mention of which appears elsewhere in this work. Suffice it to say that their daily output approximates seven hundred complete mowers for each working day in the year and it is the largest plant in the world devoted to the manufacture of these machines.”

#USA #1910s #Machines

MT. FUJI, TREE, MAN AND SNOW -- Morning Light on the Winter Shores of Lake Yamanaka

The image is from a Sample Set of Classic Meiji and Taisho-era Japan Stereoview and Lantern-Slide images by Japanese Photographer T. ENAMI (1859-1929).

Source

#Japan #Color #19th Century #20th Century #Fuji

“TWO BOYS AND A BULL -- Plowing a Field Near the Slopes of Mt. Fuji Ca.1898-1908 image by T. ENAMI of Yokohama. While Enami spent a good part of his time composing multi-element scenes for the depth of his stereo camera, he also took care to compose the most simple of scenes.

The off-centering of both the Mountain and the Laborers makes this simple shot all the more pleasing.The original of the above is roughly a 2 1/2 x 3 inch size photograph on glass, hand-colored under a magnifying glass.” source

#19th Century #Color Photos #japan #Fuji

LZ 129 Hindenburg, 1936

#20th Century #1930s #Black and White #Germany #Airships

One of the first photos of Moscow, Russia, 1856 - a year of Alexander II coronation, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is almost completed.

#19th Century #1850s #1856 #Russia #Moscow #Black and White

Daimler-Benz advertisement of DB 600 engine, used in Messerschmitt Bf 109, 1940.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler-Benz_DB_600

#1940s #Germany #20th century #Aviation

Jean Bugatti with the Bugatti Royale ‘Esders’ Roadster, 1932

One of the most opulent and rarest cars ever created, The Bugatti Royale (also known as the Bugatti Type 41) was a luxury car crafted and designed by Ettore Bugatti in 1927. The Bugatti Royale is an enormous vehicle weighing up to 4 tons and one of the longest automobiles ever produced. When compared to newer vehicles, the Bugatti is about 10% longer than a Ford Super Duty F-450 truck and weighs about the same.

Ettore had plans to build only 25 of the Bugatti Royale and sell them to royals, but even the wealthy were not into paying $30,000 for a automobile during the Depression. Out of the 6 Ettore actually made, Bugatti ended up only selling 3.

The Bugatti Royale in this particular photo was designed and styled by Jean Bugatti, son of Ettore Bugatti. The car was especially designed for Dr.Armand Esders, a clothing manufacturer, who ordered a car without any headlights as this would impair the beautiful design. He had, as he said, no plans to drive after sunset anyhow. After a few years of ownership, Dr. Armand Esders sold the Roadster to a french politician who had the cars body restyled to look more like the Coupe De Ville model.

Photo colorized by Wayne Degan.

#20th Century #Black and White #Colorized #Transport #Cars #Bugatti

Views of Venice in 19th century, photos taken in a period from 1860 to 1880 by Carlo Naya, an Italian photographer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Naya

#19th Century #1860s #1870s #Europe #Italy #Venice #Photographers #Black and White #Carlo Naya

“View of a Village from Above”, photo by Přemysl Koblic, circa 1930.

Přemysl Koblic (1892 - 1955) - Czech photographer, chemist and publicist.

#20th Century #1930s #Black and White #Photographers #Přemysl Koblic

Leonard Misonne (1870 – 1943), a Belgian photographer.

Misonne was a master pictorialist photographer, whose atmospheric landscapes and street scenes are among the finest pictorial depictions of such subject matter. He employed many process and techniques throughout his career and championed a highly diffused printing system and light quality. His photographs are among many important collections and anthologies on the history of pictorialist photography.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9onard_Misonne

#20th Century #Black and White #1930s #Photographers #Leonard Misonne

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