Vintage Women's Hats and Headgear Fashions From the Early 20th Century

Women's hats were quite lavish and ostentatious during the early 1900s. Even when the clothing styles became more subdued, the hat was still fairly exuberant. Large, wide-brimmed hats decked out with plumes and flowers came in a wide variety of shapes and styles.

The introduction of the automobile in the early 1900s prompted the need for motoring hats and veils. For cycling, women frequently wore simple straw sailor hats.

Norma Talmadge in a fantastic velvet beret, 1919

Mae Busch in something truly different, 1929

Viola Dana in a great-looking geometric pattern, 1926

Barbara La Marr in a scarf a la the 1923

Claire Windsor looks elegant in fur, 1925

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Astonishing Mugshots of the Newcastle upon Tyne Criminals From the 1930s

From those wearing smart suits to the disheveled figures with their hair askew, these portraits are unlikely to make it into any family photo album. But they are perfect for a police record - hardly surprising considering they are mugshots of criminals from the 1930s.

These mugshots come from a police identification book believed to be from the 1930s. It was originally found in a junk shop by a member of the public and subsequently donated to Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. No information is available to confirm which police force compiled it but evidence suggests it's from the Newcastle upon Tyne area.

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Beautiful Vintage Portraits of Aussie Ladies

William J Hall (1877-1951) and his father, William Frederick Hall, both worked as photographers in Sydney in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The extensive collection of their images contains portraits, places and many sailing scenes.

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Rare Vintage Photographs of Chinese Women From Between the 1860s and 1870s

These incredible photographs are believed to be among the earliest of their kind in existence and offer an fascinating insight into life in China during the 1860s.

At home or abroad, in holiday robes or in plain clothing, the heart of a Chinese female seems to be at all times ready to overflow with mirth and good humor.

In this photograph from 1868, the bound feet of a Chinese woman are juxtaposed with a normal, unbound foot. The difference is incredible. The tiny shoe propped up against the wall looks like it was made for a small child, not a full-grown woman.

Here’s a sight that isn’t really that unusual, even today: two ladies, in this case Amoy women, sitting together for a bit of a chat.

Pictured here, in another photograph from 1871, is a young woman from Taiwan, which was known as ‘Formosa’ in the 19th century.

Seen here is one of the most widespread traditions of human society in any country, the wedding. The bride stands with her face covered, and indeed, it was quite normal for a groom not to see his bride before they were wed.

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Pictures of Caravans and Camping From Between the 1940s and 1950s

The images in this set relate to the subject of caravans and camping. They have been selected from the Arthur J Fenwick collection of circus material.

Arthur James Fenwick (1878-1957) was a director of Fenwick's Department Store, Newcastle. In his personal life he was extremely interested in fairs and circuses, collecting historical material about them and building personal relationships with showmen who visited Newcastle, particularly Bostock & Wombwell's circus, and the Hoppings held annually on the Town Moor. He was made a life member of the Showmen's Guild in 1944.

Desert Dream caravan on the road, 1950

Desert Dream caravan on the road, 1950

A.J.Fenwick sat on the steps of a showman's caravan

Young lady and birdcages

Outdoor stove. Two girls stood next to an old stove in amongst a group of caravans.

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37 Rare Color Photos of Young Japanese Girls Posing in Bathing Suits From the Early 20th Century

When you think Geisha girl you instantly think Kimono, china doll make-up, chopsticks in the hair and impractical platform shoes. But these retouched 19th century photos taken during Japan's Meiji and Taisho eras counter the general assumption that geishas only wore traditional dress.

Taken between 1868 to 1912, the pictures present the Geishas as bathing beauties modeling swimwear by the sea. For most of them, the identity of the photographers and models remain unknown - a situation common to all categories of old Japanese postcards.

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Building the Chelsea Bridge, 1936

This is Chelsea Bridge, the first Chelsea Bridge. It was opened with some celebration in 1858. It looks a little like its younger cousin the still surviving but beleaguered bridge at Hammersmith, opened in 1887. Unlike Hammersmith less than a hundred years passed before a new Chelsea bridge was needed to cope with the demands of traffic both across and under the bridge.

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Vintage Photographs of Russia in the Early 1930s

An American professor Frank Whitson Fetter was travelling along Russia in the early 1930s, these are the photos of one of the oldest Russian cities, muslim capital of central Russia that recently celebrated 1000 years old.

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Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life of Eskimo People From the Early 20th Century

The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia), across Alaska (United States), Canada, and Greenland.

The self-designations of Eskimo peoples vary with their languages and dialects. They include such names as Inuit, Inupiat, Yupik, and Alutiit, each of which is a regional variant meaning “the people” or “the real people.” The name Eskimo, which has been applied to Arctic peoples by Europeans and others since the 16th century, originated with the Innu (Montagnais), a group of Algonquian speakers; once erroneously thought to mean “eaters of raw flesh,” the name is now believed to make reference to snowshoes.

Despite that finding, the name Eskimo—widely used in Alaska—is nevertheless considered by some to be offensive. In Canada and Greenland the name Inuit is preferred for all indigenous peoples there. However, the indigenous peoples of Alaska include the Yupik and the Aleuts, both of whom are distinct from the Inuit. Other proposed names for the inhabitants of Alaska present different problems; Alaska Natives, for example, includes Athabaskan and other unrelated Native Americans.

Culturally, traditional Eskimo life was totally adapted to an extremely cold, snow- and icebound environment in which vegetable foods were almost nonexistent, trees were scarce, and caribou, seal, walrus, and whale meat, whale blubber, and fish were the major food sources. Eskimo people used harpoons to kill seals, which they hunted either on the ice or from kayaks, skin-covered, one-person canoes. Whales were hunted by using larger boats called umiaks. In the summer most Eskimo families hunted caribou and other land animals with bows and arrows. Dogsleds were the basic means of transport on land. Eskimo clothing was fashioned of caribou furs, which provided protection against the extreme cold. Most Eskimo wintered in either snow-block houses called igloos or semisubterranean houses built of stone or sod over wooden or whalebone frameworks. In summer many Eskimo lived in animal-skin tents. Their basic social and economic unit was the nuclear family, and their religion was animistic.

Eskimo Man reading a copy of the Saturday Evening Post, 1913

An Eskimo Family building an igloo, 1924

An Eskimo Hunter is in a kayak, and is about to throw a harpoon

An Eskimo man enjoying some music on a record player, 1922

A couple of Eskimo Men hunting Walrus, 1920

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To Land on the Moon, 1971

Apollo 15 embarked in July of 1971 and was the fourth mission in which humans walked on the moon. Two astronauts, Commander David R. Scott and LM (Lunar Module) pilot James B. Irwin, are shown during their 4 days on the lunar surface. Shortly thereafter, the Apollo 17 mission landed, in December of 1972, and would be the sixth and final mission in which humans would roam the moon.

The photographs from the 17th mission include Commander Eugene A. Cernan, LM pilot Harrison H. Schmitt and CM (Command Module) pilot Ronald E. Evans. Some activities depicted in the collection of twelve images include; the retrieval of a film canister on the outside of a spacecraft, the preparation of a LRV (Lunar Roving Vehicle), collection of lunar samples and, of course, the overall exploration of the moon’s surface.

Schmitt with Flag and Earth Above

Lunar Activities During the Apollo 15 Mission

Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt Collects Lunar Rock Samples

Astronaut Irwin with LRV

Astronaut James Irwin gives salute beside U.S. flag during lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA)

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