These photos are from collection of the very famous French documentation photo-agency Roger-Viollet and show some extraordinary sights.
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July 29, 2011
July 27, 2011
19 Cool Inventions From the 1920s and 1930s
The fast pace of technology change in the 1920s brought us the lie detector, traffic signal, bubble gum and Penicillin. An all-electronic moving-image television system somewhat similar to that used today was invented and demonstrated in 1929. The 1930s were not less invention-intensive bringing us the jet engine, helicopter, tea bags, sticky tape, ballpoint pen and the first photocopier.
However, somewhere between these great world-changing inventions there were some fun and sometimes even hilarious inventions the world has forgotten.
However, somewhere between these great world-changing inventions there were some fun and sometimes even hilarious inventions the world has forgotten.
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| All terrain car able to descend slopes up to 65 degrees (England, 1936) |
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| The Cyclomer, a bicycle on land and water can ride with a load of 120 pounds (Paris 1932) |
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| Hamblin glasses. A pair of spectacles especially designed for reading in bed (England 1936) |
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| Bulletproof glass, demonstration by the best rifle man of the New York police, 1931 |
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| Kind of shovel on a car. Purpose: reducing the number of casualties among pedestrians (Paris 1924) |
July 26, 2011
Rare Color Photographs of 19-Year-Old Norma Jeane (aka Marilyn Monroe) in 1946
Brunette, nineteen-year-old, newly-signed model Norma Jeane poses for Hollywood photographer Richard C. Miller in 1946.
She is fresh-faced and… not exactly shy, but as she splashes in the California surf adorned with only a slather of ruby lipstick, the sultry, dazzling image associated with the tragic starlet seems far in the future.
The photographer nicknames her Nonnie. Later, in 1958, they meet again on the set of Some Like It Hot. He doesn’t know how to address her.
She is fresh-faced and… not exactly shy, but as she splashes in the California surf adorned with only a slather of ruby lipstick, the sultry, dazzling image associated with the tragic starlet seems far in the future.
The photographer nicknames her Nonnie. Later, in 1958, they meet again on the set of Some Like It Hot. He doesn’t know how to address her.
Drive-By Shooting: Candid Portraits of L.A Drivers in the 1980s and ’90s
Andrew Bush concentrated on the theme of identity as defined by possessions from his very first works such as Bonnettstown Hall, in 1984 that recorded an 18th century Irish manor occupied by the same family for many generations.
After settling in Los Angeles in 1985, the American photographer took on a project called Vector Portraits that were photographs of cars and their passengers taken while he was driving in the city’s streets and freeways. With the help of an equipment installed on his passenger seat, Bush captured drivers framed by their car windows and the surrounding landscapes, either stopped in traffic or traveling, lost in their thoughts or interacting with other passengers.
“Initially, I was just floundering around in the world with a camera. Living in Los Angeles, I was captivated by how people interacted as a result of driving, so I began experimenting with taking pictures while driving. It seemed strange that we exist in this very private interior, almost a living room, while circulating in such a public way.”
His spontaneous images reveal the ambiguity between private and public spaces while they unveil amusing details such as bullet holes or a disguised airport car. Yet the most fascinating is how connected drivers and cars are; just as we tend to say how much dogs and their owners look alike, it seems as though cars and drivers also share a close identity.
After settling in Los Angeles in 1985, the American photographer took on a project called Vector Portraits that were photographs of cars and their passengers taken while he was driving in the city’s streets and freeways. With the help of an equipment installed on his passenger seat, Bush captured drivers framed by their car windows and the surrounding landscapes, either stopped in traffic or traveling, lost in their thoughts or interacting with other passengers.
“Initially, I was just floundering around in the world with a camera. Living in Los Angeles, I was captivated by how people interacted as a result of driving, so I began experimenting with taking pictures while driving. It seemed strange that we exist in this very private interior, almost a living room, while circulating in such a public way.”
His spontaneous images reveal the ambiguity between private and public spaces while they unveil amusing details such as bullet holes or a disguised airport car. Yet the most fascinating is how connected drivers and cars are; just as we tend to say how much dogs and their owners look alike, it seems as though cars and drivers also share a close identity.
July 23, 2011
Old Photos of Ernest Hemingway Partying
Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway is seen as one of the great American 20th century novelists, and is known for works like A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea. These photographs below captured everyday life of Hemingway in the past...
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| When Ernest Hemingway wasn't drinking wine, gin, whiskey, vodka or absinthe, he was usually playing with guns |
July 22, 2011
Old Photos of Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics.
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| A childhood portrait of Albert Einstein and his sister Maja |
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| Albert Einstein on his 75th birthday, March 15, 1954, in Princeton, New Jersey |
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| Einstein visiting the observatory of Mount Wilson, which at that time operated the largest telescope |
