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August 20th, 2015
1920s Britain at work and play
From Boy Scouts on a hike to children playing on a beach, this wonderful set of photographs captures British life almost a century ago. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...June 20th, 2015
Faces of pain: Harrowing portraits from Victorian lunatic asylum
These haunting portraits captured by Dr Hugh Welch Diamond between 1848 and 1858 give an insight into the harrowing lives of women forced to live out their years at Suffolk County Lunatic Asylum for paupers. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...June 10th, 2015
The colorful criminals of turn-of-the-century Nebraska
Historical mug shots taken during the turn of the century in Nebraska have been released, revealing the wide array of crimes and even wider array of characters that wound up behind bars. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...Regular posts
August 24th, 2015
Victorians go volcano-hunting in the days when explorers wore suits…
Ash-littered landscapes, streams of lava and, oddly, Victorian ladies posing in front of billowing clouds of smoke are trademarks of the work of photographer Tempest Anderson. The Victorian volcano-chaser risked his life dozens of times over to capture the stunning images and advance knowledge of how and why volcanoes erupt. Did you […] Read more...August 19th, 2015
Incredible pictures from the 1960s capture the last days of the slums
These are the haunting pictures of the last days of Manchester slum-land when houses built during the 19th century to home workers were finally demolished. Photographer Sheila Baker was the only female photographer documenting British street scenes between the 1960s and the 1980s. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...August 14th, 2015
Rare photographs show the fascinating early days of London’s Tube network (including vintage strike chaos)
London Underground is on the brink of one of its biggest changes since it was opened in 1863. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...August 14th, 2015
Rediscover Your Favourite Places
For you to browse & enjoy today: 138,000 old photos, 1,700 local and nostalgic books, 27,000 old maps, 49,000 shared memories of 32,000 UK towns & villages. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...August 14th, 2015
The Victoria Cross awarded for the bravest act Churchill ever saw
Thomas ‘Paddy’ Byrne, from Dublin, was among 400 servicemen of the 21st Lancers who were dispatched to Omdurman in one of the pivotal battles against the fanatical Mahdi in Sudan in 1898. R Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read more...August 14th, 2015
250,000 antique photos released online for first time
From Tower Bridge under construction to Queen Victoria celebrating her Diamond Jubilee, a huge collection of never-seen-before historic images have been made public for the first time. Taken from the Francis Frith Collection, the album includes as many as 250,000 antique photographs on everything from the royal family to villages and towns across the UK […] Read more...July 4th, 2015
