32 Amazing Photographs of London Underground in the 1970s and 1980s_ml
Photographer Bob Mazzer spent two decades commuting to work and back on the tube. As he traveled, he used his Leica M4 and his own unique perspective…
Stunning Monochrome Photographs Capturing Life in London during the 1950s_ml
Casparus Bernardus Oorthuys (1 November 1908 – 22 July 1975), known as Cas Oorthuys, was a Dutch photographer and designer. Oorthuys first took up photography after he…
Vibrant Glimpses of England – Rare Color Photos Depicting Work and Leisure in 1928_ml
A policeman directs buses in the intersection of Trafalgar Square, London. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, photographer Clifton R. Adams was commissioned by the National Geographic to document life…
27 Rare and Amazing Color Photographs of London From 1924 to 1926_ml
These color photographs show a very different side to London from the traffic-snarled metropolis of today. They portray a more genteel city, complete with policemen guiding traffic,…
35 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of London in the Early 20th Century_ml
London entered the 20th century at the height of its influence as the capital of one of the largest empires in history, but the new century was…
Constructing the Chelsea Bridge – A Glimpse into 1936 Engineering Marvels_ml
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…
The Wish of Children – Emotional Vintage Photos Can Make You Heart Melting_ml
Little girl looking at dolls with emotional eyes The Wish of Children Shop Window, Paris, 1947 Store window of a doll shop, ca. 1920s The Wish…
Historic Photos of the Last Trams in London in July 1952_ml
What would you do if London buses went out of service? Terrifying thought isn’t it? Well, on July 6 1952 London’s trams ceased being a convenient form…
The Last Days of the Slums – 24 Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Life on the Streets in Manchester in the 1960s_ml
From neighbors chatting between rubble-strewn terraces to kids playing cricket on cracked pavements, Shirley Baker’s photographs capture a rich street life on the brink of being bulldozed…
20 Stunning Color Photos Show British Women’s Fashions of the 1920s_ml
The 1920s is the decade in which fashion entered the modern era. It was the decade in which women first abandoned the more restricting fashions of past…