This is the grave of Matthew Brady. Probably born in 1822 in New York (there is a bit of conflicting testimony about both facts, with some believing he was born in Ireland), the young Brady studied locally to become an artist. But in 1839, he...
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In the Progressive Era, the photographs of Lewis Hine brought the horrible conditions of child laborers in the United States into the sight of the middle class, helping to bring.
The steel industry in the United States declined for reasons a bit more complicated than a lot of other industries. It wasn't so much that steel manufacturers moved overseas so.
Between 1935 and 1945, photographers employed by the Farm Security Administration documented the nation and its people as it suffered through and emerged from the Great Depression. 170,000 images remain. Yale University has now placed them online for your exploration and you can even explore...
An amazing set of daguerreotypes and other early photographic images of the last American Revolution veterans.
Yeah, they look way more awesome and beautiful than anyone else's Polaroids.
A fascinating discussion of mid-19th century women who used their opportunity to pose for daguerreotypes and the first photographs to show themselves breastfeeding. And this is a great collection of historical breastfeeding images. Really cool stuff.
What an utterly wonderful set of color photos from Paris in the early 20th century. I love black and white photos and black and white cinema but seeing these things.
This is a fascinating interview with Henry Horenstein, photographer of country music. I have a Johnny Cash picture, but it’s no good. Same thing with Merle Haggard. But at the.