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Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Horsemaning
Horsemaning was a fashionable photography trend in the 1920s. But it seems that now fake beheading is experiencing a revival. (See more)
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Old pictures of Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player, active businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Candid Portraits of LA Drivers
Andrew Bush's Vector Portraits series, which was shot in the ’80s and ’90s, documents people from all walks of life driving cars in and around Los Angeles — complete with incredibly detailed captions. From a guy engrossed in his book while flying down Interstate 5 at 64 mph to a couple caught mid-kiss at the intersection of Cahuenga and Hollywood boulevards. [via]
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Friday, 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 |
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
Color photography of America in years before World War II [more...]
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| Bayou Bourbeau plantation, a Farm Security Administration cooperative. Vicinity of Natchitoches, Louisiana, August 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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| African American’s tenant’s home beside the Mississippi River levee. Near Lake Providence, Louisiana, June 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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| A crossroads store, bar, “juke joint,” and gas station in the cotton plantation area. Melrose, Louisiana, June 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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| Boys fishing in a bayou. Schriever, Louisiana, June 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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| Fish saler. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Color photography of America in years before World War II
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| Faro and Doris Caudill, homesteaders. Pie Town, New Mexico, October 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Russell Lee. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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| Connecticut town on the sea. Stonington, Connecticut, November 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Jack Delano. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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| Farm auction. Derby, Connecticut, September 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Jack Delano. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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| Children gathering potatoes on a large farm. Vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, October 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Jack Delano. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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| Trucks outside of a starch factory. Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, October 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Jack Delano. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Classic Humorous Photos from Life Magazine
For many years, America's favorite magazine signed off with an amusing -- often outrageous photograph designed to leave the reader laughing. LIFE Laughs Last collects more than 200 of these hilarious photographs -- every one guaranteed to warm your heart and tickle your funny bone.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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