Toulouse-Lautrec
[Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa or simply Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of fin de siècle Paris yielded an œuvre of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern and sometimes decadent life of those times. Toulouse-Lautrec is known along with Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin as one of the greatest painters of the Post-Impressionist period. In a 2005 auction at Christies auction house a new record was set when [La...
Vintage Jurassic Park
A model of a prehistoric icthyosaurus is dragged from its pond in the grounds of Crystal Palace, London, for its annual clean. The keeper is being helped by some of the local police force. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). February 1927...
Simply 25 Interesting Vintage Photos
USA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1950. (Photo by Elliott Erwitt/Contrasto)...
May Day Parade in Tel Aviv 1947
Traditional May Day parade, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1947, documented the IDF's camera lens. Series of images, saved by IDF archives of the Defense Ministry, shows the the streets of Tel Aviv. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)...
Mutant Bicycles: Bicycle Inventions in Chicago 1948
Four-man bicycle is powered by five chains and has brakes on both its wheels, 1948. The bike was built by Art Rothschild (top position) who broke three ribs while learning how to ride it. (Photo by Wallace Kirkland/Time & Life Pictures)...
Car Accidents. Part III
Mail truck tries to climb tree. Comm. Ave. Boston, 1927. (Photo by Leslie Jones) P.S. All pictures are presented in high resolution. To see Hi-Res images – just TWICE click on any picture. In other words, click small picture – opens the BIG picture. Click BIG picture – opens VERY BIG picture (if available; this principle works anywhere on the site AvaxNews)...
Boston Police
Mounted cop in action on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts, 1920 – 1929 (approximate). (Photo by Leslie Jones)...
Street Cleaners
Photo shows street cleaning vehicle in New York City, made by Magnus Butler. New York, between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915. (Photo by George Grantham Bain)...
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