Postcard of the Grand Canal from around 1890, coloured using the photochrom process. Many more postcards of Venice can be found at the following link. http://mashable.com/2016/07/16/venice-photoochrom/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-retronaut-link#1D6mLb5EIkq3 I hope to post some of my own (very amateur) efforts later in the year.
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Portraits of London Street Children from the Early 1900s
Images of poverty can easily be skimmed over when looking at old photographs but, for me, the sight of the children's bare feet is a visceral reminder of the reality of their lives. The photographer is Horace Warner (Spitalfields Nippers published by Spitalfields Life Books) Many more photographs can be found at Vintage Everyday: vintage … Continue reading Portraits of London Street Children from the Early 1900s
Photographs of the Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow c.1868 to 1877
And many more at vintage everyday: 44 Incredible Photographs of the Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow from between 1868 and 1877 Save Save Save Save
Catherine Meyrick 