Yearly Archives: 2011

New on Flickr: New Forest PhotoTrek: whatsthatpicture posted a photo: An image from the New Forest PhotoTrek… http://bit.ly/ee6Dx5 # A very early 'snapshot', possibly 1890s/1900s? One of five early fairground shots I found. http://flic.kr/p/5kuc9T # New on Flickr: Vintage car … Continue reading →

Brilliant. And it mentions Daguerre! RT @m1ke_ellis: Love, love, love this – all about Benjamin Franklin: http://nyti.ms/h9VO5T # Anyone for a sing-song? "World War II sailors singing" http://flic.kr/p/8j7PEW # Not sure the station has changed much, but teh trains have! … Continue reading →

A favourite recent acquisition: "Vintage Railway Album – LNWR, GWR, GER etc, with named locos" http://flic.kr/s/aHsjqY2rit # RT @Shorpy: Cycle Cops: Washington, D.C., 1918. "District of Columbia parks — park policemen." Harris & Ewing Collec… http://ow.ly/1c06qR # Another great ID … Continue reading →

RT @AntiquePhoto Felice Beato: 'A Photographer on the Eastern Road' at the Getty (@GettyMuseum) – http://huff.to/ebjiHP # @postalheritage @PostalMuseum thought I'd share this with you: "Bhil postman, unknown location, India" http://flic.kr/p/5ywJSh # RT @bjr70 Fascinating essay on the collectors of … Continue reading →

x2 RT @kajsahartig: Nice! RT @AntiquePhoto: Photographer Andrew J. Russell (b. March 20, 1829) collection at the @mnhs http://bit.ly/h9h8rs # Great new(ish) group on Flickr – The Calotype Society – http://bit.ly/dRtiFb # Always great when a sign in a pic … Continue reading →

@gazetteancetres yes, but is it real? http://on.today.com/h0EPdF in reply to gazetteancetres # Technicolor Kew in 1941. Wonderful footage @kewgardens rediscovered and now online http://bit.ly/dR1EdS # RT @indicommons: The Smithsonian asks: Help Us Identify These Scientists in "Women in Science" Flickr … Continue reading →

@OldPostcards postcard arrived today. Nice. Thanks 🙂 in reply to OldPostcards # Great 1900s Vancouver panoramas – about: http://bit.ly/gLdzmr & gallery: http://bit.ly/hi9GjP # Stunning detail of these mounted police from @VanArchives . Love it when archives share hi-res images – … Continue reading →

Thanks, glad you like it! RT @anna_boman Love this interactive timeline for old dated images http://bit.ly/i8d9Lm, by @PhotosOfThePast #foto # Fantastic @kewgardens suffragette related story http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2765476716/comment72157626003208503/ # RT @AntiquePhoto More on landscape photography pioneer Magnus Jackson (1831-1891) – http://bit.ly/eVOihg (pdf) … Continue reading →

New newsletter from @PhotoDetective mentioning our collaboration at #WDYTYA Live at Olympia next weekend – http://bit.ly/gInh0w # Very nice early CdV – Boston [NE England] Widow, English Carte de Visite, circa 1860 http://flic.kr/p/9j6njH # Bridesmaids with ostrich feathers! Wedding group … Continue reading →