Pre-revolutionary Russia: unique retro photographs of the Cossacks, taken in the late 19th - early 20th centuries

Rare retro photographs of Native Americans taken in the late 19th century

Filmmaker Paul Ratner became interested in Native American peoples while filming the historical adventure film Moses at Mass. As a result, he put together a fascinating photo archive, which includes not only black and white, but also rare, even for the beginning of the 20th century, color retro photos

Retro photographs of St. Petersburg, taken in the 19th - 20th centuries by an unknown photographer

Northern Palmyra has always attracted special interest and attracted tourists. In our review, a selection of old photographs that were taken more than 100 years ago in St. Petersburg by an unknown photographer. It is especially interesting to look at these pictures, first of all, for people who know this city well. But also for those who are just going to visit it

The humble charm of the Netherlands: Picturesque retro photographs taken in the late 19th century

These colorful postcards featuring picturesque landscapes, windmills and city canals were created in the Netherlands in the late 1890s. An employee of a Swiss printing company, Hans Jakob Schmidt, was able to turn black and white images into realistic color images. He did it using chromolithography technology using printed stones, and thanks to this, today we can see how people lived about 150 years ago

The very first photographs in the world: 15 unique photographs of the 19th century from the British gallery Tate

An exhibition dedicated to the origins of photography has opened at the Tate Britain in London. In this exhibition, you can see the earliest photographs taken between 1840 and 1860. This review contains the very first photographs that capture the amazing atmosphere of that time and the people who lived at that time

Unique photographs taken in Afghanistan in the middle of the 20th century

In the 1950s, liberal reforms began in Afghanistan, thanks to which the country embarked on a development path similar to the European one. But everything was not easy - in a feudal and impoverished country, a confrontation arose between the left proletariat, which followed the intelligentsia, and dark radical Islamic conservatives. But it was at that time that the veil was removed from Afghan women for the first time