What was Japan 100 years ago. In 1881, after many years of working with European photographer Felix Beato and Baron Raimund von Stilmeda as a Retoucher and assistant, Japanese photographer Kusakabe, Kimbei finally opened his own business in Yokohama. Kimba positioned itself as the most successful Japanese photographer of his …
Read More »Historical value: in the Lvov school can’t replace a century window
Lviv gymnasium because of the cold, wants to replace old Windows. The project presented on the public budget of the city, but the mayor replied that will only allow the restoration, after installing plastic Windows in the monument is prohibited. Wooden Windows of the Lviv law gymnasium for over a …
Read More »What was Odessa in the first half of the last century. Photo
These pictures were made by an American. Whether you want to see Odessa 30 years? If Yes, then this will help us work American photographer and traveler – Branson Deck (Branson DeCou). He traveled a lot, took pictures, and showed their pictures. In 1931, Branson traveled to the Soviet Union, …
Read More »Time capsule: the Kiev plant found message half a century ago
The message was immured in the wall of the plant “Arsenal” in 1967. In Kiev at the plant “Arsenal” opened an iron “time capsule” that’s been in one of the walls since 1967. This was reported on the page “Typical Kiev” in Facebook. Employees of the plant cut it, the …
Read More »Unique footage of the cleansing of paintings of the XVII century from the mud. Video
The video attracted 150 thousand likes and more than 7.5 million views in less than a day British art dealer Philip mould showed the process of laundering paintings of the XVII century. Amazing video that he posted on his Twitter page. “The return of the incredible paintings of the era …
Read More »The stars of “the Magnificent century” in everyday life. Photo
Just land and sky. The series “Magnificent century” at the time was extremely popular, he became a sensation both in Turkey and in 50 countries around the world which were shown. The show’s main characters suddenly became real stars, and of course, with this lost personal life, as the paparazzi …
Read More »Ukrainians in XXVIII century: social networks have fun the flag in the film Besson
In the film there is a scene with a Ukrainian flag and chevrons. Social networks are actively discussing the emergence of a Ukrainian state symbols in one scene, a science fiction film by Luc Besson “Valerian and the city of a thousand planets.” Although the film premiered back in August, …
Read More »The beginning of the twentieth century in eloquent images from around the world. Photo
They will surprise you for sure. Old photographs sometimes contain less valuable information than the history books. Looking at them, notice different items that can tell a lot about past era, how people lived, were at the centre of global events. The survey collected rare photographs, which are of great …
Read More »How to look like a passport to the great men of the past century. Photo
Unique documents from famous people. What kind of documents the most famous personalities of the past in our collection. Katharine Hepburn Audrey Hepburn James Joyce Mohammed Ali Adolf Hitler Working Sestroretsk arms factory of K. P. Ivanov, Vladimir Ulyanov-Lenin Marilyn Monroe Walt Disney Ella Fitzgerald Spouses Kennedy Albert Einstein Rene …
Read More »Appeared “live” photos of the new Toyota Century
Third generation “Japanese olls-Royce” presented at the Tokyo motor show. Considered the most conservative in the world Rolls-Royce cars? Then you haven’t heard of the Toyota Century luxury sedan, the new generation of which was presented at the motor show in Tokyo. Just think: in 50 years of existence of …
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