A vinaigrette of historical footage from past years. Issue 191

Originally these shots were black and white, but careful hand coloring gave them new life. These shots give us a unique opportunity to feel the spirit of bygone times and see the world as people of those years perceived it - colorful, truthful and natural. This allows us to better understand the peculiarities of life and everyday life of people from different parts of the world.

The Sonter family packing fruit. Australia, 1911.





Nuns. Rio, Brazil, 1955.



Colossal statue of Ramses II. Memphis, Egypt. 1920-1933.



On the streets of Algiers, 1920s.



Robert Scott's expedition to the South Pole, 1910-1913.



Guffa (traditional round boat) on the Tigris, Baghdad, 1932.



Aerobatic team "Thunderbird", Philippines, 1959.



Construction of the Palace of the National Congress of Brazil, 1950s.



A Syrian family walking along a road past walled houses in the shape of an old Phoenician city, 1940.



A young Ndebele girl balances firewood on her head. South Africa, 1955.



A man in a heavy apron, mask and glove, possibly holding an X-ray machine, stands next to a seated man. South Africa, Johannesburg General Hospital, 1905.



Trained elephants. Sri Lanka, 1920-30.



Christ the Redeemer under construction. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1931.



Shell gas station in the desert. Algeria, 1963.



Women practice shooting on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, 1986.



A herbalist. Cairo, Egypt, 1962.



Children of Nepal, 1965.



Egypt, 1939.



Tree. Mexico, 1983.



Cairo tram, 1962.