30 interesting retro shots that tell about the past (31 photos)

Photography is sometimes like a time machine. Retro footage can tell a lot about the past: thanks to them, we see historical events and eras from different sides, immersing ourselves in them in a new way. This collection contains interesting shots of different people, things and events that tell a lot about the past.





1. Double exposure of French illusionist Henri Robin with a “ghost”, 1863



2. "Antarctica", photo by Herbert George Ponting, 1911





3. A bride leaves a recently bombed house in London, November 4, 1940.



4. Portrait of Hattie Tom, Apache Native American, 1899



5. World War I soldier with his little friend



6. Winner of the "Most Frightening Woman in Great Britain" award in 1883



7. Japanese postcard depicting a woman with a kitten, 1907



8. Three women on the streets of Marshall, Texas, USA, 1899



9. Photo of a Victorian woman, 1880s



10. "Peaceful Kiss", London, 1905



11. Women firefighters in London, 1916



12. French cat, 1912



13. Female Freemason in Berlin, 1910



14. Louis Coulon, French metallurgist, in 1890



15. Victorian lady with long hair, 1890s



16. Portrait of a boy with a cat, 1890s



17. Portrait of American photographer Amelia van Buren, 1880s



18. Climbers in the Alps, 1900s



19. Dressed up ladies in Brazil, 1913



20. Another Victorian lady, city of Vienna, around 1890



21. French actress Arlette Dorger (1880 – 1965)



22. Creepy 1900s Santa Claus



23. Mother pulls out her son's tooth, New York, 1897



24. Geisha Tomigiku, 1910s, Japan



25. Two girls washing clothes in London, 1901



26. Girl on the streets of Caterham, England, 1894



27. London bar, 1893



28. An eerie photograph of two sisters, 1890



29. Empress Maria Feodorovna and Queen Alexandra of England in their home Hvidøre in Denmark. Photo from the late 1900s