I love old advertisements, especially the liquor ones. Woody Allen for Smirnoff, via bbook
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The photographic portrait is no longer linked to milestones like graduation ceremonies and weddings, or exceptional moments such as vacations, parties or even crimes. Photography has become part of a daily, if not minute-by-minute, staging of the self. Portraits appear to have been eclipsed by self-portraits: tweeted, posted, shared.
Lincoln at Gettysburg
In November 1863, four months after the battle, President Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg to dedicate the national cemetery for the Union dead. In his remarks, he paid tribute to the brave men who died there and insisted that their sacrifice would increase the will of the people to fulfill America’s promise. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, a rhetorical masterpiece delivered in less than three minutes, defined the war as necessary for the survival of the nation and its ideals.
This rare photo from a glass plate negative by Matthew Brady is the first–and possibly only–photograph of Lincoln at Gettysburg.
August 12, 1911 - Boys working as “cutters” in a canning company, Eastport, Maine
Photograph by Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee.
The original caption indicates that several of the boys have had fingers cut and earn only about $1.00 a day.
World War II: The American Home Front in Color via The Atlantic
Amazing color photos from the WWII war effort at home — complete with propaganda captions!
The digital camera was invented in 1975.
The first commercially available digital camera, costing $10,000, wasn’t to come out until 16 years later.
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