Early 20th century

This is the life in St. Petersburg over 100 years ago.

Poster Print-Taxis outside Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington, London-A2 poster sized print (420x594 mm) made in the UK

The Edwardian era was once elegantly described as, a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live

Max Beckmann -Street at Night 1913

Carl Vilhelm Holsøe [Danish artist, 1863-1935] was influenced by Vermeer’s 17th century Dutch interiors. Oil on canvas Private collection ----- Brothers-in-law Peter Vilhelm ILSTED and Vilhelm HAMMERSHØI along with brothers Carl Vilhelm HOLSOE and Neil HOLSOE were leading artists in early 20th century Denmark. Peter, Vilhelm, Carl and possibly Neil were members of ‘The Free Exhibition’, a progressive art society created around 1890. They are famous for painting images of "Sunshine and Silent…

The first buses to come into service did so slightly earlier, though – back in London. As soon as the war began, London’s buses were pressed...

English actress and singer of the early 20th century, Gertrude "Gertie" Millar (later Countess of Dudley) (21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952) - seen here for her her role in "The Toreador," in 1901, at the Gaiety Theatre, in London... https://www.facebook.com/The.Attic.of.Sublime.Vintage/photos/a.942176595799792.1073741828.942146649136120/1169985789685537/?type=1&theater

Art nouveau card woman and man walking dow stairs evening dress

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north west, Surrey to the west and Eas...

From a patient in a TB tent to a birthday boy wearing a Stetson, Lora Webb Nichols captured the fleeting boom of Wyoming’s copper mining industry