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1860s The Eyes Have It

dewey839 wrote in vintagephoto Oct 02, 2012 06:00

La Contessa Castiglione (1837-1899) by Pierre-Louis Pierson ca. 1863-66

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oddity, france, 1860s, woman, italian, expresive

1910s. Two Women

dewey839 wrote in vintagephoto Oct 01, 2012 06:10

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1907. Don't Try This At Home

dewey839 wrote in vintagephoto Sep 28, 2012 06:10

A fakir in Benares, India, reclines on a bed of nails. Photo by Herbert Pointing.

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1900s, oddity, india, sepia

1910. Grotto at Lourdes, France

dewey839 wrote in vintagephoto Sep 23, 2012 06:20

The grotto where young Bernadette Soubirous experienced her apparitions of the Blessed Virgin. At the time, the grotto was a garbage dump. Note the crutches of pilgrims who were healed by its miraculous spring water.

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unknown photographer, oddity, france, 1910s, female

1930. Table Service

dewey839 wrote in vintagephoto Sep 21, 2012 06:05

Two waiters serve lunch on a steel beam high above New York City. Must have been an expensive lunch.

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oddity, architecture, 1930, usa, men

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rockabillyvixen wrote in vintagephoto Aug 22, 2009 15:48

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