V: Captivating Images From Days Gone By.

CAPTIVATING present participle of cap·ti·vate Verb. Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm. #camera #BW #blackandwhite #vintage #classic
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two women standing next to each other on a beach
Nice spontaneous holiday photo
Best friends c. 1920s
an old hand holding something in it's palm with other hands on the ground
an old photo shows three men with different expressions
History In Pictures on Instagram: "A father and son fooling around while getting their pictures taken, 1910 This a rare example of people goofing off in front of a camera. Back during this period, getting your picture taken was a serious event. Photographs were not like they are today. They took a long time to be taken, so people did not smile in them, as smiling for long periods can be uncomfortable. Some people also were quite suspicious of cameras as humanity entered a new age of technology.
three women sitting on the beach with their bags and books in front of them,
Mervyn O'Gorman's 'Christina' | National Science and Media Museum blog
a woman standing on the beach looking up at the sky with her head tilted back
Mervyn O'Gorman's 'Christina' | National Science and Media Museum blog
A Picnic on the Beach, 1913, Mervyn O’Gorman © Royal Photographic Society Collection: O’Gorman captures a timeless scene as the group eat their picnic on the beach in Dorset, with Durdle Door in the background.
an old black and white photo of two boys in suits with hats on their heads
photos anciennes - L'atelier de jojo
Vintage Shutters, Unusual Buildings, Ange Demon, Old Cameras, Vernacular Architecture, Camera Shop, Interesting Buildings, Home Camera, Unique Buildings
Los Angeles's Programmatic Architecture - Weird California
a man is working on an old sewing machine
Cecil Beaton's rare war photography – in pictures
National Cowboy Museum on Instagram: “In honor of Black History Month, we want to honor the Buffalo Soldiers in the American West. The Buffalo Soldier’s main charge was to…” Buffalo, History, Buffalo Soldiers, The Buffalo, American West, Soldier, Cowboy, Male Sketch, On Instagram
National Cowboy Museum on Instagram: “In honor of Black History Month, we want to honor the Buffalo Soldiers in the American West. The Buffalo Soldier’s main charge was to…”
National Cowboy Museum on Instagram: “York (ca. 1770-ca. 1834) was an enslaved man owned by William Clark who accompanied Clark and Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery…” Instagram, Art, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark
National Cowboy Museum on Instagram: “York (ca. 1770-ca. 1834) was an enslaved man owned by William Clark who accompanied Clark and Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery…”