One of the easily recognizable symbols of New York is the yellow taxi. Recently (since 2013) in the city there were their brothers-cars of green color. These cars pick up passengers only in Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten island. However...
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Business card of New York: yellow taxi in pictures of the 80's
Vancouver in the photo 30-50 years of the last century
Vancouver is a port city in Western Canada and is the largest city in British Columbia. There are centers of logging and mining enterprises, and the annual trade turnover of the port is 75 billion canadian dollars. Thanks to the diverse nature...
Photos of Trondheim, the first capital of Norway
Trondheim is a municipality in Trøndelag County, Norway. It is located on the southern Bank of the eponymous fjord Trondheim, lying at the mouth of the river Nidelva. King Olaf founded the city in 997. In 1030-1217, the settlement became the official...
Striped wolf: photos of the Tasmanian tiger
The thylacine, which is also called the Tasmanian tiger, looked like a striped wolf and was a marsupial - a relative of the Tasmanian devil. Yes, because for more than 80 years, no one has seen representatives of this species. The last Tasmanian tiger...
That was life in West Wales a hundred years ago
The images below were taken by Tom Mathias, a self-taught photographer who travelled to the West of Wales in the early twentieth century. During the journey, he took many photographs depicting the daily life of the Welsh. After Tom's death, the...
Amsterdam in the photo of the 70s
These photos of Amsterdam made Arthur Staal, having visited here in the early 70 - ies of the last century. The capital of the Netherlands is located in the province of North Holland, which is also called "Venice of the North" due to the abundance of...
Post-war Japan in color photographs
After world war II, Japan was occupied for several years. In 1947, the country adopted a new Constitution that turned the state into a constitutional monarchy. After 1955, Japan experienced rapid economic growth. However, these color photographs, taken...
Native American life: 20 colorful postcards
This collection of postcards, which depict native Americans, is stored in DeGolyer Library. On the cards you can see representatives of the Navajo, Pueblo, hopi. In addition, the interiors of their homes, ceremonials, scenes from everyday life are...
Viennese landscapes in photographs of the mid-XX century
Vienna is the largest city and capital of Austria, the cultural and economic center in the country. Vienna is rich in beautiful architecture, including Baroque palaces and gardens. At one time it was the largest German-speaking city and the center of...
Mobile libraries: how books were delivered by carts and cars
In the late 19th century, horse-drawn carts loaded with books arrived in villages and suburbs where there were no libraries. With the improvement of the car, the cart was replaced by a car. Mobile libraries even became an integral part of American...