Civil War Pictures

Lewis Hine - Steamfitter

1921 - Gelatin Silver Print

Abraham Lincoln

I lovelovelove this picture. Taken from a history book, apparently four days before his assassination in 1865. :

Portrait of a Skeleton

Nostalgia

A friend of mine at work found some neat old pictures courtesy of Shorpy. He copied his favorites onto my computer, and I decided to share a few below, but there are so many cool ones that I may do another entry down the line:

Alfred Cheney Johnston

I absolutely adore these portraits. I haven't yet found a site that offers a large selection of his images, but maybe I'm not looking hard enough.

Care and Feeding of a Mermaid

Josef Sudek

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I adore the picture above. I think the lighting and shadows are absolutely beautiful.









You can see more examples of his work here.

Stephen Berkman

See more at his website.

Pavlov

I love the lines and curves in these photots, but I'm not sure how I stumbled upon them. They were saved as "Pavlov," and googling the name + photography yields quite a few results that I don't have the patience to look through at the moment.

Aviation

I love old airplane pictures:

Howard Hughes

He lead an interesting life. Read more about it here.