#historicalfriday — Public Fediverse posts

Collector Scours Flea Markets for Vintage Photos of Women in Trees https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/collector-scours-flea-markets-for-vintage-photos-of-women-in-trees/ #foundphotographs #historicalfriday #womenintrees #Spotlight #Features

Unknown Photographer Who Took First Royal Portrait Honored With Blue Plaque https://petapixel.com/2026/05/29/unknown-photographer-who-took-first-royal-portrait-honored-with-blue-plaque/ #historicalfriday #daguerreotype #louisdaguerre #unitedkingdom #blueplaque #brighton #Analog #News

200 Years of Photos Reveal History of Mining and Industry in America https://petapixel.com/2026/05/15/200-years-of-photos-reveal-history-of-mining-and-industry-in-america/ #historicalfriday #historicalphotos #daguerreotype #dorothealange #richardavedon #lewishine #exhibit #mining #News

Extremely Rare Signed Photos of Abraham Lincoln and His Assassin John Wilkes Booth Sell at Auction https://petapixel.com/2026/05/08/extremely-rare-signed-photos-of-abraham-lincoln-and-his-assassin-john-wilkes-booth-sell-at-auction/ #historicalfriday #americanhistory #abrahamlincoln #alberteinstein #cartedevisite #baberuth #johnwick #Analog #News #jfk

Historic Photos Show the Once Ubiquitous American Diner https://petapixel.com/2026/05/01/historic-photos-show-the-once-ubiquitous-american-diner/ #libraryofcongress #historicalfriday #Editorial #americana #Features #diner #food

Exhibit Uncovers the 5,783 Contact Sheets Photographer Peter Hujar Left Behind https://petapixel.com/2026/04/24/exhibit-uncovers-the-5783-contact-sheets-photographer-peter-hujar-left-behind/ #historicalfriday #contactsheets #peterhujar #Analog #News

This Old School Passport Photo Studio Built Up an Incredible Collection of Celebrity Portraits https://petapixel.com/2026/04/17/this-old-school-passport-photo-studio-built-up-an-incredible-collection-of-celebrity-portraits/ #historicalfriday #passportphotos #passportphoto #Spotlight #celebrity #Features #passport #famous

Photography Pioneer Nadar Went on a Mad Balloon Ride That Ended in Near-Catastrophe https://petapixel.com/2026/04/03/photography-pioneer-nadar-went-on-a-mad-balloon-ride-that-ended-in-near-catastrophe/ #aerialphotography #historicalfriday #hotairballoon #catastrophe #felixnadar #Features #balloon #nadar #paris

100-Year-Old Photographs of Havasupai Tribe That Still Live in the Grand Canyon https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/100-year-old-photographs-of-havasupai-tribe-that-still-live-in-the-grand-canyon/ #historicalfriday #historicalphotos #nativeamerican #grandcanyon #havasupai #Features

Historic Photos Show Wild Pole Sitting Craze From the 1920s https://petapixel.com/2026/03/20/historic-photos-show-wild-pole-sitting-craze-from-the-1920s/ #historicalfriday #20thcentury #polesitting #Features #history #1920s #craze #fad

When Science Becomes Art: The Story of Harold Edgerton’s Milk Drop Photo https://petapixel.com/2026/03/13/when-science-becomes-art-the-story-of-harold-edgertons-milk-drop-photo/ #highspeedphotography #historicalfriday #milkdropcoronet #haroldedgerton #highspeedflash #strobelights #highspeed #Features #science #strobe #mit

Photographers Recreate 115-Year-Old Panoramic Photo of Their Hometown Using the Same Camera https://petapixel.com/2026/03/06/photographers-recreate-115-year-old-panoramic-photo-of-their-hometown-using-the-same-camera/ #panoramicfilmcamera #historicalfriday #panoramicphoto #rotatingcamera #cirkutcameras #Spotlight #180degree #newjersey #panoramic #Features #Analog #cirkut

This Polaroid Chemist Tested 5,000 Bottles to Invent Instant Color Photography https://petapixel.com/2026/02/27/this-polaroid-chemist-tested-5000-bottles-to-invent-instant-color-photography/ #instantcolorphotography #instantphotography #historicalfriday #historicalphoto #photochemistry #lifemagazine #edwinland #Features #polaroid #chemist #Analog

Life Magazine: A Window into 20th-Century America https://petapixel.com/2026/02/13/life-magazine-a-window-into-20th-century-america/ #historicalfriday #photojournalism #lifemagazine #photoexhibit #Features #newyork #life

The Story of ‘Grace,’ The Only Official State Photograph in the US https://petapixel.com/2026/01/16/the-story-of-grace-the-only-official-state-photograph-in-the-us/ #officialstatephotograph #officialphotograph #historicalfriday #minnesotra #Features #history #Analog #grace

The Camera Trick Behind an Iconic 1937 Film Visual Effect https://petapixel.com/2025/10/31/sh-the-octopus-1937-camera-visual-effect/ #motionpicturefilm #historicalfriday #transformation #hollywood #Features #filters #Analog #1930s #film #chi

Incredible Photos Show the Same Chinese Train Driver 26 Years Apart https://petapixel.com/2025/09/26/incredible-photos-show-the-same-chinese-train-driver-26-years-apart/ #historicalfriday #transformation #Features #economy #china #train

That Time Mathew Brady’s Assistant Almost Killed Ulysses S. Grant https://petapixel.com/2025/09/19/that-time-mathew-bradys-assistant-almost-killed-ulysses-s-grant/ #americancivilwar #historicalfriday #americanhistory #daguerreotype #ulyssessgrant #19thcentury #mathewbrady #Features #civilwar #Analog

‘The Vulture and the Little Girl’ One of the Most Shocking Photos Ever Taken https://petapixel.com/2025/09/12/the-vulture-and-the-little-girl-one-of-the-most-shocking-photos-ever-taken/ #vultureandthelittlegirl #historicalfriday #photojournalism #warphotographer #bangbangclub #kevincarter #joaosilva #Features #africa #ethics

Influential Sister Photographers Were Hidden in Geronimo’s Eye for a Century https://petapixel.com/2025/09/05/influential-sister-photographers-were-hidden-in-geronimos-eye-for-a-century/ #womeninphotography #libraryofcongress #historicalfriday #gerhardsisters #20thcentury #geronimo #portrait #Culture #history #News

This Gigantic 1970s Camera Gyro Shows How Far Tech Has Come https://petapixel.com/2025/08/29/this-gigantic-1970s-camera-gyro-shows-how-far-tech-has-come/ #gyroscopicstabilizer #historicalfriday #Technology #gyroscopic #gyroscope #Features #gimbal #gyro

Saudi Arabia Once Published a Textbook with Photoshopped Yoda Next to the King https://petapixel.com/2025/08/22/saudi-arabia-once-published-a-textbook-with-photoshopped-yoda-next-to-the-king/ #historicalfriday #Post-Processing #saudiarabia #education #photoshop #Features #starwars #textbook #yoda

Vagabond Photographer Shot 5,000 Photos of Rural Life That Were Found Years After His Death https://petapixel.com/2025/08/15/vagabond-photographer-shot-5000-photos-of-rural-life-that-were-found-years-after-his-death/ #historicalfriday #platephotography #robertodonetta #19thcentury #largeformat #swissalps #Features #history #thealps #Analog

The Hungarian-American Photography Connection https://petapixel.com/2025/07/25/the-hungarian-american-photography-connection/ #historicalfriday #andrekertesz #robertcapa #Features #brassai #hungary

Rare Photos Show British Victorians Letting Their Hair Down at the Beach https://petapixel.com/2025/07/18/rare-photos-show-british-victorians-letting-their-hair-down-at-the-beach/ #victorianphotography #historicalfriday #victorianera #paulmartin #Spotlight #victorian #Features #vacation #britain #holiday #1800s #beach

Fascinating Photos Reveal the Hidden World of Brothels in the Wild West https://petapixel.com/2025/07/11/fascinating-photos-reveal-the-hidden-world-of-brothels-in-the-wild-west/ #historicalfriday #historicalphotos #Features #wildwest #oldwest

Before ‘Star Wars’, George Lucas was Really into Shooting Cars https://petapixel.com/2025/06/27/before-star-wars-george-lucas-was-really-into-shooting-cars/ #historicalfriday #georgelucas #motorracing #carracing #grandprix #Features #starwars

Why ’28 Days Later’ Looked So Terrible https://petapixel.com/2025/06/20/why-28-days-later-looked-so-terrible/ #historicalfriday #28yearslater #28dayslater #horrormovie #moviemaking #dannyboyle #camcorder #Features #zombies #minidv

Fascinating Documerica Photo Project Focused on US Pollution in the 1970s https://petapixel.com/2025/06/06/fascinating-documerica-photo-project-focused-on-us-pollution-in-the-1970s/ #historicalfriday #environmental #documerica #losangeles #urbandecay #dannylyon #pollution #Features #newyork #Analog #1970s

The Sad Tale of Ira Hayes, A Marine in ‘Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima’ https://petapixel.com/2025/05/26/the-sad-tale-of-ira-hayes-a-marine-in-raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/ #raisingtheflagoniwojima #historicalfriday #memorialday #Features