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Category: Black and white historical photos

Black and white photos from history, including portraits and snapshots of life from around the world.

Black and white historical photos

Photograph of Elsie and Lela Scott, 1910

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

Photograph of twin sisters, Elsie and Lela Scott. They were two of seventeen children of John and Julia Scott. The family migrated from Louisiana to Indiana and...

New York City, circa 1905
Black and white historical photos

Snapshot of life from New York City, circa 1905

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Historical Snapshots

A snapshot of life from New York City. Photograph taken circa 1905. — Source: Detroit Publishing Co., Publisher. Flatiron Building, corner after snow stor...

Black and white historical photos

Portrait of two Samoan women, 1905

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Portrait of two Samoan women – Tualele, on the left, and Selesa, on the right – taken in 1905. In the photograph, they’re both wearing lei (ne...

Black and white historical photos

Portrait of a Pacific woman, New Zealand

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

— Source: Pacific woman, taken circa 1870-1900, by Pulman and Son. Te Papa (B.008132)

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U.S. immigrant woman from Guadeloupe

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Portrait of an immigrant woman from Guadeloupe. Taken at Ellis Island in 1911. — “Portrait of an immigrant woman from Guadeloupe” sources: Man...

Black and white historical photos

Portrait of a family. South Carolina, 1862.

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

  Portrait of a family in Beaufort, South Carolina, taken in 1862.   — “Portrait of a family. Beaufort, South Carolina, 1862.” source: O’Sulli...

Black and white historical photos

Portrait of Zitkála-Šá, 1898.

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Portrait of Zitkála-Šá, 1898. Zitkála-Šá was born in 1876 on the Yankton Indian Reservation. She became a writer, musician, teacher, a Co-Founder of the Nationa...

Black and white historical photos

Portrait of a woman. United States, circa 1900

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Portrait of a woman. Georgia, United States, circa 1900. — “Portrait of a woman. United States, circa 1900” source: Du Bois, W. E. B. , Collector. A...

Black and white historical photos

Portrait of Union Army nurse Major Belle Reynolds

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Portrait of Union Army nurse Major Belle Reynolds, taken in 1862 during the U.S. Civil War. Belle was described as “tall, handsome, and vivacious.” ...

Black and white historical photos

A snapshot of life: New York City, circa 1959.

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

A snapshot of life from New York City, circa 1959. — “A snapshot of life: New York City, circa 1959.” source: Rizzuto, Angelo, photographer. African...

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