A flower vendor at the markets in Les Halles in Paris in 1968. Photograph by Robert Doisneau (1912-1994), a champion of humanist photography. Les Halles was Paris’s central food market up until it was demolished in 1971, and replaced with a modern shopping mall. Source: Robert-doisneau.com/en/portfolios.The 55 metre (182′) schooner Adela was restored and relaunched from Pendennis Shipyard in Falmouth in 1995. She has had multiple refits since and now has the latest modern conveniences and communication equipment while still retaining the historical feel from her 1903 origins. Source: lomondyachts.com >2180612-Classic-Yacht-Restoration.February 1915 and Endurance, the ship from Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-1917 expedition to Antarctica is trapped by ice in the Weddell Sea. The ship was slowly crushed and it finally sank on 21 November 1915.
However, with the loss of the Endurance, Shackleton pulled of a remarkable rescue of all the 27 other sailors and scientists aboard by sailing with a small crew 750 miles across open ocean for help from Stromness whaling station on the island of South Georgia. The photograph was probably taken by the Australian photographer on board, Frank Hurley. Source: pinterest.com.Source: pinterest.ca>people photography.Source: ladyanto68.tumblr.com.Source: joyreactor.com.Relaxing with a book on board, reading Blue Mind – a landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J Nichols on the remarkable benefits of being on, in or near water on our health and well-being. Source: this-old-stomping-ground.tumblr.com.Source: kiltypleasure.tumblr.com.Source: Reblogged from ladyanto68.tumblr.com.Angus Young in full flight. AC/DC has released a new album (PWR/UP) which is a high-voltage tribute to original co-founder of the band, Malcolm Young, who passed away in 2017. Source: pinterest.com.au>acdcimafan>angus-young.Source: this-old-stomping-ground.tumblr.comMen of the 72nd Highlanders who served in the Crimean War, 1854 (colourised). Source: marinamaral.com.Source: photografickcoupe.tumblr.com.Source: this-old-stomping-ground.tumblr.com.Source: chopped-peace-collection.tumblr.com.Georges Roy’s “Majestic” motorcycle from 1930, will be in an exclusive exhibition of over 100 motorcycles from around the world at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane, from 28 November 2020 until 26 April 2021. Photo by Grant Schwingle. Source: blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au.Source: littleredridingcrop1.tumblr.com.Source: mardenostuff.tumblr.com.Source: hellow-I-am-canadian.tumblr.com.Man in dinghy, 1930, Whangaparoa Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Photo by Auckland-born photographer, Leo White (1906-1967). Source: hauntedbystorytelling.tumblr.com.Source: photografya.tumblr.com.
