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.
16 year-old Jessica Watson returns to Sydney Harbour on 15 May 2010 after 210 days alone at sea. She was the youngest sailor to sail solo and non-stop around the world. Watson wrote a book about her adventure titled “True Spirit”, published by Hachette Australia in July 2010. Source: abc.net.au.Sleeping sperm whales. This image “Synchronised Sleepers” was a finalist in the 2017 Big Picture Competition. Whales sleep by switching off only half of their brains which scientists think allows them to stay aware of predators and other dangers and to stay in touch with their pods, including their calves. Source: bigpicturecompetition.org.In 1955, Japanese tattoo artist Tokumitsu Uchida works with an electric tattoo needle machine that he made himself. Source: theoddsideofme.tumblr.com.The perilous life of a telephone engineer in London in 1920. Source: reddit.com/HistoryPorn.Source: ladyanto68.tumblr.com.Italian actress and model Monica Bellucci photographed by German-Australian photographer Helmut Newton in 1993. Source: oldschoolpic.tumblr.com.Somewhere on a beach in Greece. Image reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblir.com.Source: reddit.com/NudeBeach.The classic sailing yacht Hygie, a 24 metre (79 foot) ketch built in 1930 in Le Marchand shipyard. Hygie currently does charters in the Mediterranean, including France, Spain and Italy, and accommodates 8 passengers and 3 crew. Source: sails.org/classic-yacht-hygie-charter.html.Source: Image reblogged from murdocsurfs.tumblr.com.Source: forums.sailinganarchy.com.The workboat Ulva is loaded with a Landrover to be used by survey staff from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) on the Isle of Coll, in Scotland. Photo Credit: RCAHMS via bbc.com.The Japanese ShinMaywa US-2, a short takeoff and landing amphibious aircraft, takes to the air. First introduced in 2007, the aircraft is used in air-sea rescue, surveillance, and another version, for aerial fire-fighting. The ShinMaywa US-2 is powered by 4 Rolls Royce AE 2100J turboprop engines producing 4,592 horsepower each. Source and Photo Credit: en.wikipedia.org. Cafe de Flore, in Paris, in 1949. This cafe is one of the oldest and most iconic cafes in Paris celebrated for its famous clientele of writers, philosophers and celebrities. It is at 172 boulevard Saint-Germain. Photograph by Robert Doisneau (1912-1994).Meanwhile in Queensland, Australia .. a new school for children is opened in Stanthorpe, Queensland in 1872 – built as a large slab hut in the first year of European settlement. Photograph by William Boag via the State Library of Queensland.
Model and actor, Vikki Dougan, on the corner of Vine Street in Hollywood, photographed by Ralph Crane for Life Magazine in 1957. Source: pinterest.comThe view from aloft. Photo by Edina Szalai, (via imgur.com). A vintage pin-up. Source: Implied Images 2008.Source: reblogged from guavaballs.tumblr.com.“Le bouquet de jonquils” photographed in Paris in 1950 by Robert Doisneau (1912-1994). Doisneau was a champion of humanist photography and focused on the streets of Paris. Source: pinterest.com.au>sadzero>robert-doisneau.A police officer issues a ticket to a young woman for wearing a bikini on a beach in Rimini in Italy in 1957. Source: rarehistoricalphotos.com.Venice in the sunshine. Source: Pinterest.com.Source: pinterest.com>erotine fotograf.Crowds cram the shores of Sydney Harbour in the 1920’s to watch the 18-footer competition, championed by Mark Foy (1865-1950) the developer and Commodore of the Sydney Flying Squadron. Both Britannia (red ensign) and Yendys (anchor) in the right foreground are on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum (Wharf 7, Maritime Heritage Centre, Sydney). Source: sailinghalloffame.org.au>inductee>mark-foyThe Statue of Liberty under construction in Paris in about 1885. The statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States to commemorate the centenary of Independence. When completed in Paris, it was disassembled and shipped to New York; then reassembled and dedicated in October 1886. About 4 million people visit the statue every year. Photo credit: i.pinimg.com_originalsInside an airliner of 1926. Early airplane seats were wicker but in the 1930s aluminium came to be used, which at least had had the advantage that seats could be secured to the floor. Source: reddit.com.La Spina, from 1929, a classic Italian 12 metre class racing boat. Source: Reblogged from F&O Fabforgottennobility.tumblr.comSource: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.
