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 #ChineseTrainDriver 26 years apart https://zurl.co/LEqnV | #MattGrowcoot #China #RailwayIndustry #economy #HistoricalFriday #SteamTrains #transformation #UltraModernBulletTrain

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