Unofficial PetaPixel BotMay 23
The Enduring Mystery Behind Iconic American Photograph ‘Lunch on a Beam’ https://petapixel.com/2026/05/23/the-enduring-mystery-behind-iconic-american-photograph-lunch-on-a-beam/ #lunchatopaskyscraper #Rockefellercenter #historicalphotos #lunchatopabeam #Features
The Enduring Mystery Behind Iconic American Photograph 'Lunch on a Beam'

There are three photographers who were known to be present that day.

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Images that make you smileMay 17
Pier and harbor, Littlehampton, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England Littlehampton

#Littlehampton #England #PierandHarbour #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom
Unofficial PetaPixel BotMay 15
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
200 Years of Photos Reveal History of Mining and Industry in America

It features early daguerreotypes to photos of rapid industrialization in the 1900s.

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PhotochromprintsMay 15

Das Rattenfangerhaus, Hameln, Hanover, Germany between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of Germany

#DasRattenfangerhaus #Hameln #Hanover #Germany #ViewsofGermany #German #House #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002713757/

PhotochromprintsMay 15

The Franzosenschanze, Norderney, Germany between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of Germany

#Franzosenschanze #Norderney #Germany #ViewsofGermany #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002713756/

PhotochromprintsMay 15

Conversation House, Norderney, Germany between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of Germany

#Norderney #Germany #ViewsofGermany #European #Europe #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002713755/

PhotochromprintsMay 14

Men's bathing place, Norderney, Germany between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of Germany

#Norderney #Germany #ViewsofGermany #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002713754/

PhotochromprintsMay 14

Market place, Norderney, Germany between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of Germany

#Norderney #Germany #Viewsof #Marktplatz #Nordernay #8288-P-2 #German #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002713753/

PhotochromprintsMay 14

Giftbude, Norderney, Germany between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of Germany

#Giftbude #Norderney #Germany #ViewsofGermany #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002713752/

PhotochromprintsMay 14

Kaiserstrasse, Norderney, Germany between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of Germany

#Kaiserstrasse #Norderney #Germany #ViewsofGermany #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002713751/