1900s – We Heart Vintage blog: retro fashion, cinema and photography

Building Manhattan Bridge (Without a Safety Harness) 1908

Wow, you’d certainly need a head for heights to do this job! Back in 1908-9 when the Manhattan bridge was

Well, this is definitely the oldest movie I’ve watched, and it’s truly fabulous! It’s quite incredible that it was made

So, it’s Boxing Day and I’m sitting here (eating chocolates) waiting for it to snow. Apparently we are due to

Historical stage costumes are by their very nature fabulous. Rarely understated they needed to communicate the nature of a character

So, you thought the selfie was something new? Apparently not! Here is the evidence that people have been taking selfies

We all know the story of the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic. At least I assume we do, I

I seem to have a slight obsession with vintage mug-shots this week and I couldn’t resist sharing these beautiful photos

If I was having my photo taken in wet woolen swimwear I think I’d close my eyes too… I know

I love so many things about this photo. I love the swinging deckchairs, those huge and cumbersome hats (on the

I’m not sure quite what’s going on in this photo. Are they a lesbian couple (which I’m guessing would have

I assumed that women’s boxing was a fairly new sport, after all it was only included in the Olympics last

Parisienne vintage winter fashion from 1912: A ladies walking costume consisting of a slender cut dress and a coat done up

Criminal mugshots of men arrested in England in the early 1900s for a variety of crimes including Larceny (is this

A girl standing on tip toe on a champagne bottle in a pleated costume and top hat from 1904. Is