Tag Archives: Vintage
Roswell Angier: “Combat Zone”
In the 1950s, when Boston was a major Navy port, the area around Washington Street became known as the Combat Zone; the name derived from the Shore Patrolmen, who prowled the rock-and-roll bars, busting the heads of sailors. By the 1970s, when Angier spent two and half years (1973-1975) photographing the area, the sailors […]
The Punk Rock Photography of Jim Jocoy – SF/LA 1977-1980
These photos are ground zero of punk rock style—delirious innovation and a snarling takeover of youth culture still resonating more than 20 years hence.
JOHN BANASIAK: “GEORGE BROWN’S BAR” (1970-71)
From 1971-1981, John Banasiak photographed Chicago and surrounding areas at night. During that time, Banasiak would wander around the city at night, looking for quiet scenes he describes as “stage sets just waiting for the players to arrive.” http://www.josephbellows.com/ (All rights reserved. Images @ Joseph Bellows Gallery.)
“WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP EXCERPTS”
A selection of photographs produced by Charles Van Schaick between 1890 and 1910 that were used in the book Wisconsin Death Trip by Michael Lesy (1973). There are approximately 5,600 glass plates in the Charles Van Schaick collection preserved at the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Jackson County Historical Society.
MIKE DISFARMER: ‘DISFARMER PORTRAITS’
Ben Shahn: Jim Crow, Suspicious Looks and an American Economic Collapse
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