The Curious Retronaut
@curiousretronaut.bsky.social
All-time photography lover (Preferably in black & white)
Street playground: Marbles. Campeão, Portugal. 1956.
Photo by António Peixão
Photo by António Peixão
March 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Street playground: Marbles. Campeão, Portugal. 1956.
Photo by António Peixão
Photo by António Peixão
Washington Square Arch. NYC. 1965.
Photo by Bedrich Grunzweig
Photo by Bedrich Grunzweig
March 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Washington Square Arch. NYC. 1965.
Photo by Bedrich Grunzweig
Photo by Bedrich Grunzweig
Frankfurt, Germany. 1928
Photo bu Paul Wolff
Photo bu Paul Wolff
March 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Frankfurt, Germany. 1928
Photo bu Paul Wolff
Photo bu Paul Wolff
Venice, Italy. 1958.
Photo by Nino Migliori
Photo by Nino Migliori
March 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Venice, Italy. 1958.
Photo by Nino Migliori
Photo by Nino Migliori
Dublin, Ireland. 1960s
March 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Dublin, Ireland. 1960s
Amsterdam, 1950
March 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Amsterdam, 1950
Sunday at Portobello Road. London, 1954
March 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Sunday at Portobello Road. London, 1954
A formal dance heid at the Kenwood Country Club was only traditional part of Mariemont's Prom. Ohio, USA, 1958
March 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A formal dance heid at the Kenwood Country Club was only traditional part of Mariemont's Prom. Ohio, USA, 1958
Saturday night. 1950s
March 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Saturday night. 1950s
Street scene Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Looking west from Seymour Building, New York City. 1937
Photo by Berenice Abbott.
Photo by Berenice Abbott.
March 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Street scene Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Looking west from Seymour Building, New York City. 1937
Photo by Berenice Abbott.
Photo by Berenice Abbott.
Venice, Italy, the Piazzetta de Saint Mark. 1954
Photo by Gianni Berengo Gardin
Photo by Gianni Berengo Gardin
March 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Venice, Italy, the Piazzetta de Saint Mark. 1954
Photo by Gianni Berengo Gardin
Photo by Gianni Berengo Gardin
Sale of roasted chestnuts in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid. 1956
March 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Sale of roasted chestnuts in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid. 1956
Book-O-Mat, the pocket book vending machine. 1947
March 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Book-O-Mat, the pocket book vending machine. 1947
Low tide by the medieval French abbey of Mont Saint Michel. 1950.
March 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Low tide by the medieval French abbey of Mont Saint Michel. 1950.
Concorde - The first UK flight landing at RAF Fairford with its characteristic sloping nose for aerodynamic braking before touchdown. 9 April 1969
March 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Concorde - The first UK flight landing at RAF Fairford with its characteristic sloping nose for aerodynamic braking before touchdown. 9 April 1969
Puerto Rican Day Parade, 5th Avenue, New York City. 1963
By Joel Meyerowitz, a pioneer of color photography. Reminiscing about this shot from in the early '60s, he said: "The four girls stood in a doorway primping and getting ready to walk in the parade.
By Joel Meyerowitz, a pioneer of color photography. Reminiscing about this shot from in the early '60s, he said: "The four girls stood in a doorway primping and getting ready to walk in the parade.
March 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Puerto Rican Day Parade, 5th Avenue, New York City. 1963
By Joel Meyerowitz, a pioneer of color photography. Reminiscing about this shot from in the early '60s, he said: "The four girls stood in a doorway primping and getting ready to walk in the parade.
By Joel Meyerowitz, a pioneer of color photography. Reminiscing about this shot from in the early '60s, he said: "The four girls stood in a doorway primping and getting ready to walk in the parade.
Grand Central Terminal concourse. NYC, 1941
March 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Grand Central Terminal concourse. NYC, 1941
This photograph was taken in 1938 by Berenice Abbott it shows lower Manhattan and in the distance you can see a large ocean liner which is headed outbound her name is the SS Normandie.
March 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This photograph was taken in 1938 by Berenice Abbott it shows lower Manhattan and in the distance you can see a large ocean liner which is headed outbound her name is the SS Normandie.
Who remembers Saturday matinees back in the day?
March 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Who remembers Saturday matinees back in the day?
A westbound Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train passing by a siding near the town of Hoover, Texas. March 1943.
Photo by Jack Delano
Photo by Jack Delano
March 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A westbound Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train passing by a siding near the town of Hoover, Texas. March 1943.
Photo by Jack Delano
Photo by Jack Delano
British European Airways -BEA- Stewardesses, 1950.
March 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
British European Airways -BEA- Stewardesses, 1950.
Street scene in Malmö, Sweden, 1957.
March 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Street scene in Malmö, Sweden, 1957.
Elegant lady enjoying a sunny morning in the park. Paris, 1955
March 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Elegant lady enjoying a sunny morning in the park. Paris, 1955
Women workers build radios at Emerson factory. 1951
March 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Women workers build radios at Emerson factory. 1951
Paris scene. 1950s.
Photo by Loomis Dean
Photo by Loomis Dean
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Paris scene. 1950s.
Photo by Loomis Dean
Photo by Loomis Dean