20th Century

A collection of 94 Posts

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Excerpts Art Europe

My Name, if You Must Know, is Adele

Sophie Haydock's electrifying historical debut about four muses and the artist who shocked Vienna

by Unseen Histories
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Excerpts Wales Politics

The Village of the Damned

Matthew Green revisits the Welsh village of Capel Celyn, and how it ended up beneath 68 million tonnes of water

by Unseen Histories
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Excerpts 20th Century Architecture

Out-of-Towners

John Grindrod investigates the rise of the 'Tescobethan Sheds'

by Unseen Histories
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Excerpts World War I Technology

Eavesdropping on the Enemy

Dr Helen Fry on the Man Who Saved MI6 during World War 1

by Unseen Histories
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Viewfinder Folklore Americana

A Very American Santa Claus

Emily Kern traces the provenance of a modern folk hero

by Unseen Histories
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Snapshot Art Print Architecture

The TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in 1962

An iconic, innovative 1960s airport terminal hailed as a critically-acclaimed architectural masterpiece

by Unseen Histories
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Viewfinder Art Print Americana

Greene County Fair, 1941

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

by Unseen Histories
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Viewfinder North America Folklore

A Public Domain Halloween

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

by Unseen Histories
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Viewfinder Art Print Americana

The [Untitled Photo] Series: Suburbia

Hidden gems from the public archives of America

by Unseen Histories
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Viewfinder North America Entertainment

Warped Portraits of the 1930s

Weird headshots from the American Federal Theatre Project

by Unseen Histories