Noortje Van Leeuwen<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/historicalphotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historicalphotos</span></a> </p><p>This photo was taken by Martin Schoeller for The New Yorker in 2002. "I was hired by The New Yorker in 2002 to photograph Robin Williams. After researching him, I realized that he was a very physical comedian. I came up with this idea to photograph him swinging from a chandelier in a fancy hotel room. Normally, publicists don’t like wild ideas like that, so I didn’t tell anyone about it. I secretly rigged up a chandelier at the Waldorf Astoria hotel for him to swing from.</p>
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A blast from the past:
When this image of the Shoyeido Incense Company's storefront in Kyoto, Japan was taken way back in 1907, the company was already some 200 years old.
For a little Western history context, at the time of Shoyeido's founding, England's Queen Anne was just getting around to knighting Sir Isaac Newton, and the American colonies were still decades away from establishing independence.
#shoyeido #incense #japaneseincense #kyoto #japan #historicalphotos #history
When this image of the Shoyeido Incense Company's storefront in Kyoto, Japan was taken way back in 1907, the company was already some 200 years old.
For a little Western history context, at the time of Shoyeido's founding, England's Queen Anne was just getting around to knighting Sir Isaac Newton, and the American colonies were still decades away from establishing independence.
#shoyeido #incense #japaneseincense #kyoto #japan #historicalphotos #history
St. Petersbourg. Palais d'Hiver, côte de la Newa , ca. 1890-1906 Zimniĭ dvoret︠s︡ (Saint Petersburg, Russia),Castles & palaces,Russia Saint Petersburg
#StPetersbourg #PalaisdHiver #SaintPetersburg #Russia #Petersburg #theNewWinterPalace #Russian #NewWinter #Zimniy #theNewWaterCanal #photography #historicalPhotos
Peterhof. La Chapelle du Château , ca. 1890-1906 Gosudarstvennyĭ khudozhestvenno-arkhitekturnyĭ dvort︠s︡ovo-parkovyĭ muzeĭ-zapovednik v g. Petrodvort︠s︡e,Chapels,Orthodox churches,Castles & palaces,Russia Saint Petersburg
#Peterhof #LaChapelle #Chapels #Orthodox #Castles&palaces #Russia #Petersburg #Russian #photography #historicalPhotos
St. Petersburg Peterhof , ca. 1890-1906 Gosudarstvennyĭ khudozhestvenno-arkhitekturnyĭ dvort︠s︡ovo-parkovyĭ muzeĭ-zapovednik v g. Petrodvort︠s︡e,Castles & palaces,Ornamental pools,Russia (Federation) Saint Petersburg
#StPetersburg #Castles&palaces #Russia #European #PeterhofPalace #SaintPetersburg #photography #historicalPhotos
Moscou. Clocher d'Ivan Veliky au Kremlin ca. 1890-1906 Bells,Streets,Orthodox churches,Russia (Federation) Moscow
#Moscou #ClocherdIvan #Kremlin #Streets #Orthodox #Russia #Moscow #RussianOrthodox #SaintBasils #Byzantine #Russian #NicholasIIs #photography #historicalPhotos
Sacred Gate of the Redeemer ca. 1890-1906 Gates,Streets,Clock towers,Russia (Federation) Moscow
#Streets #Clock #Russia #Moscow #SpasskayaTower #theKremlinWall #Orthodox #photography #historicalPhotos
Church of St. Basil, Red Square Moscow ca. 1890-1906 Khram Vasilii︠a︡ Blazhennogo (Moscow, Russia),Orthodox churches,Streets,Russia (Federation) Moscow
#ChurchofStBasil #RedSquareMoscow #Moscow #Russia),Orthodox #Streets #Russia #StBasilsCathedral #RedSquare #Orthodox #RedSquares #Churches #photography #historicalPhotos
Paysanne du Government d'Archangel , ca. 1890-1906 Women,Clothing & dress,Headdresses,Russia (Federation) Arkhangelʹsk
#Headdresses #Russia #Russian #photography #historicalPhotos