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Samantha Botha

an old photo of a woman with flowers in her hand

kitten on the keys

vintage 1914 photo

an old black and white photo of a woman with long hair in a dress looking off to the side

1901: A Space Odyssey

↢ Bygone Beauties ↣ vintage photograph of Evelyn Laye (1917), English actress.

Saison Ciel: Photo

↢ Bygone Beauties ↣ vintage photograph of Lota Cheek by George Maillard Kesslere, 1923

an old brick house with the words rose red on it

Stephen King's Rose Red by RafaelAveiro on DeviantArt

Stephen King's Rose Red. A haunted mansion. Perhaps King was inspired to re-imagine this real life debacle into a fictional horror. The Winchester Mystery House. It's surreal existence is said to be haunted, it's more fun that way. Historian's reason that widow Sarah continued to build onto her house for 38 years until her death. Her purpose. to confuse the spirit's of those killed by Winchester rifles. built from 1884 until September 5,1922.

an old black and white photo of people laying on the ground with one person standing

De Profundis Clamavi

Opium dens... what wasted lives - Since the 1850's, Limehouse became a notorious area for it's Opium dens, immortalised by Sherlock Holmes, Oscar Wildle and Fu Manchu. They fell into decline after 1908, when the government ban on the sale of Opium was legislated.

an old black and white photo of a woman with curly hair wearing a headband

vintage

No existe referencia alguna, pero es recordada como Lone Bright, 1912.

Gallery | Asian Creations

A vintage 1920's shoot. The Great Gatsby style

Lily Elsie, the most photographed woman of Edwardian times...

Lily Elsie, the most photographed woman of Edwardian times... "Everyone agrees that Lily Elsie has the most kissable mouth in all England... she possesses the Cupid's bow outline with the ends curving upward delicately, all ready for smiles.... Strangely enough, the women of the land were among her most devoted admirers." - Lily Elsie Recalls her Renunciation", Atlanta Constitution, 21 November 1915