Alice Austen (March 17, 1866–June 9, 1952) lived in Clear Comfort, a Victorian Gothic waterfront property on the Staten Island shoreline by the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, with her her life partner Gertrude Tate. This unique vantage point gave the photographer a view of the erecting of the Statue of Liberty (1886), troops returning from … Continue reading "Alice Austen : The New York Photojournalist For Ladies Who Bicycle And Other City Types" The post Alice Austen : The New York Photojournalist For Ladies Who Bicycle And Other City Types appeared first on Flashbak.

“In early 1954, on a late train from Southend, someone pulled the communication cord. The train ground to a halt. Light bulbs were smashed. Police arrested a gang dressed in Edwardian suits. In April, two gangs, also dressed Edwardian-style, met after a dance. They were ready for action: bricks and sand-filled socks were used – … Continue reading "The Teds – Photographs of The Second Coming of Britain’s First Youth Tribe, 1979" The post The Teds – Photographs of The Second Coming of Britain’s First Youth Tribe, 1979 appeared first on Flashbak.

“In 1975, while driving my car in Manhattan, I was in an accident and my entire life flashed before me. When I awoke in the hospital, I began to think about all of the events which led to my being there.” – Marcia Resnick on who she was inspired to create Re-Visions   In 1975, … Continue reading "Marcia Resnick: Re-Visions, 1978" The post Marcia Resnick: Re-Visions, 1978 appeared first on Flashbak.

Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990) begins with the impact of genetic engineering. “For 200 years modern humans morphed the genetics of other humans to create genetically-altered creatures. The aquamorphs and aquatics are marine humans with gills instead of lungs. One species – the vacuumorph – has been engineered … Continue reading "Rewilding Humanity – Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990)" The post Rewilding Humanity – Dougal Dixon’s Man After Man : An Anthropology of the Future (1990) appeared first on Flashbak.