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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir - The first female president
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was Iceland’s fourth president and the first and only woman to hold the position.
She was the world’s first democratically e...
The value of photographic paper
Today, the process of creating a photograph is very simple compared to how it used to be in the 1800s.
Because everything is digitized, today is ha...
The Super Bowl!
One of the biggest TV events broadcasted around the world!
American Football’s championship, also known as the Super Bowl is held on the first S...
The Grammy Awards
The Grammys are the premier awards ceremony for recording artists.
They began in 1959 and were the last of the big four entertainment awards in t...
The Julian Calendar and The Orthodox Christmas
In the Julian calendar, Orthodox Christmas happens thirteen days later than other Christians.
The Julian Calendar was named after Julius Caesar b...
Champagne
Sparkling white wine is a popular celebratory drink and is often called Champagne.
However, this name only refers to a wine that is produced in t...
New Year’s Eve Around the World
New Year celebrations around the world
The New Year is welcomed with parties, fireworks, and alcohol around the world.
However, every country...
Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars
December 2020 saw the release of the eleventh “Star Wars” film “The Rise of Skywalker.”
It s supposedly the end of the saga of the ...
Oh Christmas Tree!
Evergreen trees have been an important religious symbol around the world for millennia.
The trees and their branches were used in Nordic Yule an...
A Little History and Quirks on the British elections
The UK’s First Past The Post plurality voting system usually produces strong single-party governments that in the past have implemented sweeping ch...
The Winter War
Early in the Second World War, there was an intense, short, and often overlooked war between the Soviet Union and Finland. The conflict lasted fro...
Thanksgiving and Black Friday 28 Nov
Each year, on the fourth Thursday of November, the United States celebrates one of its most important and unique holidays. It is a day of over-eati...
The Crown - The Royal Family
The Crown and the British royals
Queen Elizabeth II is the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch but was born a minor royal. Her father, Ge...
Armistice Day and the End of the Great War
The 11th of November marks 101 years since the end of the First World War. An armistice was signed and took effect at the eleventh hour of the elev...
The Berlin Wall Fall
In October 1989, during the anniversary of the GDR, people participated in the parade and chanted: Perestroika! Gorbachev, help!
The malcontent i...
A look into the past: the history of the Grand Prix and its drivers
Karl Benz gets the credit for inventing the first modern automobile and patenting it in 1886. The first car was gasoline-powered and used an intern...
Happy Halloween
Halloween is probably the spookiest time of the year!
The tradition says that the festivity originated initially from the Celtic harvest festivals,...
Satisfied clients are the best clients!
Our clients come from all over the world and come back to us with the most amazing stories.
An example is Mr. Corey Armstrong!
He is from the U.S.A...
The joy of collecting
Photographs are collected for different reasons and in this article we cover the versatility of collecting a vintage photographs from our archive.
Welcome to IMS Vintage Photos
Greetings from IMS Vintage Photos!
Here at IMS Vintage Photos, we are strongly involved in preserving history and helping archives around the world...