Tag Archives: history

I have Che Guevara on my t-shirt

Posted on 24/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

This portrait is probably the most well known portrait in the world.

Posted in legendary pictures | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

The Robert Capa’s D-Day

Posted on 18/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

How to make history with a photographic camera.

Posted in legendary pictures | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

just milliseconds before death

Posted on 16/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

This man is not dead yet but he will be in the next few milliseconds.

Posted in legendary pictures | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

marilyn monroe’s rejected pictures

Posted on 16/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

An initially unwanted picture proves to be famous

Posted in legendary pictures | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

the most expensive picture

Posted on 04/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

This is the most expensive picture ever sold

Posted in de pe net | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Atomic Bomb…. brrrr

Posted on 01/03/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

“Ever wondered what an atomic blast looks like before it obliterates everything around it?

Posted in de pe net | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

to stand in a queue philosophy

Posted on 27/02/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

The queue, this was the big philosophy of the Romanian communism. It was an ordinary thing for everybody to stand in a queue for something those days

Posted in rare images | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Unirii Square in 1967

Posted on 27/02/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

Again for those who know the Bucharest very well and are old enough to remember (this is not my case:)), this is the old Unirii Square with Hanul lui Manuc in the background and Unirii Market in the left.Â

Posted in rare images | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Nicolae Titulescu’s private images

Posted on 22/02/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

These are very rare private pictures of one of the most important European diplomats before the Second World War.

Posted in rare images | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

old bucharest view

Posted on 22/02/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

For those who know Bucharest well enough, this must be a very interesting picture. This is Sfanta Vineri Square with Sfanta Vineri Church (Holy Friday Church) on the left, demolished by the Romanian dictator Ceausescu in 19.06.1987

Posted in Colectia Alex Galmeanu, rare images | Tagged , , , , , , | 10 Comments