Time Travel

Time Travel: World Monuments

by Berit Baugher

Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt. Photo: New York Public Library / Flickr

We love the stunning vintage travel photographs on Pinterest. So many opportunities to get lost in all corners and eras of the world and on the web.

Case in point: A few quick Pinterest clicks just led to an all-morning affair on Flickr: The Commons, where we spent hours sifting through the archive of images of gentleman riding camels and women carrying parasols in front of our favorite monuments.

For your procrastinating pleasure: our favorite vintage travel photographs from the The Commons archives. Sit back, relax, and enjoy armchair traveling to iconic tourist sites all over the world.

Notre-Dame, Paris, 1916. Photo: <a title="George Eastman House" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/3021816687/"target=_blank">George Eastman House</a> / Flickr — Notre-Dame, Paris, 1916. Photo: George Eastman House / Flickr

Arc de Triomphe, Paris. Photo: <a title="Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwplarchives/5425324816/"target=_blank">Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives</a> / Flickr — Arc de Triomphe, Paris. Photo: Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives / Flickr

The Vatican residence, obelisk, and fountains in St. Peter's Square, Rome. Photo: <a title="Brooklyn Museum" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/2830834917/"target=_blank">Brooklyn Museum</a> / Flickr — The Vatican residence, obelisk, and fountains in St. Peter's Square, Rome. Photo: Brooklyn Museum / Flickr

The Taj Mahal, India, 1907. Photo: Herbert Ponting via <a title="The National Archives UK" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/5622031158/"target=_blank">The National Archives UK</a> / Flickr — The Taj Mahal, India, 1907. Photo: Herbert Ponting via The National Archives UK / Flickr

Assemblage of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, 1883. Photo: Albert Fernique via <a title="New York Public Library" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/3109310519"target=_blank">New York Public Library</a> / Flickr — Assemblage of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, 1883. Photo: Albert Fernique via New York Public Library / Flickr

Head of the Statue of Liberty on display in a Paris park, 1883. Photo: Albert Fernique via <a title="New York Public Library" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/3110143502/"target=_blank">New York Public Library</a> / Flickr — Head of the Statue of Liberty on display in a Paris park, 1883. Photo: Albert Fernique via New York Public Library / Flickr

Great Wall of China, 1907. Photo: Herbert Ponting via <a title="The National Archives UK" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/5621209813"target=_blank">The National Archives UK</a> / Flickr — Great Wall of China, 1907. Photo: Herbert Ponting via The National Archives UK / Flickr

The White House, Washington, D.C., 1913. Photo: <a title="The Library of Congress" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4586900500/"target=_blank">The Library of Congress</a> / Flickr — The White House, Washington, D.C., 1913. Photo: The Library of Congress / Flickr

The Great Buddha of Kamakura, Japan, 1867. Photo: <a title="National Library NZ" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationallibrarynz_commons/5688998954"target=_blank">National Library NZ</a> / Flickr — The Great Buddha of Kamakura, Japan, 1867. Photo: National Library NZ / Flickr

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1910. Photo: <a title="The Library of Congress" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/6174911629" target="_blank">The Library of Congress</a> / Flickr — The Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1910. Photo: The Library of Congress / Flickr

The Red Square, Moscow, 1900. Photo: <a title="Swedish National Heritage Board" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/swedish_heritage_board/4600822737" target="_blank">Swedish National Heritage Board</a> / Flickr — The Red Square, Moscow, 1900. Photo: Swedish National Heritage Board / Flickr

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