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description: "Discover the stories behind the images.<br>\nExplore Bridgeman Images' artistic, cultural and historical content through our blog. (30)"
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# Bridgeman Images Blog

#### Discover the stories behind the images. Explore Bridgeman Images' artistic, cultural and historical content through our blog.

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[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [The Evolution of the Bicycle](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/the-evolution-of-the-bicycle)

 According to some historians it is almost 200 years since the first documented bike ride by Karl...

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[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history)

## [130 Years of Kodak, and the Philip de László Archive: hidden moments from the 20s & 30s](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/philip-de-laszlo-archive-hidden-moments-from-the-20s-30s)

 This September is the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Eastman Kodak Company (referred to...

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## [Ron Bone: Modern Master of Domestic Painting](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/ron-bone-modern-master-of-domestic-painting)

 Explore the exquisitely detailed artwork of a leading British painter and modern master of the...

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## [Invented by Accident](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/invented-by-accident)

 Many of the things we enjoy in our daily lives were discovered by mistake. Bridgeman has an...

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[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history)

## [The Art of War (1914-18)](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/the-art-of-war-1914-18)

 Representing the ravaged landscapes and soldiers who would never return, we bring you images by...

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[History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [The Golden Age of Hollywood(land)](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/the-golden-age-of-hollywoodland)

 Hollywood, which represented not just a city, but also an industry, a lifestyle and,...

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[History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [Vaudeville in Early Motion Film](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/vaudeville-in-early-motion-film)

 Roll up, roll up! Come in and watch a collection of weird and wonderful vaudeville acts from the...

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[History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [Madcap Inventions](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/madcap-inventions)

 Here are some of history’s most weird and wonderful inventions captured by photographers,...

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[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history)

## [Vanitas – symbols of death & decadence](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/vanitas-symbols-of-death-decadence)

 Looking back at the ‘Memento Mori’ painting tradition, Vanitas is a macabre genre of symbolic...

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## [The Art of Mapping](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/the-art-of-mapping)

 Take a closer look at the wonderful world of maps through history. More than simply a topological...

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