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Rare space cosmonaut photos from Quirky Prints

The mysteries of space have always fascinated us ‘earthlings’ and rare space cosmonaut photos from years ago, show that generations before us were equally intrigued by outer space.

Space travel has brought us new understandings about our solar system and other plants. In addition, the technologies used for space travel have created new materials and products that now have applications in our everyday lives - such as Teflon, solar panels, mobile phones - even cordless drills and ear thermometers!

To satisfy our curiosity about outer space, Quirky Prints decided to include a series of rare space cosmonaut photos on their on-line art gallery of vintage photographs. Their hunt for old black and white photographs and images took them to hundreds of antique shops, collectors’ fairs, vintage photograph dealers and specialists around the country.

The resulting collection is thousands of hand-picked vintage photographs, on all manner of topics, including landscapes, people, shops, far-flung civilizations and transport from years ago. Among the many black and white, hand coloured and sepia photographs that were collected, were a selection of dramatic rare space cosmonaut photos.

Within the dedicated SPACE category on their website, Quirky Prints offers a selection of these unique vintage photographs. Astronauts and Cosmonauts in their spacesuits prepare to board their spaceship and giant rockets are transported to their launch pads and all are captured in evocative black and white photographic detail. When we researched these, we believe they were before the Discovery Space Shuttle ever flew. These shots are mainly Russian and as always, they competed without the luxuries of the Kennedy Space Centre or Cape Canaveral.

These old, forgotten, but wonderful vintage photographs, make stunning framed pictures. They are a true fine art experience, which can be hung in our houses, or bought as original and unusual gifts for friends. No matter that we know nothing of the people or places in these old photographs. They are moments frozen in time. Extraordinary pictures with their own story to tell. They have as much meaning and resonance with us today, as they had for those involved in creating the vintage photograph all those years ago.

These original rare space cosmonaut photos are all reproduced using the Giclee printing method on the finest grade, heavyweight art paper, to preserve all the fine detail and quality of the image. They are then enlarged and presented in contemporary metal frames, which have been carefully chosen both to enhance the images and to complement any style of home decor.

Framed art does not only have a place in our homes of course. Research has shown that art can play a useful and effective role in creating a more stimulating and productive working environment – known as corporate art. It makes staff feel the workplace is creative in all its aspects and employees often talk of feeling more motivated and inspired, because of having artwork hung on their stark, anonymous corporate walls!

Vintage art prints are particularly well suited to the office environment as corporate art, as they fit in with any style of decor – from the traditional to the modern office space. The striking sepia and black and white images offer striking and eye-catching pictures. As well as being stimulating for staff to look at, vintage art prints can be reflective of the business your company is involved in, or of the philosophy and character of the company.

On the Quirky Prints website there are hundreds of beautiful vintage photographs that could be used to great effect as corporate art. From images of vintage shop fronts, tradespeople, rural and city landscapes, different modes of transport, sports, fashion, remote civilizations, far-flung countries – and the list goes on. These vintage art prints offer a subtler and more innovative way of sending messages about your company, your approach and your people, beyond the company logo and corporate identity, using these for your corporate art takes your business to the next level.

For anyone who is uninspired and bored with the same prints offered for sale in the high street – those thousands of similar pictures that appear in thousands of houses across the UK - Quirky Prints offers something new, some different - Something Quirky in fact! They really are an original interior design idea to make a house proud.

Besides the rare space cosmonaut photos, there are many other categories to choose from on the Quirky Prints website - from Agriculture to World War II – with literally thousands of images taken from original vintage photographs. Each of the old black and white photographs has been carefully restored to remove any damage, but preserve the originality of the image. Others have been painstakingly hand coloured or had their original colours restored. Quirky Prints are UK specialists in photo restoration.

The result is a remarkable visual time capsule of years gone by. Within the collection of rare space cosmonaut photos on the Quirky Prints website, we can experience the excitement of those early days of space exploration and travel.