You may be cool, but you'll never be "Dalì-Throwing-Gang-Signs-On-A-Gondola" cool.

These pictures come from one of the biggest photographic archives in Europe, Cameraphoto studio in Venice. Among the 320,000 negatives conserved in the archive are over 50 years of history and culture in the City of Water. From protagonists of the cinema to artists, bizarre invasions of elephants and eccentric characters, walks on water, unlikely inventions and adverse weather conditions - all this and much more has passed through the lens of the agencies photographers.

All this coolness needs to be preserved and handed down to future generations. In order to save the original negatives of these photographs, the owner of the archive launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.

The purpose of this campaign is to raise sufficient funds to digitize the original photographs and obtain copies of the images in high resolution.

More info: kickstarter.com

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Paul Newman

Black and white photo of a celebrity relaxing on a boat in Venice, showcasing rare vintage celebrity moments in the 50s and 60s.

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    Paul Newman

    Black and white photo of a celebrity in a tuxedo posing by a canal in Venice, capturing rare 50s and 60s moments.

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    #3

    Salvador Dalì

    Celebrity relaxing on a gondola in Venice with gondolier rowing, rare photos of celebrities hanging out in Venice in the 50s and 60s.

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    #4

    Brigitte Bardot

    Black and white photo of celebrities in Venice in the 50s and 60s sitting closely and conversing inside a boat.

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    #5

    Jane Fonda

    Young woman smiling and petting a cat, a rare photo of celebrities hanging out in Venice in the 50s and 60s.

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    #6

    Catherine Deneuve

    Black and white photo of a celebrity painting outdoors, capturing rare moments of celebrities in Venice in the 50s and 60s.

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    #7

    Alain Delon

    Two celebrities in Venice in the 50s filming with a vintage camera, surrounded by pigeons and onlookers.

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    #8

    Mick Jagger

    Couple enjoys a gondola ride in Venice canal with gondolier in striped shirt in rare 50s and 60s celebrity photos.

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    #9

    Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso

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    #10

    Claudia Cardinale

    Claudia Cardinale

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    #11

    Sean Connery

    Sean Connery

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    #12

    Chet Baker

    Chet Baker

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    Walt Disney

    Walt Disney

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    Roger Moore

    Roger Moore

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    #15

    Brigitte Bardot

    Brigitte Bardot

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    #16

    Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

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    #17

    Elephants In The Heart Of Venice

    Elephants In The Heart Of Venice

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    #18

    Water Ski In Venice's Canals

    Water Ski In Venice's Canals

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    #19

    Totò

    Totò

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    #20

    David Niven

    David Niven

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    #21

    Marcello Mastroianni

    Marcello Mastroianni

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