Portraits of Highland Park High School Teenage Girls, 1947
This post was originally published on this siteHighland Park High School is a public, co-educational high school located immediately north of downtown Dallas in University […]
The crinoline fashion trend that killed thousands of women, 1855-1870
This post was originally published on this siteThe crinoline appeared on the fashion scene in the mid 1800st and took its name from the French […]
30 Vintage Photos of Mrs. Gertrude Shilling Wearing Eccentric Giant Hats for Years at Royal Ascot Racing Events
This post was originally published on this siteConsidered now to be one of the greatest milliners and hat-makers in the world, the hats David Shilling […]
35 Found Photos Capture Life of a Watford Family in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteInitially a small market town, Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of […]
Japanese Rollerblades: Skates for Rough Surfaces Are Built Like Army Tank, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteConstructed with several sets of wheels along the lines of an army tank, skates introduced in Japan may […]
Amazing Photos of the Porsche 356
This post was originally published on this siteOn 8 June 1948, the first car to bear the Porsche name was road-certified: the Porsche 356/1 Roadster […]
The Ancient Egyptians Were Often Buried With Gold Sandals and Toe Caps Called Stalls
This post was originally published on this siteEgyptian finger and toe stalls are pieces of gold jewelry used to protect digits during burial. Such stalls […]
33 Stunning Photos of American Model Lillian Marcuson in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1929 in West Hartford, Connecticut, Lillian Marcuson was one of the supermodels in the late 1940s and […]
Beautiful Vintage Kodachrome Photos of Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1961
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating images were taken by Charles Weever Cushman, an amateur photographer, during his trip to Scotland. Cushman […]
20 Photos of Sheffield Garden Walk, Chicago in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Garden Walk was a vital part of the promotion of Sheffield as an attractive urban neighborhood. The […]
30 Amazing Snapshots Capture Street Life in New York City From the Mid-1930s to the End of the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 1930s, photographer Helen Levitt rode the New York City subway system, first as an apprentice […]
Inside Man Ray’s Studio in Paris From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1921 Man Ray (born Emmanuel Rudnitsky, in Philadelphia) moved to Paris. As he and artist Marcel Duchamp […]
The ‘Queen’ of B Movies: 40 Stunning Photos of Marie Windsor in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1919 in Marysvale, Utah, American actress Marie Windsor began playing feature parts on the big screen in […]
32 Daguerreotypes Show Styles of Victorian Girls in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDespite the prim and proper feminine ideal of the day, fashions of the Victorian period created an often […]
Ghostly Light Leaks in Old Snapshots
This post was originally published on this siteLight leaks are imperfections seen in photos taken with old film cameras. It happens when some light can […]
40 Photos Capture Street Scenes of Soviet Union in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, thus starting the Space Age. […]
Life of the Working Class in Manchester in the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteManchester went through enormous and difficult changes in the sixties and seventies. After WWII cities such as Manchester […]
Amazing Photos of African American Schools of Henry County, Virginia in 1928
This post was originally published on this siteHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the […]
There Was a 1920s Health Fad Playing Hockey in Swimsuits
This post was originally published on this siteHere, members of the Buffalo Snow Birds playing hockey in the winter time in their bathing suits to […]
25 Color Photographs Capture the Fall of Paris in 1940
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 14, 1940, Parisians awaken to the sound of a German-accented voice announcing via loudspeakers that a […]
Czech Classic Beauty: 40 Fabulous Photos of Olga Schoberová in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1943 in Prague, Czech actress Olga Schoberová, also known as Olinka Bérová worked as a clerk at […]
Photos of Jane Birkin at Home Taken by Jean-Claude Deutsch in 1971
This post was originally published on this siteA native of London, Jane Birkin began her career as an actress, appearing in minor roles in Michelangelo […]
Life in the American concentration camp of Manzanar, 1943
This post was originally published on this siteManzarar, Spanish for “apple orchard,” began soon after 1900 in the dream of a fruit-growing empire and today […]
In 1948, Burlesque Dancer Stacy “Stormy” Lawrence Did a Surprise Striptease for the Students at Louisiana State University
This post was originally published on this siteThe event was actually a school run event in front of a field house on campus of Louisiana […]
Noire et Blanche by Man Ray, 1926
This post was originally published on this siteMan Ray’s Noire et Blanche (French for Black and White) is a photograph exemplary of Surrealist art. The […]