Lifting and Spanking Machine, ca. 1908
This post was originally published on this siteMuch like the vibrators from the Victoria era, there were some pretty kinky-ass devices officially marketed under slightly […]
Month: September 2019
Classic Femme Fatale of B Movie: Glamorous Photos of Mari Blanchard in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1923 in Long Beach, California, American actress Mari Blanchard was a polio victim at age nine. Blanchard’s […]
Pictures of Desi Arnaz Jr. With His Girlfriend Liza Minnelli at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City in 1972
This post was originally published on this siteAmerican actor and musician Desi Arnaz Jr. has a daughter, Julia Arnaz, from a relationship with a model […]
Vintage Wate-On Ads That Promise to Help ‘Skinny’ Girls Put on Pounds
This post was originally published on this siteWith a diet industry worth $60 billion in the U.S. alone, it is near impossible to imagine a […]
Historic Photos of Jewish Removal to an Open-Air Ghetto in Poland in 1940
This post was originally published on this siteHistorian Julia Werner discovered this set of photos in the Jewish Museum in Rendsburg, Germany, and they constitute […]
Stunning Portrait Photos of Joan Crawford Taken by László Willinger in the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1909 in Berlin or Budapest, Jewish-German photographer László Willinger was most noted for his portrait photography of […]
Beautiful Black and White Photos of a 18-Year-Old Madonna Taken by Cecil Taylor in 1977
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 3, 1977, photographer Cecil I. Taylor took these beautiful photos of Madonna at the Art Worlds […]
These Found Photos of a Gay Wedding in Philadelphia From 1957 Offer a Mystery, Some History, and a Tribute to Heroes
This post was originally published on this siteDecades before gay marriage became legal anywhere in the US, same-sex couples were committing themselves to each other […]
22 Fascinating Color Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of London in 1972
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating photographs of London in 1972 are a trippy flashback to life in the UK over 40 […]
50 Amazing Found Photos Capture Edwardian People in Their Gardens
This post was originally published on this siteThese found photos from LovedayLemon that captured people relaxing, gardening, playing, and having their tea parties in their […]
20 Beautiful Postcards Capture Everyday Life of American Indians in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Collection of American Indian postcards is held by the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. The collection is […]
You Could Stop at Five or Six Stores, or Just One
This post was originally published on this siteBut once you see the one you’ll probably want to look at the other five stores… “You Could […]
The First Sydney Post Office
This post was originally published on this siteAs the population of the colony grew, so did the volume of incoming mail. When ships arrived in […]
Italian Classic Beauty: 50 Glamorous Photos of Marilù Tolo in the 1960s and ‘70s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1944 in Rome, Italian film actress Marilù Tolo worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the […]
Stunning Photos of Cyndi Lauper at Coney Island For Her Album “She’s So Unusual” in 1983
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1953 in Astoria, New York City, American singer, songwriter, actress and activist Cyndi Lauper has spanned her […]
Watching Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral train pass by, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteThe assassination of Robert F. Kennedy fractured the nation just two months after the assassination of Martin Luther […]
One of England’s Greatest Comedians: 27 Vintage Photographs of Peter Sellers in the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this sitePeter Sellers was born in Southsea, Hampshire, in southern England, where by chance his parents were performing in […]
Disneyland Ticket Stubs, circa 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Disneyland opened in 1955, visitors purchased an admission ticket to the park at the main gate booths […]
Stunning Portraits from the Master Lensman Cecil Beaton
This post was originally published on this site“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against […]
35 Fascinating Photos Document Everyday Life of Ukraine During the War of Independence
This post was originally published on this siteThe Ukrainian War of Independence, a period of sustained warlike conflict, lasted from 1917 to 1921 and resulted […]
The paradoxical history of the iconic DeLorean, 1980-1984
This post was originally published on this siteDeLorean DMC-12, an innovative sports car, produced from 1981–1983, with gull-wing doors and stainless-steel body panels. It should […]
Picture Hats: One of the Favorite Fashion Styles of Edwardian Women
This post was originally published on this siteThe Edwardian fashion era is often remembered by large over-sized hats stacked with plums of feathers, bows, flowers, […]
Horse Drawn Omnibus in Australia From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1880s Sydney’s main streets were laid with durable hardwood blocks. The city was filled with the […]
Le Fox-Terrier Au Pont des Arts by Robert Doisneau, 1953
This post was originally published on this site“Nowadays people’s visual imagination is so much more sophisticated, so much more developed, particularly in young people, that […]
45 Glamorous Photos of Young Sophie Marceau in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1966 in Paris, French actress, director, screenwriter, and author Sophie Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films […]