Lovely Photos of Margot Frank in the 1930s and Early ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteMargot Frank is born on 16 February 1926 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She was the elder daughter […]
Month: August 2021
Spacelander was the Bicycle of the Future, 1946-1960
This post was originally published on this siteThe Spacelander bicycle was designed by Benjamin Bowden for the 1946 exhibition Britain Can Make It. Originally known […]
The British Pet Massacre of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThe British pet massacre was an event in 1939 in the United Kingdom where over 750,000 pets were […]
American Classic Beauty: Beautiful Photos of Piper Laurie in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1932 as Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, American actress Piper Laurie is known for her roles in […]
Daguerreotype Portraits of Dentists From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDentistry has come a long way since the gory days of teeth extraction in the 19th century. The […]
Beautiful Vintage Kodachrome Photos of Mid-Century Chicago
This post was originally published on this siteThese Kodachrome photographs were taken by Harold Mayer, a pioneer of urban geography and specialist in urban and […]
Amazing Photos of People at the Living Rooms in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Sixties were a highly creative and experimental period in modern history. It saw the fight for civil […]
1934 Peugeot 601 Eclipse, the First Automatic Retractable Hardtop for an Automobile
This post was originally published on this siteFixed-roof cars of the early 20th century could feel claustrophobic. But convertibles of the time were often leaky, […]
50 Amazing Photos of New Zealand in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteNew Zealand’s population reached three million in late 1973. The rate of natural increase then slowed as the […]
20 Vintage Portraits of Beautiful Lucille Ball With Red Hair
This post was originally published on this siteLucille Ball is one of the best-loved actresses of all time. Best known for her work on the […]
30 Amazing Polaroid Portraits of Andy Warhol in Drag in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this sitePhotography was central to the work of Andy Warhol. Photographs dominated the mass-mediated American culture in which Warhol […]
Handsome Portrait Photos of Gene Raymond in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1908 in New York City, American actor Gene Raymond had his screen debut in Personal Maid (1931), […]
The Cat-Mew Machine: A Device That Produces Cat Sounds, Meant to Keep Away Rodents
This post was originally published on this sitePowered by a two-watt motor, and like a terrible scarecrow, this machine was invented in Japan in 1963. […]
50 Amazing Photos of New York Auto Show From 1966 to 1968
This post was originally published on this siteThe New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show that is held in Manhattan in late […]
27 Strange and Creepy Album Covers of Ventriloquists Posing With Their Dummies
This post was originally published on this siteWhy did they use to make so many albums of ventriloquists lovingly singing with their dummies? Below is […]
Chris Christensen’s Top Secret Houseboat, 1975
This post was originally published on this siteAnchored in Los Angeles Harbor, Chris Christensen’s Top Secret houseboat was shaped like a flying saucer. It looked […]
Vintage Snapshots of Life in Iran in 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken in 1967 by Harrison Forman, an American photojournalist who has connections in the U.S. […]
35 Beautiful Photos of Peggy Cummins in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1925 as Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, actress Peggy Cummins appeared on the London […]
James Dean Photographed by Wilson Millar For His First Film ‘Hill Number One’ (1951)
This post was originally published on this siteBefore conquered Hollywood, James Dean toiled in New York television. Hill Number One was an hour-long Easter special […]
M. Trilety’s Nose Shaper Model 25, a Wacky Beauty Treatment Used for Shaping and Correcting the Nose From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 20th century has seen a huge upsurge in the importance placed by Western society on physical beauty, […]
Portraits of Parisian Women in the 1930s Taken by André Zucca
This post was originally published on this siteIn Paris, there began a liberation movement out of the reach of the lawmakers and enforcers. Photographer André […]
35 Old Postcards Capture Rural Life of Brittany Around 1900
This post was originally published on this siteBrittany is a peninsula, historic country and cultural region in the west of modern France, covering the western […]
Window Tents for Healthy Persons, ca. 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThe window tent was originally devised in order to give the open-air treatment for tuberculosis to patients in […]
Photos Show Fashion Styles of the Beastie Boys in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteBeastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City, formed in 1981. The group was […]
15-Year-Old Liv Tyler With Mom Bebe Buell Photographed by David McGough in 1993
This post was originally published on this siteBebe Buell is an American singer and former fashion model. She was Playboy magazine’s November 1974 Playmate of […]