Amazing Portrait Photos of African-American Women in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the early nineteenth century, African Americans formed a substantial minority of inhabitants of the United States; 15 […]
Month: September 2021
Untitled Film Stills: Amazing Self-Portraits by Cindy Sherman in Different Stereotypical Female Roles From the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteUntitled Film Stills is a series of black and white photographs by American visual artist Cindy Sherman predominantly […]
Here’s the Earliest Known Image of Women’s Hockey, ca. 1890
This post was originally published on this siteThis 1890 photograph is the oldest-known picture of women playing hockey, taken at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Isobel […]
Face Reconstruction of Ramses II, Based on the Pharoah’s Mummy
This post was originally published on this siteArtificial Intelligence reconstruction of what Pharaoh Ramses II may have looked like (1,303 – 1,213 BC). Ramesses II […]
33 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Dublin in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteDublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on a bay on the east coast, at […]
Intimate Photos of 2Pac and Jada Pinkett in the 1980s and ’90s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1984, 2Pac’s family moved from New York City to Baltimore, Maryland. He attended eighth grade at Roland […]
30 Amazing Vintage Album Covers That Feature Women With Their Very Big Hair
This post was originally published on this siteThe bigger the hair, the closer to God. Since the late 1950s, the styles worn by the rock […]
Chatham Square, New York, ca. 1853–55
This post was originally published on this siteThis chaotic street scene shows Chatham Street, now Park Row, from below its intersection with Pearl Street, northeast […]
Beautiful Photos of Fiat X1/9, One of the First Truly Affordable Mid-Engine Sports Cars
This post was originally published on this siteThe Bertone X1/9 is a two-seater sports car designed by Bertone and built by Fiat from 1972–1982 and […]
“The Male Greta Garbo”: Handsome Portrait Photos of Nils Asther in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1897 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Swedish actor Nils Asther left for Hollywood in 1927 where his first film […]
40 Beautiful Photos of Anna Karina During the Filming of ‘Vivre sa vie’ (1962)
This post was originally published on this siteVivre sa vie (My Life to Live) is a 1962 French New Wave drama film directed by Jean-Luc […]
Behind the Scenes Photos of Anne Francis With Robby the Robot in a Promotion Shot for ‘Forbidden Planet’ (1956)
This post was originally published on this siteForbidden Planet is a 1956 American science fiction film produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by Fred M. Wilcox […]
Do Not Believe Him
This post was originally published on this siteIn WWI there were numerous campaigns aimed at slowing the spread of this debilitating disease that can stop […]
The diverse people of the Russian Empire through the lens of George Kennan, 1870-1890
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1860s, the Russian-American Telegraph Company set out to telegraphically connect the United States and Europe using […]
Amazing Cover Photos of the Jugend in the 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteJugend (Youth) (1896-1940) was an influential German arts magazine. Founded in Munich by Georg Hirth who edited it […]
Fascinating Vintage Black-and-White Photos of Brooklyn in the Seventies
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken by William Gedney, who was born in New York in 1932 and moved to […]
20 Cool Photos of Brides in Long and Big Wedding Dresses From the 1930s and Early ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteWhile depression-era wedding dresses of the 1930s were simpler, their ladylike classy cuts were exuded pure elegance. Partly […]
Old color images of Petra and southern Jordan, 1900-1940
This post was originally published on this siteTucked away among the canyons and mountainous terrain in southern Jordan, the city of Petra has stood for […]
30 Vintage Snapshots of People Taking Pictures of Their Feet For Fun
This post was originally published on this siteFeet are an important part of our body. They take us where we want to go. They do […]
The Beautiful Borgund Stave Church in Norway, Built From Wood Without a Single Nail From the Late 12th Century
This post was originally published on this site Norway became a Christian nation during the tenth and eleventh centuries, following the age of the Vikings. […]
Beautiful Photos of American Actress Margaret Livingston in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1895 in Salt Lake City, Utah, American actress Margaret Livingston made her debut in films in 1916. […]
Collection of Sexual Aids in a Storage Wooden Box, Japan, Early Twentieth Century
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a set of woman’s ‘toilet’ implements for sexual gratification, consisting of six dildoes and penis supports, two […]
35 Vintage Photos Show Fashion Styles of ’50s Couples
This post was originally published on this siteFashion in the 1950s saw a clear gender divide. While men and boy’s fashion moved towards a more […]
The models for ‘American Gothic’ pose in front of the iconic painting, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteGrant Wood‘s “American Gothic” shows the images of a man and a woman standing in front of a […]
Jim Morrison Playing Baseball With the Youngsters in the Street, Los Angeles, 1969
This post was originally published on this siteIn June 1969, Jim Morrison met a girl named Lana Elliott at the Whisky a Go-Go in Los […]