Mary Ann Bevan: The Tragic Story Of The ‘Ugliest Woman In The World’
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1900s England, a mother-of-four named Mary Ann Bevan developed acromegaly and took up the title of being […]
Month: December 2022
24 Fabulous Photos of Classic Beauties Celebrating Christmas in the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDespite all of the glamor that’s associated with Old Hollywood starlets, they really were just like us — […]
Ho Ho Horribles: 40 Bad Vintage Christmas Album Covers
This post was originally published on this siteA gallery of seasonal sleeves that will sleigh your eyes. Nothing screams the Holidays quite like Christmas music. […]
Hand Pump Restores Breathing, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1940, life-giving air was forced into the lungs of a patient by a hand-powered pump developed by […]
32 Fantastic Postcards of West Berlin in the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the end of the war, Germany was on its way to rebuild. A divided microcosm of the […]
30 Portrait Photos of James Dunn in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1901 in Manhattan, New York, American actor and vaudeville performer James Dunn initially worked in his father’s […]
Odd Photos from World War II, 1939-1945
This post was originally published on this siteThis collection shows photographs from World War Two that are not necessarily odd, let’s just say not quite […]
Amazing Photos of the De Tomaso Sport 5000
This post was originally published on this siteThe De Tomaso Sport 5000 (also known as the Ghia DeTomaso, the De Tomaso 70P, or the De […]
Jim Henson Posing With the Cast of ‘The Christmas Toy’ (1986)
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the children leave the playroom, the toys come alive. They discuss the meaning of Christmas and how […]
40 Fascinating Photos of Lancaster in the Late 1960s and Early ’70s
This post was originally published on this siteLancaster is a city and the county town of Lancashire, England, standing on the River Lune. Its population […]
When Advertisers Used Women in Tiny Miniskirts to Promote Computer Systems, 1960s-1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe notion that sex sells tech was exploited to grotesque ends during the era of the early gigantic […]
Rare Color Photos Bring to Life the Front Lines in World War I
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough color photography has existed since at least 1879, it didn’t become popular until many decades later. The […]
A Beautiful Photo Collection That Shows What a Wedding Looked Like in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteOnce World War II ended and the economy returned to normal in the 1950s, brides-to-be—and their families—were more […]
Vintage Photographs of Christine McVie’s and Stevie Nicks That Show Their Deep Friendship
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the various personal turmoils for which the members of Fleetwood Mac are known, one relationship buoyed the […]
Ded Moroz: 30 Beautiful Vintage Soviet Santa Postcards From Between the 1940s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteDed Moroz is a legendary figure similar to Santa Claus who has his roots in Slavic mythology. The […]
40 Gorgeous Photos of American Actress Glenda Farrell in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1904 in Enid, Oklahoma, American actress Glenda Farrell personified the smart and sassy, wisecracking blonde of the […]
The Noonans: The Story of an Uncommon Family with 13 Children Living in the 1920s Massachusetts
This post was originally published on this siteIf you ever wondered what people did during the long winters before smartphones and TV… Well, here you […]
“Spot Wobble” Unlines TV Picture – Westinghouse Ad From 1957
This post was originally published on this siteThis is one of those weird artifacts of imaging that is still true on computers today. Applying some […]
30 Vintage Photos of Gary Cooper During the Filming of ‘The Pride of the Yankees’ (1942)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, […]
Fairchild’s Experimental Safety Vehicle for U.S. Dept of Transportation, ca. 1972
This post was originally published on this siteBy December 1972, this model of the Fairchild Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) should be a reality, and in […]
Lush Kodachrome Slides of Italy in 1958 Taken By a Tourist
This post was originally published on this siteThese Kodachrome slides were taken by M (‘Meredith’) Frank Rush (1924 – 2013) and Renee Carol Rush (1927 […]
45 Vintage Snaps Capture People Posing With Christmas Trees in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of Christmas trees goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome […]