The Airship USS Los Angeles Landing Aboard the USS Saratoga in 1928
This post was originally published on this siteOn January 27, 1928 in an experimental fleet exercise, the rigid airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to USS […]
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Life of Australia in the Early 20th Century Through Harold Cazneaux’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in Wellington, New Zealand, Harold Cazneaux (1878-1953) was an Australian pictorialist photographer; a pioneer whose style had […]
Glamour Portraits of Jean Harlow Taken by William Mortensen for ‘Hell’s Angels’ (1930)
This post was originally published on this siteAn exquisite Jean Harlow photographed by famous Pictorialist William Mortensen to promote Hell’s Angels (1930). These images date […]
Cool Photos of Couples From the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteSociety changed quickly after World War I: customs, technology, manufacturing all rocketed into the 20th century. Fashion is […]
February 25, 1923: A Load of Bread in Berlin Cost 2,000 Marks! Historical Photos of Germany in the Era of Hyperinflation
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the hyperinflation in Germany of 1920s, the country’s currency, the mark, went crazy. The government of the […]
Krazy Kat Klub: A Bohemian Speakeasy and Nightclub With a Treehouse in Washington D.C in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Krazy Kat Klub (also known as The Kat and Throck’s Studio) was a Bohemian cafe, speakeasy, and […]
Old and Beautiful New York in Stunning Early Color Photos
This post was originally published on this siteIt is common to see 19th and early 20th century New York in black-and-white pictures, which is why […]
Dolores Costello: The Goddess of the Silent Screen
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1903 n Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American actress Dolores Costello had become a successful and highly regarded film personality […]
40 Found Photos of Cool Dandies in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteT he 1920s was a time when fashion took a turn from the conservative, old styles into a […]
Alpine Joys in South Tyrol in the 1920s and ’30s Through Wonderful Photos
This post was originally published on this siteSouth Tyrol is an autonomous province in northern Italy, one of the two that make up the autonomous […]
How Rolled Stockings Became So Trendy in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the early 1920s, some women began rolling down their thigh high stockings – sometimes to mid-thigh height, […]
The Largest Cigar in the World, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteA vintage photo shows Marjorie Evans, six feet tall and weighing 250 lbs. smoking the largest cigar in […]
Glamour in 1920s London: Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the end of the First World War came the ‘20s, an era of stunning creativity: the Jazz […]
A Collection of 30 Unintentionally Hilarious Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteJust in time to send to your Valentine sweetheart, here’s a gallery of 30 offbeat, odd, perplexing, inappropriate, […]
Cool Found Photos Defined the ’20s Street Fashion of Young Women
This post was originally published on this siteSocio economic changes that occurred during the First World War 1914-18 and became accepted, changed the role of […]
Vintage Portrait Photos of Gloria Swanson for ‘Sadie Thompson’ (1928)
This post was originally published on this siteSadie Thompson is a 1928 American silent drama film that tells the story of a “fallen woman” who […]
Mesmerizing Portraits of Theda Bara, Hollywood’s Original Vamp
This post was originally published on this siteTheda Bara (1885-1955) was a popular actress in the silent film era and one of the early sex […]
45 Vintage Cover Photos of Czech Weekly News Pestrý Týden in 1927
This post was originally published on this sitePestrý týden was a Czech illustrated weekly magazine published November 2, 1926 to April 28, 1945, during the […]
Houses on Wheels, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThree “housecars” as they were referred to at the time, two from Minnesota and one from the Dakotas […]
22 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Prove Eating Contests Have Been Popular in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCompetitive eating is one of those activities that you either love or hate. The idea that people could […]
Portraits of Jean Cocteau in Bed with a Mask, Paris, 1927
This post was originally published on this siteBerenice Abbott portrayed Jean Cocteau, French surrealist artist, poet, writer, and filmmaker, sitting in bed with a somewhat […]
From Women’s Suffrage to the Great Depression, 12 Wonderfully Weird Valentine’s Day Cards From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe first Valentine’s cards were sent in the 18th century. Initially these were handmade efforts, as pre-made cards […]
Vintage Portraits of Women Wearing Bird Hats From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteHats are generally practical. They keep heads warm, faces shaded and bald spots covered. There was nothing practical […]
Rare Photos of Guildford’s Floods in January 1928
This post was originally published on this siteThere was a white Christmas in Guildford in 1927. But the snow soon thawed and by the new […]
The Tin Can Tourists: Early Photographs of RV Campers
This post was originally published on this siteThe opening of highways to the southern states during the second decade of the twentieth century allowed newly […]