30 Vintage Photos Show Fashion Styles of Couples in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1930s, fashion saw a profound influence from films and specifically Hollywood. Men’s, women’s, and children’s styles […]
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1937 Hunt Housecar With the First Working RV Shower
This post was originally published on this siteHistory has ensured that J. Roy Hunt (July 7, 1884 – October 1972) will be better remembered for […]
Read the Rejection Letters Disney Used to Send Any Woman Who Wanted to Be an Animator in the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, Miss Mary V. Ford of Searcy, Arkansas received a rejection letter from Walt Disney Productions letting […]
24 Bizarre Vintage Photos of People and Their Pet Lions
This post was originally published on this siteThese 24 vintage photographs below will offer you a look at people who had too much love for […]
An Elephant Holds a Circus Performer in Its Mouth, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteAmerica’s love affair with the circus has lasted for over 200 years. It outlasted the minstrel show, the […]
40 Vintage Photos of Boris Karloff as the Monster in “Frankenstein” (1931)
This post was originally published on this siteThe classic and definitive monster/horror film of all time, director James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931) is the screen version […]
16 Vintage Photographs That Show People Riding Zebras From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteZebras are beautiful, wild animals native to Africa. However, as many European colonizers learned in the early 20th […]
Vintage Photos of Dutch Housewives Using Their Stoves in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1930s, gas range manufacturers found a way to hide the gas manifold behind the sheet […]
1935 Streamline Car With Camper by Angelo R. Noble
This post was originally published on this siteBuilt in 1935 by Angelo R. Noble just north of Los Angeles, it clearly takes its influence from […]
Gorgeous Vintage Photos of a Young Cary Grant in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter moving to Hollywood and successfully landing a contract with Paramount Studios, young Archie Leach changed his name […]
50 Gorgeous Photos of British Actress Merle Oberon in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1911 as Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson in Bombay, British India, British actress Merle Oberon began her film […]
20 Fascinating Vintage Photos of Katharine Hepburn Wearing Wide-Leg Pants
This post was originally published on this site“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” – Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) When Katharine Hepburn […]
43 Vintage Posters Promoting Americans during the Great Depression and WWII
This post was originally published on this siteA set of interesting photos from Britt Fuller that show vintage posters from the Works Progress Administration which […]
The Glamour of Train Travel: 40 Vintage Photos Show How Glamorous Train Travel Used to Be From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteTraveling by train was pretty swanky from the early 20th century, and it hasn’t gone out of style. […]
Gas Mask Parade, Tokyo, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteAn army of schoolgirls marching through Tokyo, their faces an anonymous sea of gas masks. Perhaps one of […]
40 Fascinating Vintage Photos of Classic Stars Smoking
This post was originally published on this site To classic celebrities, the cigarette was an extremely essential fashion accessory. Clark Gable, 1936. (John Springer Collection) […]
Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of the U.S Just After the Great Depression by Marion Post
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1910 in New Jersey, American photographer Marion Post worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great […]
Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Job Hunting Signs on the Streets During the Great Depression
This post was originally published on this siteFollowing the Crash of 1929, which occurred on October 29, 1929, people quickly found that the jobs they […]
The World’s Most Famous Puppeteer: Vintage Portraits of Sergey Obraztsov Posing With His Exotic Puppets
This post was originally published on this siteSergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (22 June 1901 – 8 May 1992) was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is […]
Happy International Day of Yoga! Here’s a Collection of 15 Fascinating Vintage Photos of People Doing Yoga From the Past
This post was originally published on this siteThe International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015, following its inception in […]
1939 Pontiac Plexiglas “Ghost Car”: The First Full-Sized “See-Thru” Car Ever Made in America
This post was originally published on this siteVisitors to the 1939 New York World’s Fair Highways and Horizons exhibit by General Motors were dazzled by […]
40 Cool Found Photos Capture Couples Posing With Their Cars in the 1920s and ’30
This post was originally published on this siteA set of cool photos was found by Vintage Cars & People that shows couples posing with their cars […]
40 Amazing Photos Capture Portraits of Croatian Women in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCroatia is a country in Southeast Europe. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia […]
Just a Few Decades Ago, Hospital Candy Stripers Used to Sell Cigarettes to Patients
This post was originally published on this siteJust a few decades ago, hospital candy stripers sold cigarettes to patients in bed. Today, culture has changed […]
The Story of August Landmesser, the Lone German Who Refused to Give a Nazi Salute on June 13, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 13, 1936, the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany held a ceremony to launch its […]