30 Amazing Vintage Posters Designed by Donald Brun
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1909 in Basel, Swiss artist Donald Brun completed an apprenticeship in advertising art under the tutelage of […]
1930s
Stoplight Flashes Automobile Turn Signal on Pavement, 1934
This post was originally published on this siteAt last an automobile stoplight has been invented that will project its signals on the street behind in […]
Gorgeous Portrait Photos of Myrna Loy by Preston Duncan in the 1920s and Early ’30s
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer Preston Duncan was an early stillsman, shooting striking portraits in the late 1920s and early 1930s, his […]
Folding Board Makes It Easy to Rest, 1939
This post was originally published on this sitePerfect relaxation was declared possible with an adjustable “posture board” designed by a California inventor in 1939. With […]
Ocean Liner of the Air: Historical Photos of Sikorsky S-40 Flying Boat From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Sikorsky S-40 was an amphibious flying boat built in the early 1930s, and the largest commercial airliner […]
Odd Road Vehicle Teaches Tyros Tricks of Airplane Control, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteA curious road vehicle, guided by controls exactly like those of an airplane, has been devised by a […]
40 Amazing Vintage Photos of Doble Steam Cars
This post was originally published on this siteThe Doble steam car was an American steam car maker from 1909 to 1931. Its latter models of […]
Cap and Mask in One Protects Diver’s Eyes, 1930
This post was originally published on this siteBathing fashions in the course of centuries have seen many novelties, but it remained for a Los Angeles, […]
This Is a Giant Manta Ray That Was Captured Off the Coast of New Jersey in 1933
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 26, 1933 New York silk merchant A.L. Kahn finally managed to catch a massive manta ray […]
30 Vintage Photos of Nancy Carroll During the Filming of ‘The Devil’s Holiday’ (1930)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Devil’s Holiday is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, […]
Vintage Cover Photos of Modern Wonder Magazine in the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteModern Wonder was a largely factual magazine aimed at boys and young men. It had many articles and […]
In 1930, German Margarine Company Echte Wagner Asked Their Artists to Imagine the Future. Here’s the Results!
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the first half of the 20th century, a German company called Echte Wagner produced a series of […]
Advertising Posters of Canadian Pacific Steamships in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteCP Ships was a large Canadian shipping company established in the 19th century. From the late 1880s until […]
30 Travel-Book Photos of Yosemite National Park in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteYosemite National Park is an American national park in the state of California, surrounded on the southeast by […]
Historical Photos of the Bathysphere, the World’s First Deep-Sea Exploration Vessel, From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Bathysphere was a unique spherical deep-sea submersible which was unpowered and lowered into the ocean on a […]
Portrait Photos of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan During the Filming of ‘Tarzan the Ape Man’ (1932)
This post was originally published on this siteTarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 pre-Code American action adventure film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer featuring Edgar Rice […]
Man of Future to Have One Eye
This post was originally published on this siteIn February of 1934, this amazing announcement was made in Popular Mechanix magazine. According to Dr. Shastid, the […]
Priest Developed Practical Psychogalvanometer, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteIf you can’t lie to your priest, who CAN you lie to? In 1937, a psychogalvanometer invented by […]
Amazing Vintage Postcards of the 1939 New York World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair was a world’s fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of German Zeppelin Airship Flying Over Giza, Egypt in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteLZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a German-built and operated, passenger-carrying, hydrogen-filled, rigid airship which operated commercially from 1928 […]
35 Gorgeous Photos of Ethel Merman in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1908 in Queens, New York City, American actress and singer Ethel Merman was known for her distinctive, […]
30 Vintage Photos of ZaSu Pitts in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1894 in Parsons, Kansas, American actress ZaSu Pitts made her stage debut in 1914–15 doing school and […]
Butterfly Poses: 18 Vintage Snaps of Young Girls Posing Dress Up From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAdolescence has always been a time of challenge and separation for children and parents but, before the twentieth […]
Home-Made Metal Furniture From Beer Cans, 1936
This post was originally published on this site420 cans soldered together produced the garden furniture shown in use below. Bernard Dier of Chicago made it […]
New V-Shaped Bed Cradling Body for More Restful Sleep, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteA V-shaped bed invented in 1932, supporting the body perfectly at every point and thus promotes better rest. […]