Beautiful Portrait Photos of Loretta Young Taken by George Hurrell
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1904 in Cincinnati, Ohio, American photographer George Hurrell contributed to the image of glamor presented by Hollywood […]
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Amazing Photos of the Tatra 97
This post was originally published on this siteThe Tatra 97 (T97) is a Czechoslovak mid-size car built by Tatra in Kopřivnice, Moravia from 1936 to […]
Beautiful Photos of the Hispano-Suiza J12
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hispano-Suiza J12 is a luxury automobile that was made by Hispano-Suiza in France from 1931 to 1938. […]
20 Racist Vintage V-Day Cards From the Early 20th Century Will Make You Wish Valentine’s Day Never Existed
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1900s, racist imagery was widely used in consumer products—even Valentine’s Day cards—and relied on caricatures […]
Fabulous Photos of Adrienne Dore in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1907 as Elizabeth Himmelsbach in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, American actress and model Adrienne Dore was first runner-up […]
25 Amazing Cover Photos of Atpuhta Magazine in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteAtpūta (in the old spelling: Atpuhta) was an illustrated literary weekly magazine in the Latvian language of the […]
Cord 810/812: One of the Best Cars Ever Made
This post was originally published on this siteThe Cord 810, and later Cord 812, was a luxury automobile produced by the Cord Automobile division of […]
Reconstructs Extinct Dodo Bird, 1931
This post was originally published on this siteFamiliar as a figure of speech is the dodo bird— but no one living ever saw one, until […]
Amazing Vintage Photos Capture People at Their Living Rooms in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dirty Thirties had nothing to do with a lower standard of housework; in fact, despite the world’s […]
Gorgeous Photos of Ruth Taylor in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1905 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, American actress in silent films and early talkies Ruth Taylor was discovered […]
35 Vintage Photos of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard During the Filming of ‘No Man of Her Own’ (1932)
This post was originally published on this siteNo Man of Her Own is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film starring Clark Gable and Carole […]
40 Vintage Cover Photos of Black Mask Magazine in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBlack Mask was a pulp magazine first published in April 1920 by the journalist H. L. Mencken and […]
Odd Playground Gate Bars Older Children, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteCut out of a high, galvanized-iron fence and roughly resembling a keyhole, a silhouette of an average ten-year-old […]
Jurassic Road Trip: Fantastic Vintage Snapshots of Old Dinosaurs Statue Parks
This post was originally published on this siteDinosaur statue parks were all the rage at one point. In 1851, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins’ dinosaur sculptures at […]
40 Vintage Photos That Defined Bathing Suits in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePublic nudity was a major concern in designing early swimwear. It was a major factor behind the non-participation […]
Strange and Mysterious Photos Taken at the Rural Parts From the Old Days
This post was originally published on this siteFrom his outstanding archive of old snapshots, vernacular photography collector Robert E. Jackson made a wonderful but very […]
Gorgeous Photos of Austrian actress Grete Natzler in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1906 in Vienna, Austrian actress and operatic soprano Grete Natzler began her career on the stage in […]
Weird Vintage Snapshots of People Doing Fake Violence For Fun
This post was originally published on this siteThese peculiar vintage snapshots, curated by vernacular photography collector Robert E. Jackson, show people larking around with fake […]
Dancer and Choreographer Helen Tamiris Photographed by Man Ray, ca. 1930
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a beautiful set of photos the great dancer/choreographer, Helen Tamiris, taken by Man Ray from ca. 1930: […]
40 Handsome Portrait Photos of Lew Ayres in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1908 in Minneapolis, American actor Lew Ayres was cast to play opposite Greta Garbo in The Kiss […]
Adorable Portraits of Pets From the Time Before Social Medias
This post was originally published on this siteBefore there were pet selfies, there were portraits of pet dressing up as human. During the early years […]
40 Gorgeous Photos of Margaret Lindsay in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1910 in Dubuque, Iowa, American actress Margaret Lindsay earned her a contract at Warner Bros. when working […]
35 Cover Photos of Screenland Magazine in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteScreenland was a monthly U.S. magazine about movies, published between September 1920 and June 1971, when it merged […]
Stunning Photos of Paris in the 1930s and Early 1940s Taken By French Photographer Roger Schall
This post was originally published on this siteRoger Schall (1904 – 1995) was a renowned French photographer of the 1930s & 1940s. He began working […]
30 Handsome Portrait Photos of Phillips Holmes in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1907 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, American actor Phillips Holmes became a popular leading man in the early […]