Cakewalk Type Side-Show at Coney Island, New York, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteA pair of clowns “help” a woman through the entrance to Steeplechase Park’s Insanitarium and Blowhole Theatre. Located […]
1930s
Ironized Yeast, the Quick Way to Gain Weight So You’ll Look Better in a Bathing Suit!
This post was originally published on this siteNo one likes skinny people. They are reviled as inferior and subhuman. They are anorexic and icky and […]
Sweat Band Helps (Handsome) Workers, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, a sweat band designed for use by workers who wear goggles is said to thoroughly absorb […]
Gorgeous Photos of American Actress Claire Dodd in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1911 in Baxter, Iowa, American actress Claire Dodd was cast in a small part in Eddie Cantor’s […]
Top Hollywood’s Actresses of the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteAs a distraction from the stock market crash and the rise of the Great Depression, Americans began turning […]
25 Gorgeous Portraits of 1930s Tomboys Taken by Pioneering Female Photographer Marianne Breslauer
This post was originally published on this siteMarianne Breslauer (20 November 1909 – 7 February 2001) was a German photographer, photojournalist and pioneer of street […]
Lovely Photobooth Portraits of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., circa 1935
This post was originally published on this siteElizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder […]
Shatter-Proof Eyeglasses Tested, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1936, safety glass for spectacles passed a successful test in London, England. Pounded with a hammer, the […]
35 Gorgeous Photos of Classic Beauties Taken by Kenneth Alexander
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1887 in London, Kenneth Alexander was a photographer for United Artists, 20th Century Studios and Samuel Goldwyn […]
Amazing Vintage Adverts of Nash Motors in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteNash Motors was an American automaker in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which existed from 1916 to 1938. From 1938 to […]
Film Star’s Photos Printed on Pillows, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1939, not content with collecting photographs and autographs, star-struc movie fans in England go their American sisters […]
30 Vintage Photos Capture People With Radios During the Golden Age of Radio
This post was originally published on this siteThe Golden Age of Radio, also known as the old-time radio (OTR) era, was an era of radio […]
Keeps Smoke Out Of Eyes
This post was originally published on this siteAnd blow it into somebody else’s eyes. Wishing to read his newspaper without the annoyance of clouds of […]
30 Gorgeous Photos of Clara Bow During the Filming of “Her Wedding Night” (1930)
This post was originally published on this siteHer Wedding Night is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Avery Hopwood […]
35 Amazing Photos of New York in the 1930s by Samuel Gottscho
This post was originally published on this siteSamuel Herman Gottscho (1875–1971) was an American architectural, landscape, and nature photographer. He was born in Brooklyn in […]
Photos of the 1935 Lurani Nibbio
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1935, VIII Count of Calvenzano of Italy, Giovanni Lurani made the “Nibbio” with a 495 ccm V2 […]
Vintage Photos of People With Their Cameras From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the later nineteenth century, photography spread in its popularity, and inventions like the Kodak #1 camera (1888) […]
Bathers Sail While Floating, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteA novel contrivance utilizing a slab of cork of a size capable of supporting an average man’s weight […]
35 Fabulous Portrait Photos of Brigitte Helm in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1906 as Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm in Berlin, German actress Brigitte Helm had her first role as […]
Stunning Black and White Portraits of Renée Perle, the Forgotten Muse of Jacques-Henri Lartigue
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the legendary French photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue met Renée Perle while strolling the streets of Paris in 1930, […]
In 1939, Swallowing Live Goldfish Became a Wildly Popular Fad Among College Students
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1939, a freshman named Lothrop Withington, Jr., reportedly bragged to his friends that he had once eaten […]
Hollywood’s First Western Star: Fabulous Photos of Tom Mix in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1880 in Mix Run, Pennsylvania, American actor Tom Mix began his film career as a supporting cast […]
40 Beautiful Photos of Virginia Grey in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1917 in Edendale, California, American actress Virginia Grey debuted at the age of 10 in the silent […]
Vintage Photographs of People Having at the Beach in the Netherlands From the 1910s to 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteSeaside holidays have changed a lot over the years. Millions have now considered it one of life’s pleasures. […]
Photos of Marlene Dietrich During the Filming of ‘Desire’ (1936)
This post was originally published on this siteDesire is a 1936 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Frank Borzage, starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, […]