10 Interesting Facts About Silent Film Star Buster Keaton
This post was originally published on this siteIn the world of Hollywood’s silent era, few people were ever so successful and memorable as Buster Keaton. […]
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Vintage Photos Capture Lovely Moments of Australian Children in the Summer
This post was originally published on this siteRabbit trapping, playing with hoop, tyre and wheel, swimming, etc., these beautiful photos from State Library of New South […]
Strange Photography by Werner Rohde
This post was originally published on this siteWerner Rohde (German, 1906–1990) took up photography in 1927 as an art student at the Kunstgewerbeschule at Burg […]
Delahaye Type 165: The Most Beautiful French Car of the 1930s
This post was originally published on this site1939 Delahaye Type 165 is viewed by many as the most beautiful French car of the 1930s, only […]
The Story of László Bíró, the Man Who Invented the Modern Ballpoint Pen
This post was originally published on this siteLászló Bíró was a Hungarian-Argentine inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. The first ballpoint […]
Cool Pics That Capture People Posing With Their Fiat Cars in the 1920s and ‘30s
This post was originally published on this siteFiat Automobiles is the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy. During its more than century-long history, it remained the […]
Romantic Publicity Photos of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard For “No Man of Her Own” in 1932
This post was originally published on this siteFour years after No Man of Her Own, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard reunited at a Hollywood party […]
“I’m not a bad girl! You’re a bad mommy!” – 17 Strange Vintage Laxative Adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria date from 1939-1941 and feature a lot of finger pointing, angry parents, threats […]
30 Incredibly Colorized Photos Capture Everyday Life of Finland in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteFinland is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of […]
30 Gorgeous Portrait Photos of Classic Beauties Taken by Dorothy Wilding
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1893 in Gloucester, English society photographer Dorothy Wilding wanted to become an actress or artist but this […]
Beds Break Under Her 54 Stone: Private Life of a Fat Lady in Sydney, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteThousands at 1938 Sydney’s Easter Show are visiting the tent in Side-Show Alley which advertises “The Mexican Rose—Fattest […]
Vintage Wate-On Ads That Promise to Help ‘Skinny’ Girls Put on Pounds
This post was originally published on this siteWith a diet industry worth $60 billion in the U.S. alone, it is near impossible to imagine a […]
Stunning Portrait Photos of Joan Crawford Taken by László Willinger in the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1909 in Berlin or Budapest, Jewish-German photographer László Willinger was most noted for his portrait photography of […]
Stunning Portraits from the Master Lensman Cecil Beaton
This post was originally published on this site“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against […]
40 Vintage Advertisements Preyed on Women’s Need for Marital Security in Order to Sell Stuff
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people say sex sells, most of the time what they really mean is that sexy women sell. […]
Photos of the Real Bonnie and Clyde of the Notorious Barrow Gang Photographed by W.D. Jones, 1933
This post was originally published on this siteBonnie and Clyde met in Texas in January, 1930. At the time, Bonnie was 19 and married to […]
Lovely Pics of Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone Together in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1935, Franchot Tone married actress Joan Crawford; the couple divorced in 1939. They made seven films together […]
Back When Women Wanted to Get Fat: 26 Funny Vintage Ads Promoting Weight Gain for Women From Between the 1930s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBelieve it or not, in these thin-obsessed times, there were small pockets of history in which the messaging […]
27 Intimate Photos Show Celebrities of the Hollywood Golden Age Taking a Musical Break
This post was originally published on this siteCelebrities are just like us. They also need a leisure time period after work. These intimate photos captured […]
Romantic Photos of Clark Gable and Loretta Young During Filming "Call of the Wild" in 1935
This post was originally published on this siteCall of the Wild is a 1935 American adventure film based on Jack London’s novel of The Call […]
Classic Actress Touted As Another Garbo: 40 Glamorous Photos of Anna Sten in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1908 in Kiev, Ukrainian-American actress Anna Sten was spotted as an actress in Russia during an amateur […]
Intimate Photos of Harpo Marx at Home After Filming “A Day at the Races” in 1937
This post was originally published on this siteArthur “Harpo” Marx (1888 – 1964) was an American comedian, actor, mime artist, and musician, and the second-oldest […]
20 Fascinating Vintage Photos of a Young Lucille Ball During Her Modeling Days
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough she is a beautiful woman, Lucille Ball never really attempted to have a glamorous look in her […]
20 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Tent Camper Trailers in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe modern mobile home came immediately after the first automobile was introduced. People had been carrying their homes […]
Luise Rainer: The First Thespian to Win Back-to-Back Oscars
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1910 in Düsseldorf, Prussia, German-American film actress Luise Rainer started her acting career in Germany at age […]