High School Teenagers Riding Around in a Hot Rod, Des Moines, Iowa, 1947
This post was originally published on this siteAmericans have long associated their social status with their cars. Perhaps that attitude began with the hot rod, […]
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“Tricycle” Training Army Bombers, 1940
This post was originally published on this sitePerched on an odd three-wheeled framework of metal tubing, a U. S. Army pilot and his bombardier were […]
Vintage Photos of Ann Dvorak During the Filming of ‘The Long Night’ (1947)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Long Night is a 1947 American film noir crime-drama directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by RKO […]
Vintage Portrait Photos of Richard Denning in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1914 as Louis Albert Heindrich Denninger Jr., in Poughkeepsie, New York, American actor Richard Denning began acting […]
When Robert Oppenheimer Met Albert Einstein
This post was originally published on this siteOppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, features a stellar cast and focuses on J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the […]
35 Fabulous Photos of Evelyn Ankers in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1918 in Valparaíso, Chile, British-American actress Evelyn Ankers was known as “the Queen of the Bs”. She […]
Historical Photos of Igor Sikorsky With His VS-300, the First Successful Helicopter
This post was originally published on this siteThe VS-300 helicopter, created and flown by Russian-American Igor Sikorsky, was first demonstrated on May 24, 1940 in […]
Cigarette Case Keeps Account of Smokes Given to Friends, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1940, a novel cigarette case keeps tabs on the cigarettes your friends “borrow.” When you want a […]
Night-Driving Glasses Use Wire-Mesh Lenses, 1940
This post was originally published on this site“Blinders” of wire mesh in new spectacles designed for night driving are said to shield the eyes from […]
35 Beautiful Photos of Arline Judge in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1912 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, American actress and singer Arline Judge made her theatrical debut in Broadway musicals […]
Railroad Sleep Hanger, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1949, for railroad travelers, Dr. Igo Seeger of Vienna had came up with a sleep hanger that […]
Salvatore Ferragamo, From Humble Beginnings to the Shoemaker to the Stars
This post was originally published on this siteSalvatore Ferragamo (June 5, 1898 – August 7, 1960) was an Italian shoe designer and the founder of […]
Portable Sound-Detector Units Made for Airplane Spotters, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteA self-contained sound detector, easily carried and operated by one person, makes it possible for individual aircraft spotters […]
Early Pay Per View TV, 1947
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s comforting to know that the media industry’s fascination with screwing their customers by telling them how they […]
40 Handsome Portrait Photos of Lex Barker in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1919 as Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. in Rye, New York, American actor Lex Barker landed a small […]
40 Fabulous Photos of Brenda Joyce in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1917 as Betty Graftina Leabo in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, American actress Brenda Joyce appeared in many B-movies […]
Australian Device Makes Maps of the Ground It Covers, 1946
This post was originally published on this siteThe odd apparatus here is the Australian “co-graph,” which automatically maps the ground over which it moves. Named […]
20 Stunning Black and White Portraits of Lauren Bacall From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteLauren Bacall was a bewitching actor whose husky voice and smouldering onscreen chemistry with her husband Humphrey Bogart […]
30 Gorgeous Photos of Lina Romay in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, American actress and singer Lina Romay performed for a time with Xavier […]
Thou Shalt Not, Photograph Created by Whitey Schafer in 1940 to Protest the Hays Code
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1934, Hollywood photographer A.L. “Whitey” Schafer took this staged photo which mocked the Motion Picture Production Code […]
35 Amazing Vintage Photos of Handsome Men With Hats Posing in a Photo Booth From the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this sitePhoto booths have been in the zeitgeist since the late 19th century. The earliest photo booth patent was […]
35 Fabulous Photos of Marion Martin in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American actress Marion Martin made her film debut in She’s My Lillie, I’m […]
The 1949 Jet-Powered Bike
This post was originally published on this siteBurning ordinary automotive gasoline, a jet engine for commercial use has been installed experimentally on a motorbike which […]
Fabulous Fashion Designs by Claire McCardell in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1905 in Frederick, Maryland, American fashion designer Claire McCardell was the founder of American ready-to-wear fashion, and […]
Charlie Low’s Forbidden City, American’s Greatest Chinese Nightclub
This post was originally published on this siteForbidden City was a Chinese nightclub and cabaret in San Francisco, which was in business from 1938 to […]