Rare Historical Photos of War Dogs Wearing Canine Gas Masks
This post was originally published on this siteThere was nothing more terrifying in the trenches than the call of a gas attack. Soldiers succumbed to […]
1940s
35 Vintage Photos That Defined Street Fashion in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWorld War II dominated the first half of the 1940s as well as fashions in the Western world. […]
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 […]
“Carfeteria” Serves Motorists at Wheel, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteEating was made easy for motorists who patronize the wheellike Los Angeles Motor-mat in 1949. Spokes of the […]
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 […]
Amazing Photographs of Lucky Teter and His Hell Drivers in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteEarl “Lucky” Teter (October 9, 1901 – July 5, 1942) was an American stunt driver, showman and entrepreneur. […]
30 Fascinating and Creepy Kodachrome Slides of Circus Clowns From the 1940s to 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Braathens, Sverre and Faye, were active and avid circus fans and collectors. Sverre’s passion for circus began […]
Wartime Fashion: 35 Beautiful Photos of Young Women in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWith the start of the war and strict rationing on fabric, dresses in the 1940s became shorter. Whereas […]
Suitcase Is Emergency Crib, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteUnable to bring a baby’s cot aboard a war-refugee ship from the Mediterranean island of Malta, an ingenious […]
Vintage Cessna Aircraft Ads From the Early 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Cessna Aircraft Company was an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The company […]
Models in Hair Pulling Match, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteIn the first official contest of its kind, two dozen beautiful New York models competed in a hair […]
Beautiful Photos of Ava Gardner During the Filming of ‘One Touch of Venus’ (1948)
This post was originally published on this siteOne Touch of Venus is a 1948 American black-and-white romantic musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter […]
Hardee’s Ad From Late 1940s, “Women Don’t Leave the Kitchen!”
This post was originally published on this siteAs one can tell from the logo, this image is an advertisement of an American fast-food restaurant called […]
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 […]
This Time Their Faces Don’t Count, Here’s the Best Legs Beauty Contest in 1948
This post was originally published on this siteThese girls are winners in a preliminary contest to select the possessor of the most beautiful legs here […]
Testing Cigarettes Was a Job in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteSol C. Korn, cigarette authority, puffs prodigiously as he makes the final and severest test of a a […]
Gorgeous Photos of Margaret Leighton in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1922 in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, English actress Margaret Leighton made her stage debut as Dorothy in Laugh […]
Woman Kisses Her Pet Goldfish, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteFinny, the goldfish, bestows on his mistress, Mrs. George Wolfe, Des Moines, Iowa, his usual good morning kiss. […]
Telephone Holder Is Curved to Fit Contour of Shoulder, 1948
This post was originally published on this siteLeaving both hands free, a telephone holder designed to fit the contour of the shoulder balances the instrument […]
30 Wonderful Kodachrome Slides of American Circus Performers in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Braathens, Sverre and Faye, were active and avid circus fans and collectors. Sverre’s passion for circus began […]
30 Beautiful Photos of Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth During the Filming of ‘You Were Never Lovelier’ (1942)
This post was originally published on this siteYou Were Never Lovelier is a 1942 American musical romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and […]
A Wartime Bank Holiday on Bournemouth Beach, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteA woman relaxing on Bournemouth beach on her August bank holiday in 1944, surrounded by tangles of barbed […]
30 Handsome Portrait Photos of Lawrence Tierney in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, American actor Lawrence Tierney is best known for his many screen portrayals […]
50 Vintage Studio Portraits of Celebrities Taken by Carl Van Vechten From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteCarl Van Vechten, a familiar figure among New York City’s literary and artistic circles in the early 20th […]
40 Gorgeous Photos of Joanne Dru in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1922 as Joan Letitia LaCock in Logan, West Virginia, American actress Joanne Dru moved to New York […]