“How to be a good wife though married” – Swan Soap Ad, 1944
This post was originally published on this site“How to be a good wife though married” by Gracie Allen, for Swan Soap, 1944. GIVE HIM A […]
1940s
Just After WWII, These Beautiful Color Photos Show What Life of the U.S. Looked Like in the Late 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWith the war finally over, life in the United States began to return to normal. Soldiers began to […]
Vintage Portraits of Washington-Lee High School’s Students Posing With Their Unique Graduation Caps in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteWashington-Lee High School (now Washington-Liberty High School) is a public high school in the Arlington Public Schools district […]
30 Fascinating Photos of Junction City, Oregon in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteJunction City is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Its population was 5,392 at the 2010 […]
A Series of Photos of a Woman Wearing Slacks in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteIn the pre-1940s, women simply did not wear pants as part of their everyday clothing. In the beginning, […]
Impressive Color Photos of Kowloon Walled City, Once the Most Densely-Populated Place on Earth
This post was originally published on this site“Hak Nam, City of Darkness, the old Walled City of Kowloon has come down.” Peter Popham wrote in […]
“I Am Not Strange. I Am Just Not Normal.” – Salvador Dalí
This post was originally published on this siteSpanish Catalan artist Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) became known for his surreal creations […]
40 Gorgeous Photos of Patricia Neal in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1926 in Packard, Kentucky, American actress Patricia Neal appeared in Lillian Hellman’s Another Part of the Forest […]
Vintage Photos Show Inside the Camel Cigarette Factory of North Carolina in 1948
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1913, Richard Joshua “R. J.” Reynolds, founder of the company that still bears his name, innovated the […]
Vintage Picnic Photographs From All Over the World
This post was originally published on this siteThe word ‘picnic’ comes from the French word ‘pique-nique’, whose earliest usage in print is in the 1692 […]
40 Portrait Photos of Charles Boyer From Between the 1920s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1899 in Figeac, France, French-American actor Charles Boyer had his first film in L’homme du large (1920). […]
Holland House Library After an Air Raid in London, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteAn interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the […]
Don’t Let a Bad Cup of Tea Ruin Your Marriage, a Vintage Lipton Tea Ad From 1942
This post was originally published on this siteBack in 1942, when making a bad cup of tea may have been grounds for a divorce… By […]
Amazing Photographs of Daredevil Jimmie Lynch and His Death Dodgers From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteJimmie Lynch, automobile daredevil and stunt car performer, began his career in the 1930s. He and his troop […]
Captain Lewis Nixon With His Beloved Stash of Vat 69 Whiskey in the Morning After Celebrating V-E Day in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteOn the morning of May 4, 1945, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division moved […]
Beautiful Kodachrome Photos of Life in the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2017 when filmmaker Lee Shulman bought a random box of vintage slides he fell completely in love […]
Fascinating Vintage Photographs of Scooter Enthusiasts in Nebraska, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThe Cushman scooter company started in 1903 in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Everett and Clinton Cushman. The company incorporated […]
Glamorous Photos of Classic Beauties Taken by Bert Six in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1902 in Missouri, Warner Bros. photographer Bert Six was best known for his glamour shots of Hollywood […]
Just After WWII, Here Is What Hawaii Looked Like in the Late 1940s and Early ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteHawaii is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles from […]
Funny Snapshots of Fruita Union High School Graduation Antics, Colorado, ca. 1941
This post was originally published on this siteTexas native Ottis Littlejohn joined the Civilian Conservation Corps after he graduated high school in 1941, and was […]
Beautiful Portrait Photos of Hedy Lamarr During the Filming of ‘Samson and Delilah’ (1949)
This post was originally published on this siteSamson and Delilah is a 1949 American romantic biblical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille […]
Photos of Women Workers in the Factories in London During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese women were all training in various London polytechnics to work in munitions factories during the early 1940s. […]
France in the 1940s Through a German Soldier’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1940, France was invaded and quickly defeated by Nazi Germany. France was divided into a German occupation […]
Saw Pit Store, Colorado, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo was taken by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in September 1940, and titled […]
Handsome Portrait Photos of George Raft in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1901 in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters […]