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A Papier-Mache Cow is Being Tied to the Car by a Field Officer in the Women’s Land Army, Melbourne, 1944

November 13, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA papier-mache cow, used for milking demonstrations at the Werribee experimental farm, being tied on to the luggage […]

12 Strange Vintage Baby Car Seat Ads From the Mid-20th Century

November 11, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCar seat technology has come a long way since the mid-20th century. For instance, we don’t use steel […]

Montana Horse Meat Market: Comparison Then and Now Photos of a Seattle Butcher Shop Sometime During WWII and Now

November 8, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhile modern American sensibilities have no taste for horse meat, it was different during the world wars, when […]

Pictures of Joe Louis and Lena Horne at Greenwood Lake, New York in 1941

November 6, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLena Horne was visiting boxer Joe Louis while he trained. The book Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena […]

20 Stunning Black and White Photos of Shelley Winters When She Was Young in the 1940s and 1950s

November 3, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteShelley Winters (born August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned almost […]

Cool Pics Show the Interior of Mobile Homes From Between the 1940s and ’70s

October 31, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere is a cool photo set that shows what the interior of mobile homes looked like from between […]

Miracle Mike: The Story of the Chicken That Lived for 18 Months Without a Head

October 15, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMike the Headless Chicken (April 20, 1945 – March 17, 1947), also known as Miracle Mike, was a […]

The Queen of Technicolor: 40 Fabulous Photos of Maria Montez in the 1940s

October 6, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1912 in Barahona, Dominican motion picture actress was spotted by a talent scout while visiting New York. […]

Sydney Teenagers of the 1940s

October 5, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photographs are from July 6 1946 issue of Australian magazine PIX. Taken by Ray Olson they […]

‘Indestructible:’ Bette Davis Through Photos

October 5, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“I think that Bette Davis would probably be burned as a witch if she had lived two or […]

40 Glamorous Photos of Corinne Calvet in the 1940s and ’50s

October 4, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1925 in Paris, French actress Corinne Calvet made her debut in French radio, stage plays, and cinema […]

45 Glamorous Photos of Ruth Roman in the 1940s and ‘50s

October 2, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1922 in Lynn, Massachusetts, American actress Ruth Roman relocated to Hollywood to pursue a career in films […]

30 Disturbing Vintage Ads With Creepy Kids and Products That May Just Make You Cringe

September 27, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteScary, demented children and the unbelievably bad products aimed at them. What were these advertisers thinking by putting […]

“I’m not a bad girl! You’re a bad mommy!” – 17 Strange Vintage Laxative Adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria From the 1940s

September 25, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

Hollywood During WWII: Rare and Stunning Color Photos of Classic Beauties in the 1940s

September 25, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1940s, Hollywood’s effects specialists had over a decade of studio experience. Technicolor had been especially challenging […]

Wonderful Vintage Photos of Female Students at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1948

September 24, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Civil Rights Movement in the United States fueled the feminist movement as well. Women demanded equal rights […]

Advice to Wives Whose Husbands Are Grouchy at the Table

September 24, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site(Also—New Way to Make Dumplings Feather-Light; 87% Quicker Than Old-Fashioned Way; Saves 39 Steps) –– by Betty Crocker […]

The Oscar Awards’ First Black Winner: Beautiful Portrait Photos of Hattie Mcdaniel in the 1930s and ‘40s

September 24, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1893 to former slaves in Wichita, Kansas, American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian Hattie McDaniel made […]

American Classic Hunk: 30 Pictures of Guy Madison in the 1940s and ‘50s

September 20, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn Robert Ozell Moseley in 1922 in Pumpkin Center, California,  American film, television, and radio actor Guy Madison […]

30 Gorgeous Portrait Photos of Classic Beauties Taken by Dorothy Wilding

September 18, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

Vintage Photographs of 12-Year-Old Brigitte Bardot in Mrs. Bourgat’s Ballet Class, Paris in 1946

September 15, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBrigitte Bardot was born on September 28,1934 into a wealthy Parisian family. Her father, Louis Bardot, was an […]

Wonderful Color Snaps Show What Life of the U.S Looked Like in the 1940s

September 13, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese wonderful Kodachrome slides were found by John Carter that captured everyday life of the United States in the […]

Vintage Wate-On Ads That Promise to Help ‘Skinny’ Girls Put on Pounds

September 11, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

Historic Photos of Jewish Removal to an Open-Air Ghetto in Poland in 1940

September 11, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHistorian Julia Werner discovered this set of photos in the Jewish Museum in Rendsburg, Germany, and they constitute […]

Stunning Portraits from the Master Lensman Cecil Beaton

September 8, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

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