Old School Bad Girls: Female Criminals Caught Smiling in Their Mugshots in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen criminals are arrested and charged with a crime, their mugshot reveals more than a police report can. […]
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12 Cool Pics That Show Interior of a Florida Streamline Moderne House in 1941
This post was originally published on this siteStreamline Moderne, sometimes termed Art Moderne, is a late type of the Art Deco architecture and graphic design/style […]
Vintage Photos of Men Shaving Their Faces With Axes From the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBelieve it or not, there is photographic evidence of men, some who were lumberjacks or loggers, who shaved […]
The Nazi Board Games of World War II
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, the Nazis fueled children’s enthusiasm for both their war effort and genocide partly by […]
46 Glamorous Photos of Terry Moore in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1929, in Glendale, California, as Helen Luella Koford, American film and television actress Terry Moore worked as […]
30 Found Color Photos That Capture Everyday Life of California in the Late 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteA found slide collection from Forgotten Slideshow Project that shows street scenes of California from the late 1940s. Cities […]
22 Rare Photographs That Capture the Brutal Life of American Troops During the Battle of Buna-Gona
This post was originally published on this siteFrom mid-November 1942 to the end of January 1943 the Australians and the Americans reduced the Japanese base […]
Pictures of the First Harley-Davidson Servi-Cars From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe three-wheeled Servi-Car was Harley-Davidson’s third motorcycle purposely designed for commercial use. Before it’s introduction in 1932, Harley […]
27 Stunning Black and White Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in France in the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteÉmile Savitry, born Dupont in 1903 in Saïgon was first a painter, but he had “more than meets […]
Everyday Life of the U.S in 1943 Through Esther Bubley’s Lens – A Look at the American Home Front During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteMilitary and political events overseas were not the only subjects reporters and photographers covered during World War II. […]
27 Amazing Color Photographs That Capture U.S Nuclear Tests From the Mid-1940s to the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteNuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness, yield, and explosive capability of nuclear weapons. […]
44 Cool Snaps of Fashionable Girls From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough influenced by the Great Depression in the United States, and especially World War II, the women’s fashion […]
Before the Revolution: Rare Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Iran From Between the 1940s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteDespite there were some problems, before 1979, life in Iran was good and it was, also, very important […]
Haunting Paintings of Victor Brauner, the Great Romanian Surrealist
This post was originally published on this siteAn iconic Romanian painter, Victor Brauner (1903–1966) was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement. Through his unique […]
French Man Found a Box of 35mm Film Rolls in the Trash That Capture Life Inside Nazi POW Camp for Polish Officers
This post was originally published on this siteIt was a winter night in 1999 and Olivier Rempfer, then 19, was walking back to his town […]
Glamorous Photos That Capture Hollywood Beauties in Their 1940s Summertime
This post was originally published on this siteHow did Hollywood beauties look like in their 1940s summertime? Take a look at these glamorous photos to […]
"Three Dead Americans on the Beach at Buna" – The First Image of Dead U.S Troops to Appear in Media During WWII
This post was originally published on this sitePhoto That Was Hard to Get Published, but Even Harder to Get LIFE photojournalist George Strock captured an […]
Schoolchildren Salute the Flag in the U.S in 1915, And Here’s What the American Flag Salute Once Looked Like
This post was originally published on this siteThe American schoolchildren in the picture below are showing their loyalty to the flag and country by giving […]
Shocking Photos Show How French Women Were Punished by Shaving Their Head to Publicly for Collaborating With Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteAt the end of World War II, many French people accused of collaboration with Germany endured a particularly […]
15 Found Photos That Show Pin-up Bombshell Nose Art of World War II Bombers
This post was originally published on this siteThe inscription of art work on military planes dates to World War I, when paintings were usually extravagant […]
Rarely Seen Photographs Capture Street Scenes of London in the Late 1940s
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer Ernst Haas (1921–1986) is best known for his color saturated images of post-war America, where he moved […]
Extraordinary Black and White Photographs Capture Street Scenes of New York City in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteLisette Model (1901–1983) was born in Vienna, where she studied piano and compositional theory with Arnold Schönberg before […]
Barbara Bates: A Sad and Tragic Ending to a Promising Hollywood Beauty
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1925 in Denver, Colorado, American actress and singer Barbara Bates studied ballet and worked as a teen […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of River Thames Floods From Between the 1910s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe River Thames bursting its banks, rail lines being washed away, villages being turned into islands and soldiers […]
D-Day in Color: Stunning Retouched Photos of Brave Allied Troops Landing Normandy Beaches in June, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteSome 156,000 Allied troops landed on five Normandy beaches during the operation on June 6, 1944, which would […]