41 Found Snapshots From the Early 20th Century That May Inspire Photography Today
This post was originally published on this siteFantastic moments in these found snapshots from the early 20th century that may inspire photography today.
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Beautiful Portraits and the Incredible Stories of Jewish ‘Bond Girl’ Christine Granville, Who Was Churchill’s Favorite Spy
This post was originally published on this siteKrystyna Skarbek, also known by the alias Christine Granville, was a Polish woman-turned-British spy who had a remarkable […]
30 Vintage Photos of Beautiful Female Partisans and Resistance Fighters During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteRole of women in organized opposition to the German occupiers of France and the Vichy Regime during World […]
Adorable Vintage Photographs That Show Special Relationship Between Cats and Marine Soldiers
This post was originally published on this siteSailors and cats have shared a special bond for thousands of years. Cats provided not only companionship that […]
Story and Vintage Photos of “Olga the Headless Girl” in the Late 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Headless Lady illusion was a popular magic trick performed at sideshows in the 1940s. As the story […]
Old Historic Photographs of Bristol, England during World War Two
This post was originally published on this siteBristol is a city and county in South West England. The district has the 10th-largest population in England. […]
38 Sweet Snapshot Show How to Have Romantic Kisses in Valentine’s Day
This post was originally published on this siteThese sweet snapshots of kisses from the 1940s that you may refer for this Valentine’s Day.
Rare Vintage Photographs Captured Ernest Hemingway Posing Shirtless
This post was originally published on this siteBelow is a gallery of some of rare photographs that captured Ernest Hemingway posing shirtless. Big, burly and […]
55 Humorous American Postcards of Animals For Valentine’s Day From the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese American postcards of animals for Valentine’s Day from the 1930s and 1940s are so humorous. Hurry Valentine, […]
“Women Are Teachable”: This 1940s Booklet to Assist Male Bosses in Supervising Their New Female Employees
This post was originally published on this siteIn a re-discovered 1940s guide for how male bosses should treat female employees, men were amusingly told that […]
32 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Finland in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2013, the Finnish Defence Forces put an archive of 160,000 WWII-era photographs online. The images record the […]
38 Amazing Portrait Photos of Celebrated Female Jazz Artists Taken by William P. Gottlieb
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Paul Gottlieb (1917-2006) was an American photographer and newspaper columnist who is best known for his classic […]
Futuristic Prototype of the First Soviet Night Vision Goggles, ca. 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteA night vision goggles is an optoelectronic device that allows images to be produced in levels of light […]
Copenhagen after May 5th, 1945: Rare Color Pictures From the Days around the Liberation of Denmark
This post was originally published on this siteDuring most of World War II, Denmark was first a protectorate, then an occupied territory under Germany. The […]
Lindy Hop: The Dance That Defined the Swing Era
This post was originally published on this siteThe Lindy hop is an American dance which was born in Harlem, New York City in 1928 and […]
Photograph of a Time-Traveling Hipster, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to Wikipedia, a photograph from 1941 of genuine authenticity of the re-opening of the South Fork Bridge […]
16 Rare Photos of Lady Iris Mountbatten From Between the 1930s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1920 in Kensington Palace, London, Lady Iris Mountbatten was the only child of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess […]
Before Spanx, These Ads From Vintage Magazines Show the Woman Before-and-After Wearing Their Girdles and Corsets
This post was originally published on this siteThink your Spanx are a torture device, ladies? Think again! The 1940s didn’t do a whole lot of […]
28 Beautiful Portrait Pictures of German Girls in the 1930s and Early 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful portrait pictures show what German girls looked from the 1930s and early 1940s.
29 Adorable Photos of Jacqueline Kennedy When She Was a Child
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1929 in Southampton, New York, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of […]
In the 1940s, Men Dressed in Short Shorts and Cowboy Boots Served Up Women at a Drive Through in Dallas
This post was originally published on this siteWhat’s funny is this isn’t a completely new idea in Dallas. In the 1940s, men dressed in short […]
31 Hilarious Ways to Make Girls Looked So Cool in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteEach girl has her own way of expressing herself. And these girls from the 1940s knew how to […]
The Polka-Dot Girl – 22 Glamorous Pics of Chili Williams in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteKnown as “The Polka-Dot Girl,” Chili Williams (born Marian Sorenson in 1921) was discovered by a modeling agent […]
The Winds of Hell: Historical Photos of the 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard
This post was originally published on this siteMonday, November 11, 1940 was Armistice Day, the remembrance of the symbolic end of World War I. On […]
30 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Scenes of Times Square From Between the 1930s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteFormerly known as Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in 1904 after The New York Times moved its […]