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The Story Behind the Photo of 10-Year-Old Japanese Boy Carries His Deceased Brother to a Cremation Pyre, 1945

November 19, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis heart rending photo was taken by Joe O’Donnell, who was sent by the U.S. military to document […]

Interesting Vintage Snapshots and Studio Poses of African Americans From the Mid-20th Century

November 18, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteRepresentation of Black people in popular and vernacular culture throughout the last two centuries has been chiefly at […]

Funny Vintage Photographs of “Just Married” Wedding Cars From the Past

November 17, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe writing of words on one of the most American of objects—the car—to commemorate the wedding ritual is […]

The Story Behind Toni Frissell’s Iconic Image of an Abandoned Boy Clutching a Stuffed Animal in the Rubble of 1945 London

November 15, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“Here are faces that I have found memorable. If they are not all as happy as kings, it […]

Amazing Vintage Photos of Black Women From Washington, D.C.’s Scurlock Studio

November 13, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese images from Washington, D.C.’s Scurlock Studio, are a picture of the traditionally black city’s burgeoning middle class. […]

Between Training and Resting: Stunning Vintage Photographs Capture Daily Life of the Circus Girls of Sarasota in 1949

November 13, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1949, LIFE magazine sent famed photographer Nina Leen to document the daily life of a sassy troupe […]

What Did Women Wear Over 70 Years Ago? 46 Snapshots That Show Ladies in Shorts From the 1940s

November 12, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe 1940s were not the first decade to reveal women’s legs with a pair of shorts but they […]

Faith Bacon: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America’s Most Beautiful Dancer

November 11, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn Frances Yvonne Bacon in Los Angeles, California in 1910, American burlesque dancer and actress Faith Bacon rised […]

The Victory Rolls, the Lifted and the Swoops: Vintage Photos Depict Women’s Hairstyles During World War II

November 10, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA collection of WWII photographs, depicting some of the hairstyles of the time, like the victory Rolls, the […]

The Long Road to Civil Rights: 27 Vintage Photos Show Undeniable History of the Civil Rights Movement

November 9, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNearly 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans in Southern states still inhabited a starkly unequal world […]

18 Incredible Colorized Photos of American Police Cars From Between the 1920s and 1940s

November 7, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere is an incredible collection of colorized photos from Willie Brown that shows American police cars from between the […]

47 Color Photos That Capture Everyday Life of the American West in 1947

November 6, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing color photos from dianp that captured everyday life of the Western United States in 1947. Cable Car […]

Candid Vintage Snapshots of Women Having Fun in the 1940s

November 3, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site A collection of candid snaps of women having fun from the 1940s. The photos show a group […]

Take a Look Beyond the Breakfast At Tiffany’s Sunglasses, Here Are 23 Rare Photographs of Audrey Hepburn

November 2, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteActress Audrey Hepburn, star of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, remains one of Hollywood’s greatest style icons and one of […]

40 Black and White Photos That Document Everyday Life of Stockholm From Between the 1940s and 1950s

November 1, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese black and white photos from The Stockholm Transport Museum that documented everyday life of Stockholm, Sweden from between […]

The Face of New York in the 1940s Through Andreas Feininger’s Lens

October 30, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn in Paris, one of the world’s most prolific photographers, Andreas Bernhard Lyonel Feininger (1906-1999) was an American […]

Playsuit: The Popular Fashion of Young Women From the 1940s

October 26, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA playsuit was a one-piece romper. The top resembled a button-down blouse that would come in at the […]

During WWII Chinese Americans Wore Signs Distinguishing Themselves From Japanese Americans to Avoid Discrimination

October 23, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAt the onset of the 20th century, the United States was not the most welcoming country to Chinese […]

Red Style: One of the Favorite Fashion Trend of Classic Beauties

October 22, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteRed is an impressive color, and it was also one of the favorite fashion trend of classic beauties. […]

31 Vintage Snapshots of Young Girls Riding Bicycles in the 1940s

October 17, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere is a lovely collection of vintage snapshots that captured young girls riding  their bicycles in the 1940s.

Extra! Weegee – Striking Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life in New York City in the Late 1930s and Early ’40s

October 16, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNo photographer came close to capturing the sensations, scandals, and catastrophes of 1930s and ’40s New York like […]

Vintage Photographs Reveal the Life Inside Manchester’s Notorious Strangeways Prison in the 1940s

October 16, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteShot by Bert Hardy in November 1948, these black and white images show prisoners carrying out remedial tasks […]

23 Amazing Vintage Photographs Taken Inside WWII Tank Factories

October 14, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe manufacturing of tanks was a particular priority, as the German army had by far outpaced its adversaries […]

Glasgow Slum in the Late 1940s: 22 Harrowing Photographs Capture Everyday Life of Residents of the Gorbals in 1948

October 14, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteUp to 40,000 people lived in the notorious Glasgow slum of the Gorbals in the late 1940s. They […]

Beautiful Portraits of Marlene Dietrich Taken by Cornel Lucas While Filming ‘No Highway in the Sky’ in 1948

October 13, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer Cornel Lucas was a pioneer of film portraiture. He made his name shooting studio portraits of film […]

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