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 […]
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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 […]
40 Lovely Photos of Women in Polka-Dot Dresses From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this sitePolka dot dresses first appeared in the 1920s but it was the teenagers in the 1940s that loved […]
38 Impressive Black and White Photos of Celebrities Taken by Allan Grant From Between 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in New York City, American photojournalist Allan Grant (1919-2008) was introduced to photography as a teenager, when […]
Incredible Scenes of Jewish Children Rescued From Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Arriving in Britain After WWII, 1945.
This post was originally published on this site[embedded content] Britain welcomes children liberated from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Knowing what we do of the horror […]
28 Incredible Vintage Photographs of Troops Celebrating the Holidays During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteChristmas is a time when normal routine is suspended for many people – and so it was in […]
27 Fabulous Photos That Show the Hottest Shoe Trend For Women in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteIs there any outfit that can be complete without the perfect pair of shoes? In the 1940s and […]
Veronica Lake: The Peek-a-Boo Girl of the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Constance Frances Marie Ockelman in the New York City borough of Brooklyn in 1922, American film, stage, […]
Top Christmas Gifts: See How Popular These 1948 Best-Selling Christmas Gifts Were
This post was originally published on this siteTake a look at Macy’s best-selling holiday gifts of 1948—which LIFE compiled, along with the number of each […]
Chicago in 1941 Through John Vachon’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteIn the depths of the Great Depression, the United States government created the Resettlement Administration to help provide […]
49 Snapshots That Capture Young Ladies Posing with Their Cars in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteObviously, cars in the 1930s were significantly more luxurious than their 1920s counterparts, and became more comfortably and […]
The 1949 Rockefeller Center Tree Was the Craziest Christmas Tree Ever?
This post was originally published on this siteIt wouldn’t be Christmas at all without the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Every year, the […]