Amazing Behind-the-Scenes Photos From the Filming of ‘Sunset Boulevard’ in 1950
This post was originally published on this siteSunset Boulevard is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, and produced and co-written […]
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Long Before There Were Selfies, These Famous Photographers Snap Themselves Before We Ever Did
This post was originally published on this siteLong before there were “selfies,” famous photographers were taking self-portraits as a form of artistic expression. And you […]
Marilyn Monroe Taken by Sam Shaw in New York, 1957
This post was originally published on this siteAmerican photographer and film producer Sam Shaw (1912-1999) is known for the celebrated photographs he took of Marilyn […]
55 Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of New York City in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a collection of fascinating photos from Michael Donovan that show street scenes of New York City in […]
27 Black and White Photos That Document the Annual Christmas Dance of Lynchburg College, Virginia in the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAn amazing photo collection from Lynchburg College Archives that show Annual Christmas Dance of students in Lynchburg College, Virginia from […]
Color Slides That Show What Ladies Wore during the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWhat did ladies wear from the 1950? Just check out these fantastic slides to see.
55 Impressive Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is an impressive collection of color photos from dianp that captured street scenes of Paris in the 1950s. […]
28 Lovely Found Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Japanese Kids in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteA bunch of scans of found slides from Vintage Japan-esque that capture everyday life of Japanese kids in the […]
Ghosts, Monstrous Faces and Strange Creatures: The Eerie Beauty of Bad Vintage Photographs
This post was originally published on this site“Bad” photographs, that is pictures poorly framed, blurred by movement, or over exposed by light, are sometimes like […]
14 Historical Photos That Show the Evolution of Television From the 1920s Through the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteDespite its status as a device that defines the modern age, the television has its roots in the […]
Interesting Vintage Snapshots and Studio Poses of African Americans From the Mid-20th Century
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 […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of Black Women From Washington, D.C.’s Scurlock Studio
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. […]
Fascinating Snapshots That Capture Street Scenes of Germany in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating photos from Mark Susina that capture street scenes of Germany from the early 1950s. Cities include Berlin, Frankfurt, […]
Impressive Street Portraits of Naples Through an Italian Journalist’s Lens in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese black and white photos were taken by Italian journalist Vittorio Pandolfi that show impressive portraits of people […]
49 Incredible Photos That Capture the Ruins of Sarnia, Ontario After the Tornado in 1953
This post was originally published on this siteA powerful tornado struck the city of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, on the afternoon of May 21, 1953. It […]
Rare Home Movie of Marilyn Monroe Playing Golf, Filmed by Joe DiMaggio in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteIn July 2006 Dolores Hope Masi, god-daughter and namesake of Bob Hope’s wife Dolores Hope, released some never-before-seen […]
The Long Road to Civil Rights: 27 Vintage Photos Show Undeniable History of the Civil Rights Movement
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 […]
The Story Behind Sophia Loren’s Infamous Side-Eye to Jayne Mansfield Photo, 1957
This post was originally published on this siteA photo taken 60 years ago of Hollywood’s two most alluring sex symbols is still getting a lot […]
Rare and Stunning Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Her Close Friend Milton H. Greene in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the course of Marilyn Monroe’s career, she had the choice of many photographers to work with. In […]
28 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life of Immigrants Who Flooded Into Britain in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the British Nationality Act of 1948 was introduced hundreds of thousands of Commonwealth citizens were welcomed into […]
Amazing Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Cecil Beaton in 1956
This post was originally published on this siteCecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904-1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and […]
Take a Look Beyond the Breakfast At Tiffany’s Sunglasses, Here Are 23 Rare Photographs of Audrey Hepburn
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 […]
Historic Photos of the Last Trams in London in July 1952
This post was originally published on this siteWhat would you do if London buses went out of service? Terrifying thought isn’t it? Well, on July […]
40 Black and White Photos That Document Everyday Life of Stockholm From Between the 1940s and 1950s
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 […]
You Were a Child of the 1950s and 1960s If You Remember These Dolls
This post was originally published on this siteYou were a child of the 1950s and 1960s if you remember these dolls. Did you have one? […]