30 Gorgeous Photos of Elizabeth Taylor From the Movie ‘The Last Time I Saw Paris’ (1954)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Last Time I Saw Paris is a 1954 Technicolor romantic drama made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is loosely […]
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Fascinating Vintage Black-and-White Photos of Naples in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteNaples is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan. The […]
National Hot Rod Association’s Drag Racing Meet Held in Santa Ana, California in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteDrag racing was born in the dry lake beds in the California deserts. In the 1930s as engines […]
28 Wonderful Color Photos Show What Life of Japan Looked Like in 1950
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Japan surrendered in 1945, ending World War II, Allied forces led by the United States occupied the […]
Beautiful Photos of Michèle Girardon in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1938 in Lyon, French actress Michèle Girardon began acting in 1956, and had a small but noticeable […]
Stunning Color Photography in the 1950s by Saul Leiter
This post was originally published on this siteSaul Leiter (1923-2013) was born in Pittsburgh. His interest in art began in his late teens, he left […]
Vintage Photographs of Pretty Carhop Girls From Between the 1940s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteA carhop is a waiter or waitress who brings fast food to people in their cars at drive-in […]
1954 Henney-Packard Super Station Wagon Which Seats 12 Persons
This post was originally published on this siteThere’s lots of Station Wagon in this 21-foot, 12-passenger job in which rear-seat occupants ride sitting backwards. Seats […]
Covers of Hue Magazine in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHue was a monthly celebrity and gossip magazine published in the 1950s by Johnson Publishing, the publishers of […]
Creepy Vintage Snapshots of People Celebrating Halloween in the Past
This post was originally published on this siteHalloween, which dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago, has long been associated with images of […]
Fabulous Photos of American Model Victoria von Hagen in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe daughter of a prolific explorer, anthropologist and author, Victoria von Hagen (1929-2003) wrote a self-portrait for a […]
1956 Bell Telephone System Ad
This post was originally published on this siteOriginally published in Life Magazine on May 14, 1956, this Bell Telephone System advertisement utilizes the ideas of […]
Gregory Peck: One of the Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1916 in San Diego, California, American actor Gregory Peck began appearing in stage productions, acting in over […]
Found Slides of the Sun Girl Contest in Gold Coast in 1957
This post was originally published on this siteBeauty contests became more popular in the 1880s. In 1888, the title of ‘beauty queen’ was awarded to […]
Stunning Vintage Black-and-White Photos of Edwin Smith
This post was originally published on this siteEdwin Smith (born Edwin George Herbert Smith) was an English photographer best known for his distinctive vignettes of […]
26 Snapshots of Pablo Picasso Posing With His Beloved Dogs
This post was originally published on this site“Pablo loved to surround himself with birds and animals. In general they were exempt from the suspicion with […]
Florida-Towel Bathing Suit of the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteA prominent fashion photographer in the 1940s and 1950s, Nina Leen was one of the first female photographers […]
1959 Drummond Sweaters Ad: Men Are Better Than Women!
This post was originally published on this siteThis advertisement for Drummond sweaters targets men, focusing on their everyday performance, while also belittling the role of […]
35 Beautiful Photos of French Actress Christine Carère in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1930 as Christiane Elisabeth Jeanne Marie Pelleterat de Borde in Dijon, Côte-d’Or, French actress Christine Carère began […]
Behind the Scenes Photos From Sci-Fi Movie ‘Invasion of the Saucer-Men’ (1957)
This post was originally published on this siteAliens equipped with venomous claws invade a small town but the town’s teenage population is mobilized to fight […]
24 Amazing Color Photographs of Berlin in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1950s the German capital had become a divided microcosm of the Cold War. East Berlin was […]
Babe Paley: Fashion Icon and One of the Most Elegant Women of All Time
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1915 as Barbara Cushing in Boston, Massachusetts, American socialite Babe Paley was known by the nickname “Babe” […]
30 Lovely Photos of Kids With Their Jack-o’-Lanterns in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteA jack-o’-lantern is a carved pumpkin, turnip, or other root vegetable lantern, commonly associated with the Halloween holiday. […]
Vintage Photos of Rita Hayworth Performing the “Dance of the Seven Veils” in ‘Salome’ (1953)
This post was originally published on this siteThe “Dance of the Seven Veils” is Salome’s dance performed before Herod II, in modern stage, literature and […]
Portraits of Swiss “Halbstarken” Girls With Very Big Hair in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHalbstarke is a German term describing a postwar-period subculture of adolescents – mostly male and of working class […]