Wonderful Color Photos Show What France Looked Like in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe surge of economic growth that lasted from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s brought extensive changes in French […]
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30 Vintage Postcards Show Chicago’s Restaurants in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen American servicemen returned home from World War II, they brought with them stories and souvenirs from the […]
33 Adorable Childhood Photos of John Lennon From Between the 1940s and Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWith bombs falling around the hospital, John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in the midst of […]
22 Fantastic Photos of Christopher Lee As Count Dracula Through The Years
This post was originally published on this siteIn all, Christopher Lee played Dracula ten times. After his appearance as Frankenstein’s monster in The Curse of […]
40 Vintage Photos Bring Back Supermarket Memories Through Decades
This post was originally published on this siteSupermarkets proliferated across Canada and the United States with the growth of automobile ownership and suburban development after […]
Vintage Pinups of Beautiful Ann Miller With Halloween Themes From the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAnn Miller was not simply one of Hollywood’s great musical actresses during its Golden Age. Beautiful and gifted […]
30 Vintage Snaps of People Dressed Up as Superheroes From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteSuperheroes tend to be thought of as monolithic icons by much of the public, but comic book fans […]
“Don’t Be Skinny!”: Vintage Weight Gain Ads For Women
This post was originally published on this siteThe idealized female body type has never stopped changing. From Marilyn Monroe in the fifties to Twiggy in […]
Los Angeles Smog Meeting, 1954
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1954, as many as 6,000 people showed up to a protest meeting in Pasadena. Los Angeles’s pollution […]
Photos of Doll’s Hospitals From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBack in those days, dolls were expensive so if they could be repaired they were. Children didn’t have […]
35 Vintage Photos of American Actress Diana Lynn in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1926 as Dolores Eartha Loehr in in Los Angeles, California, American actress Diana Lynn was considered a […]
Bobby Socks, Female Short Socks That Epitomized Teen Fashion in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBobby socks are a style of women’s sock, white, ankle length or collected at the ankle, instead of […]
38 Beautiful Photos of Switzerland in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteFor a long period after World War II, the undamaged Swiss economy experienced very little unemployment, and it […]
Inside Stannington Sanatorium, the Very First Purpose-Built Children’s TB Hospital in the UK
This post was originally published on this siteStannington Sanatorium was the first purpose-built children’s tuberculosis sanatorium in the UK which officially opened on October 5, […]
A Gallery of 20 American Bathroom Designs From the 1950s for Design Inspiration
This post was originally published on this siteThe era of stark, lifeless bathrooms is quickly disappearing. In its wake is an exciting trend toward colorful, […]
Laya Raki: German Classic Bombshell in the 1950s and Early ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1927 as Brunhilde Marie Alma Herta Jörns in Hamburg, German dancer and actress Laya Raki attracted attention […]
Amazing Photos of the Porsche 356
This post was originally published on this siteOn 8 June 1948, the first car to bear the Porsche name was road-certified: the Porsche 356/1 Roadster […]
33 Stunning Photos of American Model Lillian Marcuson in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1929 in West Hartford, Connecticut, Lillian Marcuson was one of the supermodels in the late 1940s and […]
Ghostly Light Leaks in Old Snapshots
This post was originally published on this siteLight leaks are imperfections seen in photos taken with old film cameras. It happens when some light can […]
Beautiful Vintage Kodachrome Photos of Mid-Century Manhattan, New York City
This post was originally published on this siteThese Kodachrome photographs were taken by Harold Mayer, a pioneer of urban geography and specialist in urban and […]
40 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of London’s East End in the Early Post-War Years
This post was originally published on this siteNigel Henderson (1917-1985) was a British artist and founding member of the Independent Group, but he was also […]
Beautiful Photos of Venice in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Second World War, Venice was largely free from attack, the only aggressive effort of note being […]
Barbara Hutton: The “Poor Little Rich Girl” Who Had Everything Except Happiness
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1912 in New York City, American debutante, socialite, heiress, and philanthropist Barbara Hutton was the only child […]
35 Lovely Vintage Photos of Children With Their Beloved Animals
This post was originally published on this sitePets are part of many children’s lives. Parental involvement, open discussion, and planning are necessary to help make […]
1950s Lysol Feminine Hygiene Ad: She Was the “Perfect Wife” … Except for One Neglect
This post was originally published on this siteAgain with the onslaught of ads for “perfect wifey”. Too bad this lady had everything going for her. […]