Time to Get Our Hair Did!
This post was originally published on this siteBeauty salons were a bit of a mystery in the 1950s and ’60s. Women visited them more often […]
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33 Cool Snaps Capture People in Their Homes From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s was a decade that brought massive changes into the homes. The post-World War II era was […]
Glamorous Photos of Leslie Parrish in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1935 as Marjorie Hellen in Melrose, Massachusetts, American actress Leslie Parrish was a talented and promising piano […]
40 Fascinating Color Pics Capture Everyday Life of a Michigan Family in the 1950s and ‘60s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating color pics from Joel Dinda were taken by his father Roger Dinda that show everyday life of his […]
30 Disturbing Vintage Ads With Creepy Kids and Products That May Just Make You Cringe
This post was originally published on this siteScary, demented children and the unbelievably bad products aimed at them. What were these advertisers thinking by putting […]
Stunning Photos of Ghislaine Arsac That Show Fashion Styles in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteGhislaine Arsac was born in 1930 in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands as Ghislaine Fick. worked as a fashion model […]
Publicity Photos of Marilyn Monroe Playing the Ukulele For “Some Like It Hot” in 1959
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1959, near the end of her extraordinary career, Marilyn Monroe starred in Some Like It Hot, widely […]
The Oscar Awards’ First Black Winner: Beautiful Portrait Photos of Hattie Mcdaniel in the 1930s and ‘40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1893 to former slaves in Wichita, Kansas, American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian Hattie McDaniel made […]
English Classic Bombshell: 40 Glamorous Photos of June Wilkinson in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1940 in Eastbourne, English model and actress June Wilkinson started as a stage performer at the age […]
American Classic Hunk: 30 Pictures of Guy Madison in the 1940s and ‘50s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Robert Ozell Moseley in 1922 in Pumpkin Center, California, American film, television, and radio actor Guy Madison […]
30 Gorgeous Portrait Photos of Classic Beauties Taken by Dorothy Wilding
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1893 in Gloucester, English society photographer Dorothy Wilding wanted to become an actress or artist but this […]
Beautiful Europe in the 1950s Through an American Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating color photos from Mark Susina were taken by his father when he made his trip to Europe […]
American Classic Bombshell: 35 Glamorous Photos of Leigh Snowden in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1929 as Martha Lee Estes in Memphis, Tennessee, American actress Leigh Snowden married her classmate, James Snowden, […]
Classic Femme Fatale of B Movie: Glamorous Photos of Mari Blanchard in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1923 in Long Beach, California, American actress Mari Blanchard was a polio victim at age nine. Blanchard’s […]
Vintage Wate-On Ads That Promise to Help ‘Skinny’ Girls Put on Pounds
This post was originally published on this siteWith a diet industry worth $60 billion in the U.S. alone, it is near impossible to imagine a […]
These Found Photos of a Gay Wedding in Philadelphia From 1957 Offer a Mystery, Some History, and a Tribute to Heroes
This post was originally published on this siteDecades before gay marriage became legal anywhere in the US, same-sex couples were committing themselves to each other […]
Stunning Portraits from the Master Lensman Cecil Beaton
This post was originally published on this site“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against […]
Le Fox-Terrier Au Pont des Arts by Robert Doisneau, 1953
This post was originally published on this site“Nowadays people’s visual imagination is so much more sophisticated, so much more developed, particularly in young people, that […]
Beautiful Photos Document the European Journey of a Couple by Their Vespa in 1959
This post was originally published on this siteA cool photo set from Berit Håkansson shows the European journey of a couple by their Vespa in May […]
17 Vintage Photographs of Heinkel Kabine Bubble Cars in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Heinkel Kabine was a microcar designed by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke and built by them from 1956 to 1958. […]
The Photo Was Posed, But the Kiss Was Real: The Story Behind the Most Famous Kiss Photo by Robert Doisneau in 1950
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough not as iconic as Alfred Eisenstaedt’s the sailor kiss on the V-E Day, Robert Doisneau’s Le Baiser […]
40 Vintage Advertisements Preyed on Women’s Need for Marital Security in Order to Sell Stuff
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people say sex sells, most of the time what they really mean is that sexy women sell. […]
Audrey Hepburn’s Styles Through the Years
This post was originally published on this siteEver an eternal icon in film and fashion, Audrey Hepburn was famous for her distinctive appearance. Upon her […]
20 Baby Car Seats From the Mid-20th Century Moms Wouldn’t Buy Today
This post was originally published on this siteCar seats today are standardized and must follow strict safety regulations. However, it wasn’t that long ago that […]
The Swingingest Sexpot in Show Business: Glamorous Photos of Abbe Lane in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1932 as Abigail Francine Lassman, American singer and actress Abbe Lane began her career at the age […]