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A Very Young Marilyn Monroe, aka Norma Jeane, Photographed at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, 1946

October 25, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring a holiday weekend, following the Labor Day holiday, André De Dienes and Marilyn Monroe set out to […]

35 Kodachrome Slides Capture San Francisco Street Scenes in the Early 1960s

October 25, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe early 1960s were a time of quiet transformation in San Francisco — a city poised between postwar […]

Smilin’ Jack, an Enormous Jack-o’-Lantern Painted on the Side of an 80,000-Barrel Storage Tank Each Year Since 1952

October 15, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“Smilin’ Jack” is the giant jack-o’lantern face painted onto a hortensphere (a squat, ellipsoidal storage tank) at the […]

A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Employee Opening What Was Thought to Be the Heaviest Hinged Door in the World, 1979

October 14, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn this photo taken in 1979, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employee is opening a 97,000-pound (44 ton) […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs From a 1960 Costume Contest and Halloween Party Somewhere in Los Angeles

October 9, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese rare photos from a 1960 Halloween party and costume contest in Los Angeles, captured by LIFE photographer […]

Views of the Safety Net Used to Protect Workers During Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s

August 20, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Golden Gate Bridge was constructed over a little over four years, from January 5, 1933, to May […]

Members of the Los Angeles Camera Club Relax Next to Their Bicycles on a Dirt Road, ca. 1900

April 13, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site In 1900, the inaugural issue of the West Coast’s first photography magazine Camera Craft, based in San […]

Eric Clapton, David Crosby and Joni Mitchell Hanging Out at Mama Cass’s House in Laurel Canyon in the Summer of 1968

April 6, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLaurel Canyon is a mountainous neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills region of the Santa Monica Mountains, within the […]

San Francisco in the Early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos

January 28, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1980s, San Francisco was a city at the crossroads of change. The skyline was evolving […]

Incredible Photos From California’s First Post-War Cycle Train, From Los Angeles to San Diego, 1946

December 29, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOrganized by the Bicycle Dealers Association of Southern California with the goal of boosting enthusiasm for hobby cycling, […]

Dorothea Lange – AIR, Kern County, California, 1938

December 13, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePhotographs of an air pump in Kern County, California, with a hand-lettered sign: “This is your country, don’t […]

Famous Photo of the Fire at the Cliff House on September 7, 1907

December 9, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Cliff House is a historic restaurant in San Francisco, perched on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. […]

Early Friendsgiving at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, 1973

November 27, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe term ‘Friendsgiving’ might be relatively new but the alternative Thanksgiving with friends certainly isn’t, as this particularly […]

The Zep Diner, a Popular Eating Place at Hollywood Modeled on the Lines of a Zeppelin, in the 1930s

November 11, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Zep Diner was a distinctive, Zeppelin-shaped diner that opened in Los Angeles in the early 1930s. It […]

30 Incredible Photos of Auto Accidents in Fresno in the 1960s

October 17, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, Fresno, like many cities in the United States, experienced a range of auto accidents influenced […]

Clara Bow in the Front of the Line of Wampas Baby Stars of 1924 in Hollywood, California

September 14, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore a camera she could exude personality. Newsreel footage shows Clara among the Baby Stars, her unruly hair […]

The Story of the Girls Who Buzzed the Beatles by Helicopter in Los Angeles, 1965

August 26, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn August, 25, 1965, four Beatle fans Paula Glasser, Kay Zar, Mikki Tummino and Sue Candiotti took turns […]

Two Brothers Posing for a Photo in Sequoia National Park Moments Before Being Struck by Lightning, 1975

August 20, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis is the picture of two brothers named Michael and Sean McQuilken. The photo was taken by their […]

Zsa Zsa Gabor Poses for a Mug Shot After Being Arrested for Slapping a Beverly Hills Police Officer on June 14, 1989

August 13, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn June 14, 1989, Zsa Zsa Gabor was driving her $215,000 Rolls-Royce. Beverly Hills Police motorcycle Officer Paul […]

25 Amazing Photos of a Scrapyard in Emeryville, California in the Early 1970s

August 12, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA scrapyard or junkyard is the location of a business in dismantling where wrecked or decommissioned vehicles are […]

A Victorian Home Being Moved by a Boat in Tiburon, California in 1957

July 22, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn December 4, 1957, one of the oldest homes in Marin County, a distinctive Victorian that stood for […]

The Story Behind the Iconic Photograph of the Busboy Who Held a Dying Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 Assassination

July 17, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site On June 5, 1968, hotel busboy Juan Romero raced to congratulate Sen. Robert Kennedy moments after his […]

Once Upon a Time, You Could Ride a Train Right Through the Orange Groves in Southern California

June 16, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Super Chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and […]

Japanese American Shop Owner in Oakland, California Hopes to Avoid Internment After the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1942

June 12, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA large sign reading “I AM AN AMERICAN” placed in the window of a store, at 13th and […]

San Francisco in the Late 1970s Through Fascinating Color Photos

June 8, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSan Francisco in the 1970s was a global hub of culture. It was known worldwide for hippies and […]

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