45 Intimate Portrait Photos of Young People of San Diego in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThese intimate color photos were taken by American photographer Harold Gee that show portraits of his young friends […]
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Giant Hippo Harnessed and Hitched to Circus Cart, About to Give Trainer a Ride, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteAfter considerable coaching at the hands of an animal trainer, “Lotus,” a circus hippopotamus enjoying winter quarters in […]
50 Fascinating Photos Show the Bus System of San Diego in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is the transit bus and rail service provider for southern San […]
1940’s Los Angeles in Color
This post was originally published on this siteShot from an automobile driving through Bunker Hill and downtown Los Angeles, ca. 1940s. (Colorized by Neural Networks […]
Candid Photographs of Janis Joplin Playing Pool With Her Friends in a House Party in Larkspur, California, December 1969
This post was originally published on this siteShe could shoot pool well enough that we could go in a pool hall eat drink. See more […]
The Story Behind the Famous Flying Baby From the 1995 Patagonia Catalog
This post was originally published on this siteThe original baby-throwing image is taken from the Spring 1995 Patagonia outdoors catalog. The catalog’s caption reads “Come […]
55 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1847, San Francisco only had a population of about 800. However in 1848 a man named James […]
Beautiful Design Concepts of the 1970s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe art of living beautifully, California style, is presented in this roundup of ideas from HOME, the enormously […]
Just Before It Was Destroyed by Fire, 50 Amazing Photos Captured the Cliff House in the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThe famous Cliff House of San Francisco was built in 1863 by Senator John Buckley and C. C. […]
Cruising Van Nuys Boulevard in the Summer of 1972
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Los Angeles suburb of San Fernando Valley, Wednesday night was cruise night. A long stretch of […]
This Man Donated His $10 Million Collection of Classic Sports Cars to a California College
This post was originally published on this siteNicholas and Lee Begovich have donated their car collection — 15 vehicles valued at $10 million — to […]
Vintage Photos of Joan Baez Wearing “Stay Home for Peace” Shirt and Joining the Peace Movement in San Diego, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteIn the summer of 1971, with the wars in Southeast Asia escalating, the San Diego Nonviolent Action (NVA) […]
Vintage Photos Capture the Cat Show in Los Angeles in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteFrom Siamese to Chinchilla cats, below are 22 fascinating vintage photographs capture scenes at the cat show held […]
Mac the Mechanical Man on Venice Beach, California, ca. 1935
This post was originally published on this siteMac the Mechanical Man was created by inventor Leighton Hilbert. The alleged robot reportedly weighed 250 pounds and […]
20 Amazing Vintage Photos of the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteWeighed over 70 tons, comprise dozens and then hundreds of amps, speakers, subwoofers, and tweeters, stand over three-stories […]
The Story Behind the Pictures of Jim Morrison ‘Levitating’ Young Girls During a Photo Session in 1968
This post was originally published on this siteAround July of 1968, photographer Frank Bez took two series of photos of Jim ‘levitating’, his longtime lover […]
Amazing Photographs of the Mt. Lowe Railway’s Thrilling, Terrifying Circular Bridge From the Turn of the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCall it 19th-century L.A.’s idea of a thrill ride. Leaving the safety of granite slopes, trolley cars arced […]
Controlled Impact Demonstration: In 1984, NASA Made Airliners Safer by Crashing a Boeing 720
This post was originally published on this siteThe Controlled Impact Demonstration (or colloquially the Crash In the Desert) was a joint project between NASA and […]
The Many Faces of April Dawn Alison: Private Polaroids Discovered in Boxes Reveal the Secret of an LGBTQ Artist
This post was originally published on this siteWhen April Dawn Alison died aged 67 in San Francisco in 2008, no one knew who she was. […]
Candid Photographs From Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio’s Wedding in San Francisco, 1954
This post was originally published on this siteIt was the ultimate All-American romance: the tall, handsome hero of the country’s national pastime captures the heart […]
23 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Los Angeles in the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1939, Fortune magazine commissioned photographer Ansel Adams to document the city’s aerospace industry as the country was […]
California in 1902 Through a Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing pics from Southern Methodist University were taken by an unknown traveler that show California in 1902. Hotel […]
Candid Photographs of Leonard Nimoy and His Wife Sandra Zober at Home in Westwood, California, 1966
This post was originally published on this siteLeonard Simon Nimoy (1931–2015) was an American actor who was known for playing Spock in the Star Trek […]
Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes of Roman Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’
This post was originally published on this siteChinatown is a 1974 neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, produced […]
When Kids Played With Alligators in Los Angeles in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteOriginally located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Joseph ‘Alligator Joe’ Campbell’s Alligator Farm was relocated to tourist hotspot Lincoln […]