Woman Sitting on an Iron Girder Atop the Wrigley Building, 1920
This post was originally published on this siteAfter finding the bricklaying business too full of ups and downs, this amazing young girl decided to take […]
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John Vachon’s Chicago in candid photos, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteIn the hardships caused by the Great Depression, the American government created the Farm Security Administration to help […]
Cabinet Card of a Provocative Woman on a Fainting Couch in Chicago, Illinois
This post was originally published on this siteThis cabinet card features a young smiling woman lying on a fainting couch. The image is quite risque […]
Found Photos Capture Young Women of Chicago in Swimsuits From the late 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe bikini was officially invented in 1946 and named after the Bikini Atoll in the south Pacific, where […]
24 Amazing Color Photos Capture Chicago’s Street Scenes During the Blizzard of 1979
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago blizzard of 1979 was a major blizzard that affected northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on January […]
50 Color Found Snaps That Show the 1948-1949 Chicago Railroad Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago Railroad Fair was an event organized to celebrate and commemorate 100 years of railroad history west […]
Beautiful Vintage Photos of Chicago in the 1950s by Mildred Mead
This post was originally published on this siteMildred Mead, born in 1910, was a professional photographer, both freelance and by contract. During the 1950s, she […]
45 Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, white residents in several neighborhoods of Chicago left the city for the suburban areas – […]
40 Amazing Color Pics Capture Chicago During the 1967 Blizzard
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting […]
The Auto Wash Bowl in Chicago, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a photo from 1924 and shows a newfangled type of car wash that stood at the northwest […]
Robert Plant’s Sexy “Food Play” Ice Cream Photos, Chicago, 1977
This post was originally published on this sitesitophilia (food play) – a form of sexual fetishism in which participants are aroused by erotic situations involving […]
Mary Wallace: The First Female Bus Driver for Chicago Transit Authority, Beginning in 1974
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1974, Englewood native, Mary Wallace, drove into history when she became the first woman to drive a […]
Amazing Pics That Show Interior of a Chicago House During the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing pics were found by Ryan Khatam that show interior of a Chicago house during the 1960s. This […]
Chicago in 1971 Through an Australian Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteA small photo collection from lindsaybridge that captured street scenes of Chicago when he traveled there 1971. Street level […]
Rare Portraits of Men and Women Around the World in Their Tradition Costumes at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a rare set of large-format photographic portrait images of the different ethnic people who represented various countries […]
29 Color Found Snaps of Chicago in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese found snapshots from Mark Susina that capture street scenes of Chicago from the 1960s.
Chicago in 1941 Through John Vachon’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteIn the depths of the Great Depression, the United States government created the Resettlement Administration to help provide […]
Vivid Color Photos Capture the Cityscapes of New York and Chicago in the 1970s and ’80s
This post was originally published on this siteChicago-born photographer Wayne Sorce began capturing the people and places of urban landscapes while at the Art Institute […]
Beach Time: Glass Plate Negatives That Show Chicago Beauties in Swimsuits From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteRenowned as the greatest visual chronicler of the circus in the American 20th century, American photographer Harry A. […]
56 Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteA fascinating photo collection from David Wilson that shows street scenes of Chicago in the 1970s.
24 Stunning Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteJeff Wassmann is an American artist, writer and theorist, currently living in Melbourne, Australia. His first novel, The […]
Miss Correct Posture: Pictures From a Chiropractors’ Beauty Contest Took Place in Chicago in 1956
This post was originally published on this siteBeauty contests were a way for people, places and businesses to celebrate events, highlight pop culture and promote […]