No to the Cane: Pictures of British School Children Went on Strike in London, May 1972
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 4, 1972 about 200 boys aged between 11 and 16, put down their pencils and rulers […]
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45 Lovely Pics of Mothers With Their Little Children in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA set of lovely pics that shows mothers posing with their little children from between the late 1840s […]
Cool Pics That Defined the ’80s Punk Fashion
This post was originally published on this sitePunk fashion is the clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewellery, and body modifications of the punk subculture. It varies widely, […]
Childhood Photos of the Rosenkowitz Sextuplets, the World’s First Surviving Sextuplets
This post was originally published on this siteAnyone living in Cape Town during the seventies knew about the six babies that were born on January […]
Vintage Photos Capture Dapper Teddy Boys From the 1950s to the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteTeddy Boys, or Teds, were a subculture of young adults wearing smart clothes partly inspired by dandies in […]
40 Cool Pics of the ’70s Prom Couples
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1970s formal dress, party dress or prom dress went through several changes during the decade. At first, […]
40 Cool Pics Show Gifts That Children Often Received on the ’50s and ’60s Christmas
This post was originally published on this siteWhich gifts did children often get on Christmas in the 1950s and ’60s? Check out these cool snaps […]
Three Boys Behind Barbed Wire, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo is called “Three Boys Behind Barbed Wire”, taken by Toyo Miyatake in 1944. As a professional […]
Cool Pics of Children on the Rear of Station Wagons in the Past
This post was originally published on this siteA station wagon is a car body style which has a two-box design, a large cargo area and […]
“Don’t Let Daddy Lick Me Again!” – Odd Moment in Advertising for Fletcher’s Castoria From 1939
This post was originally published on this siteFor you Gen Y-ers, “Lick” used to mean “beat the shit out of”—which is appropriate, because this is […]
12 Strange Vintage Baby Car Seat Ads From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCar seat technology has come a long way since the mid-20th century. For instance, we don’t use steel […]
Vintage Photos Capture Lovely Moments of Australian Children in the Summer
This post was originally published on this siteRabbit trapping, playing with hoop, tyre and wheel, swimming, etc., these beautiful photos from State Library of New South […]
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 […]
“I’m not a bad girl! You’re a bad mommy!” – 17 Strange Vintage Laxative Adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria date from 1939-1941 and feature a lot of finger pointing, angry parents, threats […]
Wonderful Vintage Photos of Female Students at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1948
This post was originally published on this siteThe Civil Rights Movement in the United States fueled the feminist movement as well. Women demanded equal rights […]
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 […]
Vintage Photographs of 12-Year-Old Brigitte Bardot in Mrs. Bourgat’s Ballet Class, Paris in 1946
This post was originally published on this siteBrigitte Bardot was born on September 28,1934 into a wealthy Parisian family. Her father, Louis Bardot, was an […]
This 1961 Ad for a Children’s Front Seat Car Belt Shows Just How Far Car Safety Has Come Over the Years!
This post was originally published on this siteFrom a 1961 Sears Catalog, this 1961 advertisement for a children’s front seat car belt has shown just […]
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 […]
Bob Carlos Clarke’s The Agony & The Ecstasy: Wild Photos of Young Lovers Getting Off With One Another in the 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteBob Carlos Clarke (1950–2006) was one of the 20th century’s great erotic photographers. Although he was born in […]
Awesome Photos of Teenage Leonardo DiCaprio Showing off His Emotional Range
This post was originally published on this siteBorn on November 11, 1974, to legal secretary Irmelin and comic book producer George DiCaprio, Leo is of […]
School Without Rules: Welcome to Burgess Hill aka Beat School, Where You Can Do Whatever You Want in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteEngland has long been famous for its educational establishments, the freedom of choice of schools and for their […]
Candid Photographs of Teenage Girls at Texas Beaches During the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1980s, Texas hot spots for spring break, from Matamoros to Galveston were in full swing. These […]
Remembering How We Used to Talk on the Internet: 20 AIM Away Messages Every ’90s Kid Will Immediately Recognize!
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the dawn of social media, AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was the chat client for a generation. After […]
10 Adorable Childhood Photos of Mick Jagger in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteMick Jagger is one of the most recognisable and influential British musicians of the modern era. As lead […]