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The Amazing Story Behind the Picture of Mary Lincoln With the “Ghost” of Her Husband Abraham Lincoln Behind Her

May 19, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePerhaps the most famous photograph of Mary Todd Lincoln was taken in Boston in 1872—seven years after her […]

Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland Together on “The Judy Garland Show” in 1963

May 18, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteJudy Garland was a huge star, but at age 41, her star power had faded and she was […]

The First ‘Selfie’ in History of Iran Was Taken by Nasseredin Shah With His Concubines

May 16, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis historic image is widely considered to be one of the very first selfie photos ever taken in […]

Civil War Faces: 40 Rare Portraits of the Union and Confederate Soldiers Who Served in the American Civil War

May 15, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site In the 1860s the Northern and Southern parts of the United States fought against each other in […]

30 Historical Photos From the 1950 British Grand Prix, the First Formula One Race

May 13, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950 British Grand Prix, formally known as The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d’Europe Incorporating The British […]

Self Portrait as a Drowned Man, the First Staged Photograph in 1840

May 12, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen photographs first appeared a century and a half ago, people were astonished by their mirror-like fidelity. Early […]

How Marilyn Monroe Used Her Status as a Hollywood Star to Boost Ella Fitzgerald’s Career

May 11, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen once asked about her favorite singers, Marilyn Monroe answered, “Well, my very favorite person, and I love […]

Display of Photographic Studio Equipment, ca. 1865

May 11, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePortrait photographs in the 1850s and 1860s required subjects to sit motionless for exposures often lasting twenty to […]

India’s First ‘Selfie’ Was Taken by a Tripura King Back in 1880

May 9, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMaharaja Bir Chandra Manikya, an enthusiastic photographer was the first king of India to organize an annual photographic […]

Yellow Bellies: Historical Photos of Knife Grinders in Thiers, France From the Early 20th Century

May 9, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site The city of Thiers finds its origin in the medieval age and can claim six centuries of […]

Rare Photographs From the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979–1989

May 7, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSoviet invasion of Afghanistan, invasion of Afghanistan in late December 1979 by troops from the Soviet Union. The […]

Could This be the 19th-Century Batman?

May 6, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis photo was taken in 1892 in New York. It is an image of Bill Smith. He was […]

The Earliest Color Photos of Finland Taken by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky in 1903

May 6, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMore than half a century before color photography established itself, a Russian photographer and scientist, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, took […]

The Saddest Selfie: A Mirror Self-Portrait Taken by Gunner Thomas Baker in 1917

May 5, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt’s a striking image of a fresh-faced young man taking a picture of himself in front of a […]

Opening Night Screening of First Color 3-D Movie “Bwana Devil” in Hollywood, 1952

May 5, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis striking photograph taken by LIFE magazine photojournalist J. R. Eyerman. Shot at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood […]

In 1969, a Teenage Photographer Used a Fake Press Pass to Shoot John and Yoko’s “Bed-In”

May 5, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteKnowing their March 20, 1969, marriage would be a huge press event, John Lennon and Yoko Ono decided […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin in the 1970s

May 4, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBernie Taupin is one-half of one of the most successful and prolific songwriting duos in the history of […]

Firefighter Bicycle, ca. 1905

May 4, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis bicycle, built in the early 1900s, was used by the firefighters that worked in petrochemical industries. The […]

“Leaders of the World” Sign, the World’s First Forgotten Electric Wonder

May 3, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLeaders of the World (alternate title: The Fiery Chariot Race in New York) was an electric advertising sign […]

Madame Decourcelle, the First Female Taxi Driver in Paris

May 3, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt is well known, women had to wait longer in the history to have the same rights as […]

Morris Frank and Buddy: The Story of the First Seeing Eye Dog

May 1, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMorris Frank was a blind man who helped start the first school that trained seeing eye dogs. His […]

Les Femmes Cocher: Vintage Postcards of the First Female Horse-Cab Drivers in Paris From the Early 20th Century

April 30, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn November, 1906, three women began a month-long apprenticeship in preparation for the Prefecture of Police examination that […]

Apr. 28, 1941: The First Electric Animated Sign Was Placed on Broadway at 44th in New York City

April 28, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteApr. 28, 1941: The first electric animated sign, designed by American advertising executive Douglas Leigh, was placed on […]

1958 Colt Economy 375cc, an Unsuccessful US Made Two-Seater Microcar

April 28, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOne of many unsuccessful attempts at producing a low-cost car for local transportation. This one is by Colt […]

Teenagers Cramming into a VW Beetle, 1964

April 23, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWith the silly season upon us again a group Laudra Vista Junior High students from Fullerton, California, try […]

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