14 Extraordinary Vintage Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of London in 1894
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 19th century, London was transformed into the world’s largest city and capital of the British Empire. […]
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Candid Photographs of Young Girls Go Wild at the First Beatles Concert in America, Washington, DC in 1964
This post was originally published on this siteBeyond the influence their music had on everyone from Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys to Jimi Hendrix […]
21,000-Man Portrait
This post was originally published on this siteIt really was a lovely war, as this living portrait of our 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, testifies. Taken […]
In the 1950s and 1960s, Fallout Shelters Came to Be a Safety Feature in Many Homes in America
This post was originally published on this sitePart of American culture since 1949, fallout shelters were inspired by fear of nuclear attack; and their subsequent […]
Fend Flitzer Would Later Become Messerschmitt
This post was originally published on this siteThe Fend Flitzer was a three-wheeled invalid carriage designed and built by Fritz Fend. The Flitzer established many […]
Audience Members Sport 3-D Glasses During the First Screening of ‘Bwana Devil’ (1952)
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1950s, when Milton Gunzburg, a scriptwriter at MGM, and his brother Julian, a Beverly Hills […]
Fat Men’s Clubs Were a Type of Social Club That Peaked in Popularity From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteFat men’s clubs began in the U.S as early as sometime in the 1860s. Many major cities, like […]
Vintage Photographs of the Original Michelin Man, the Brand Icon of Michelin Tires
This post was originally published on this siteWidely-known as the “Michelin Man,” who has been the beloved face of the Michelin brand since 1898, the […]
A League of Their Own: Amazing Photographs From the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThe All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women’s baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley […]
The Only Known Footage of Mark Twain, 1909
This post was originally published on this siteThe great inventor Thomas Edison visited the home of Mark Twain in 1909, and captured Twain walking around […]
Elizabeth Taylor’s Unique Wedding Dresses Through All of Her Eight Weddings
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough she was married eight times to a total of seven men, Elizabeth Taylor only walked down the […]
That Time When Jerry Lee Lewis Married Myra Gale Brown, His 13-Year-Old Cousin
This post was originally published on this siteJerry Lee Lewis was an infamous rock n’ roll star during the mid to late 1950s, however his […]
Marilyn Monroe at Backstage Getting Ready for the Jack Benny TV Show, 1953
This post was originally published on this siteMarilyn Monroe made her official television debut by appearing on the Jack Benny Show, the title of her […]
Jean Harlow, the Hollywood Actress Who Inspired Marilyn Monroe
This post was originally published on this siteMarilyn Monroe’s face is probably one of the most recognizable in pop culture. Her alluring smile and iconic […]
Historical Photographs of Pamir, the World’s Last Commercial Ocean-Going Sailing Ship
This post was originally published on this sitePamir was a four-masted barque (which is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts), built […]
27 Candid Photographs of Elizabeth Taylor With Her Third Husband Mike Todd
This post was originally published on this siteThe third time is a charm. That’s what they say, right? For Elizabeth Taylor, she thought she’d found […]
Crazy Car Stunts From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteA horse racing a car, a car jumping a building and a boat crashing through a brick wall: […]
The Story of Samantha Reed Smith, America’s Youngest Ambassador
This post was originally published on this siteIn late 1982, Samantha Reed Smith, a fifth grader from Manchester, Maine, wrote a plaintive letter to Soviet […]
Rare Photos of Audrey Hepburn’s Vietnam Visit in 1990
This post was originally published on this siteYou might think of her as a legendary actress and fashion icon, but to Audrey Hepburn, the most […]
Bog Body Röst Girl
This post was originally published on this siteThe Röst Girl was the preserved body of a young girl discovered in a bog, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, […]
Joanie Labine, the First Female DJ at the Whisky a Go-Go, ca. 1964
This post was originally published on this siteJoanie Labine was the first female DJ and sound mixer at the Whisky A Go-Go Club in L.A. […]
The Oldest Known Surviving Valentine, a Poem Composed in Prison by Charles d’Orléans to His Wife in 1415
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1394, Charles d’Orléans was a member of the French royal family, the grandson of King Charles […]
The Reference Photographs for Norman Rockwell’s ‘The Runaway’, 1958
This post was originally published on this siteBefore Norman Rockwell ever put paint to brush, he called in a photographer. Each photograph became the template […]
The Face of Harold Whittles, a Deaf Child, Who Was Hearing Sound for the First Time in 1974
This post was originally published on this siteThis interesting photo was taken in 1974 at the exact moment Harold Whittles, a five-year-old boy who was […]
20 Racist Vintage V-Day Cards From the Early 20th Century Will Make You Wish Valentine’s Day Never Existed
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1900s, racist imagery was widely used in consumer products—even Valentine’s Day cards—and relied on caricatures […]