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Painless Parker, an Early 20th Century Street Dentist Who Pulled 357 Teeth in One Day

April 27, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore local anesthesia could manage the pain, one early 20th century dentist distracted his patients with showgirls and […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Victorian Women Climbing High Mountains in Long Skirts

April 27, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“All mountains appear doomed to pass through the three stages: an inaccessible peak, the hardest climb in the […]

“Beautify America – Get a Haircut” – Anti-Hippie Billboard From 1968

April 26, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBillboards about social and political causes are nothing new. The billboard “Beautify America – Get a Haircut” produced […]

Goat Suckling a Child in El Mojon, Teguise, Spain in 1958

April 26, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe photograph was taken on February 14, 1958, in El Mojón, a fishing town in Teguise on the […]

Portraits of Lili‘uokalani, the Last Queen of Hawaiʻi

April 25, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site Liliʻuokalani (September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign […]

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Here’s How Nordic People Do the Laundry

April 25, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer and artist Jonna Jinton lives in Northern Sweden, where frigid temperatures prevail in the winter. In this […]

Robert E. Cornish, the Scientist Who Wanted to Bring Dead Dogs Back to Life

April 22, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteRobert E. Cornish (December 21, 1903 – March 6, 1963) was an American biologist and writer, best known […]

Photos of Women Workers in the Factories in London During World War II

April 22, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese women were all training in various London polytechnics to work in munitions factories during the early 1940s. […]

Amazing Mug Shots of People Posing With Their Hands on Chest in New Zealand From the 19th Century

April 21, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMug shots are photographic portraits of arrested suspects and convicted criminals. Since the mid-19th century, they have been […]

Saw Pit Store, Colorado, 1940

April 21, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis photo was taken by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in September 1940, and titled […]

Brigitte Bardot, Elina Labourdette, Tilda Thamar and Estella Blain Testing New Models of Nylon Stockings in Paris, 1954

April 20, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s era represented a return to fashion for women. After World War II ended, and the men […]

Cross-Country Skiers in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado, ca. 1910

April 19, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis mixed group of men and women were photographed around 1910 in Animas Forks or Eureka demonstrating their […]

Long Before Pantone, an Artist Cataloged Thousands of Color Swatches in a Book From the 17th Century

April 18, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore we had Pantone Color Guide, there was no universally recognized system to identify colors. But there were […]

50 Historical Photographs of the Anglo-Egyptian Army in Sudan During the Battle of Omdurman

April 18, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Battle of Omdurman took place in present-day Sudan during the Mahdist War (1881–1899). These photographs documented the […]

15 Vintage Photographs of Bugle Megaphones From the Mid-20 Century

April 17, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBugle megaphones were used on military garrisons to help amplify the sound of the bugle. Used in a […]

Here’s the Earliest Mug Shot Still in Existence, ca. 1843

April 16, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen photography was invented in the first half of the 19th century, it seemed to be the solution […]

Mug Shots of Criminals Posing With Hats in Calgary, 1920

April 15, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA mug shot is a photographic portrait of a person from the shoulders up, typically taken after a […]

Women Paint “Stockings” on Their Legs at a Store in Croydon, London, 1941

April 15, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWallace Carothers produced the first nylon fiber in 1935, but it was the 1939 World’s Fair that first […]

Ride From Perth to Sydney in 22 Days, a Record Tandem Ride From 1933

April 11, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn November 4, 1933, William “Billy” Read and Gordon Jones, members of the Bassendean Midland Cycling Club, left […]

The “Bra Burning” Miss America Protest, 1968

April 10, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Miss America protest was a demonstration held at the Miss America 1969 contest on September 7, 1968, […]

Earthmen From the South of Africa, Exhibited in England, 1853

April 3, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFlora and Martinus, a 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl from South Africa, were exhibited as ‘earthmen’ in private […]

In 1934, Fearless Thieves Hit the Top of the Washington Monument and Stole the Lightning Rods

April 1, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring the fall and winter months of 1934, the Washington Monument was prepped for repairs and cleaning, due […]

March 31, 1889: The Eiffel Tower Is Opened

March 31, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Eiffel Tower was built to be the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. Construction was […]

The Paternoster: The Non-Stop Europe’s Doorless Elevator

March 28, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA paternoster is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for […]

1953 Beverly Hills Session Sadness: The Last Photographs of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Andre de Dienes

March 28, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis session was to be the last one between Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes, even though he […]

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