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“The light has gone out of my life” – Teddy Roosevelt’s Diary Entry on the Day Both His Wife and Mother Died, 1884

August 28, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn Valentine’s Day of 1884, just 36 hours after the birth of their only daughter, Alice (named after […]

Before He Was Bond, Sean Connery Once Finished Third in Mr. Universe Competition in 1953

August 28, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSean Connery began bodybuilding at the age of 18, and from 1951 trained heavily with Ellington, a former […]

Pretty, Thin, Young and Single: Here Are Some Bizarre Requirements for Stewardess in the 1950s

August 26, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTo be an airline stewardess — you know, what we call a flight attendant now — back in […]

Extraordinary Promotional Movie Art by Jacques Kapralik From Between the 1930s and 1950s

August 26, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteJacques Kapralik was born in Romania in 1906, and immigrated to the United States in 1936. He was […]

Back When Women Wanted to Get Fat: 26 Funny Vintage Ads Promoting Weight Gain for Women From Between the 1930s and 1950s

August 24, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBelieve it or not, in these thin-obsessed times, there were small pockets of history in which the messaging […]

From the Pontiac Phantom to the Mini-Camaro, Here Are 10 Notable Designs From Studio X From the 1960s

August 22, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt was a cold November morning in 1957 when William L. “Bill” Mitchell, heir apparent to General Motors’ […]

Read Oscar Wilde’s Stirring Love Letters to His Young Hunk, Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas

August 22, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn June of 1891, Oscar Wilde met Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas, a 21-year-old Oxford undergraduate and talented poet, […]

Here’s What It Was Really Like (And It’s Actually Crazy) to Fly in the 1950s

August 21, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAir travel has come a long way since the 1950s, this we know. But in the ’50s, flying […]

Photos of Gay Activists Protesting Outside Trump Tower for Homeless People Living With HIV/AIDS in 1989

August 20, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLong before Donald Trump even ran for President, in 1989, he was the subject of a protest by […]

Smallpox Breaks Out in Sydney, 1789

August 17, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSmallpox has been one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, though it is now eradicated in the wild. Europeans, including […]

Fascinating Story of Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, the Couple in the Iconic Woodstock Album Cover Are Still Together 50 Years Later!

August 16, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBobbi Kelly and Nick Ercoline were girlfriend and boyfriend, 20 years old. Bobbi lived in Pine Bush, N.Y., […]

Amazing Then and Now Photographs of Machu Picchu After Excavation in 1911

August 14, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1911 American historian and explorer Hiram Bingham traveled the region looking for the old Inca capital and […]

25 Rare Photographs of Jimi Hendrix’s Last Performance at the Open Air Love and Peace Festival on September 6, 1970

August 13, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteJimi Hendrix’s last performance at the Open Air Love and Peace festival in Fehmarn, Germany on September 6, […]

The Story of Pat Stewart, the Blackpool Belle in the Polka Dot Dress, 1951

August 13, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen Pat Stewart posed with her friend Wendy on the railings of the Blackpool promenade one blustery day […]

Students Protesting the High School Dress Code That Banned Slacks for Girls in Brooklyn, New York City, 1942

August 12, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis vintage photograph shows students protesting the high school dress code that banned slacks for girls in Brooklyn […]

The Story Behind the ‘Tennis Girl’ by Martin Elliot, the 70s Picture That Made Tennis Interesting

August 12, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn September of 1976 aspiring photographer, Martin Elliot convinced, his then-girlfriend, Fiona Butler to pose for a series […]

The Racist Signs of Apartheid: What South Africans Had to Look at Every Day for Four Decades

August 11, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFor decades, the country’s black majority was controlled by racist laws enshrining white supremacy. From 1948 through the […]

20 Vintage Photographs Captured Daily Life of Submarine Voyage Mermaids in Disneyland From the 1950s and 1960s

August 10, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTomorrowland’s lagoon always captures the attention of passing guests. The deep blue waters, squawking seagulls, and circling submarines […]

L’Enfant: The Model, the Poster and 3,000 Women

August 10, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteL’Enfant, better known as Man and Baby is a photographic poster depicting a shirtless male model (Adam Perry) […]

Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name: The Love of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas

August 8, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed Bosie, was a young aristocrat and poet, the youngest son of the Marquess of […]

20 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Tent Camper Trailers in the 1920s

August 5, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe modern mobile home came immediately after the first automobile was introduced. People had been carrying their homes […]

The History of Bermuda Shorts, Knee-Length Unique Clothing Once Inspired by British Army and Royal Navy Military Uniforms

August 2, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBermuda is the only place in the world where they are the national dress for men. Millions of […]

Gangster John Dillinger’s Body To Be Exhumed In September, And Here Are the Top Ten Myths Surrounding Dillinger

August 1, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe body of notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger is expected to be exhumed in September from a concrete-encased […]

The Short Life of Elizabeth Short aka the “Black Dahlia”

July 31, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn the morning of January 15, 1947, local resident Betty Bersinger taking her child for a walk in […]

10 Great Musical Movies of the 1960s

July 23, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSince movies first learned to talk, the screen musical has provided a euphoric display of cinematic escapism. It’s […]

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