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Before There Were Alarm Clocks, Knocker-Ups Were Paid to Wake Up Their Clients by Knocking!

July 21, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA knocker-up, sometimes known as a knocker-upper were a profession in Britain and Ireland that started during and […]

12 Tragic Facts About the Life and Death of Natalie Wood

July 20, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrom scene-stealing child star to sexy ingénue, Natalie Wood (July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) captured the […]

These 12 Haunting Pictures From Old Mental Institutions Guaranteed to Creep You Out!

July 19, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePsychiatry has come a long way since the days when patients were shunned from society and shackled in […]

125 Reasons You Could End Up in a Lunatic Asylum in the 19th Century

July 17, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteReasons for admission into the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia from 1864 to 1889 included laziness, egotism, […]

50 Years Ago: Amazing Photographs of Apollo Families’ Tears and Ecstasy During Moon Landing Mission in 1969

July 16, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFifty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made history when they became the first humans to […]

13 Oldest Pieces of Clothing and Accessories Ever Found

July 15, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt is not known when humans first began making clothing due to the fast deterioration of fabrics and […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs of Trailer Shows From the 1930s and 1940s

July 13, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTrailer shows were popular events. A trade show gave you the opportunity to see all the current models […]

The Original Tattooed Lady: Portraits of Irene Woodward aka “La Belle Irene” in the Late 19th and Early 20 Centuries

July 12, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLa Belle Irene was the stage name of Irene Woodward often refereed to as “The Original Tattooed Lady”. […]

12 Interesting Facts About Nikola Tesla You Probably Didn’t Know

July 10, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNikola Tesla (10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and […]

Historical Photos of the Bizarre Two-Wheeled, Self-Balancing 1967 Gyro-X Vehicle

July 10, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1967 Alex Tremules, contracted by California-based Gyro Transport Systems, built the single-seated Gyro-X. The automobile had just […]

The Godfather of Makeup: 16 Actors That Are Almost Unrecognizable Thanks to the Incredible Work of Dick Smith

July 9, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMake-up can brighten your eyes or define a sultry pout. It can also make those same eyes terrifying, […]

Historic Picture Shows the Different Expressions of Six Polish Civilians Moments Before Death by Firing Squad, 1939

July 9, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFacing the death –– This group of men show a wide range of emotions: the first from the […]

Portraits of Swimming Star Annette Kellermann, Who Was Arrested on Revere Beach for Wearing a One-Piece Swimsuit in 1907

July 7, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen Annette Kellerman stepped out onto Revere Beach, Massachusetts in 1907 wearing a one-piece bathing suit that ended […]

Robert Plant’s Sexy “Food Play” Ice Cream Photos, Chicago, 1977

July 5, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitesitophilia (food play) – a form of sexual fetishism in which participants are aroused by erotic situations involving […]

The Car of Tomorrow: Amazing Photos of 1938 One-Off Phantom Corsair

June 29, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSometimes called the “Flying Wombat” due to it being dubbed such in the Hollywood movie, The Young in […]

Then and Now Photos of Carole Hersee, the Test Card Girl on BBC Television for 30 Years

June 28, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDo you remember Carole Hersee? She was on TV for 30 years, several hours per day, every single […]

Inside the Wanderer, the World’s Oldest Leisure Caravan in Existence

June 25, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Gordon Stables was born in Banffshire in 1838. After attending Aberdeen University, he became a surgeon in […]

Quilt, Tumbling Blocks With Signatures – Adeline Harris Sears, 1856

June 24, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1856, seventeen-year-old Adeline Harris, the daughter of a well-to-do Rhode Island mill owner, conceived of a unique […]

The Hand of Clarence Madison Dally, a Glassblower Who Worked With Thomas Edison, ca. 1900

June 23, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis is the hand of Clarence Madison Dally (1865–1904), a glassblower who worked with Thomas Edison. He would […]

20 Amazing Vintage Color Photos of Trailer Parks in the United States From Between the 1950s and 1960s

June 22, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe first examples of mobile homes can be traced back to the roaming bands of gypsies who traveled […]

15 Amazing Photos of 1974 Lamborghini Bravo Concept, the Dream-Car That Never Made It Into Production

June 21, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLamborghini Bravo – Bertone design you can’t buy, Why? Because only two have been made in 1974. The […]

20 Amazing Photographs of Harry Houdini, a Famous Magician and Escape Artist in the Early 20th Century

June 20, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHarry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874 in Budpest, Hungary, with the name of Ehrich Weisz. He […]

Madame Moustache: The Amazing Story of Eleanor Dumont, One of the First Known Blackjack Players in the Old West

June 18, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteEleanor Dumont, also called Eleonore Alphonsine Dumant, born as Simone Jules (1829–1879), was a notorious gambler on the […]

The Best Photos of Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Her Iconic "Slave Leia" Bikini in ‘Return of the Jedi’, 1983

June 15, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThere are few film costumes more iconic – or controversial – than the “slave bikini” which Carrie Fisher […]

20 Wonderful Photos of Morgan 4/4, the Morgan Motor Company’s First Car With Four Wheels

June 10, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMorgan 4/4 is an automobile which has been produced by the Morgan Motor Company since 1936. It was […]

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