35 Beautiful Photos Show Popular Women’s Hairstyles During the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteFollowing on from the hardship of World War II and rationing, the fifties was a time of relative […]
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Gorgeous Photos of Polish Actress Anna Dymna in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1951 in Legnica, Polish actress of Armenian descent Anna Dymna made her film debut also when she […]
30 Beautiful Photos of Kate Bush Taken by Gered Mankowitz in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1946 in London, English photographer Gered Mankowitz dropped out of school at 15 years of age, without […]
Cabinet Card of a Provocative Woman on a Fainting Couch in Chicago, Illinois
This post was originally published on this siteThis cabinet card features a young smiling woman lying on a fainting couch. The image is quite risque […]
40 Glamorous Photos of Hélène Chanel in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1941 in Deauville, Calvados, French actress Hélène Chanel entered films in 1959 in the film Les dragueurs […]
30 Beautiful Photos of Candice Bergen in the 1960s and ’70s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1946 in Los Angeles, California, American actress and former fashion model Candice Bergen began her career as […]
30 Glamorous Photos of Danish Model and Actress Gwili Andre in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1907 as Gurli Ingeborg Elna Andresen in Copenhagen, Danish model and actress Gwili Andre came to Hollywood […]
35 Beautiful Studio Portrait Photos of the Turk Girls in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA set of beautiful photos from John Toohey that shows studio portraits of Turkish girl from between the 1910s […]
The Story of Ruth Ellis, the Last Woman to Be Hanged in the United Kingdom on July 13, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteRuth Ellis (October 9, 1926 – July 13, 1955) was a British escort and nightclub hostess. She was […]
The Wax Effigy of Sarah Hare
This post was originally published on this siteSarah Hare died in 1744 at the age of 55 of a commonplace accident. It was said that […]
33 Gorgeous Black and White Photos of Lynda Carter in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona, American actress, singer, songwriter, and model Lynda Carter was crowned Miss World USA […]
Read the Rejection Letters Disney Used to Send Any Woman Who Wanted to Be an Animator in the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, Miss Mary V. Ford of Searcy, Arkansas received a rejection letter from Walt Disney Productions letting […]
35 Beautiful Photos Capture Portrait of a Californian Teenage Girl in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteA set of beautiful photos from Derek Wood that shows portrait of his grandmother named Hildur Richardson as teenager in […]
40 Beautiful Photos of Sissy Spacek in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1949 in Quitman, Texas, American actress and singer Sissy Spacek initially aspired to a career as a […]
20 Lovely Photos of Kim Novak With Her Cat Pyewacket in “Bell, Book, And Candle” (1958)
This post was originally published on this siteBell, Book and Candle is a 1958 American Technicolor comedy-drama romance film directed by Richard Quine, based on […]
40 Glamorous Photos of Jeanne Moreau in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1928 in Paris, French actress and singer Jeanne Moreau made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established […]
Wartime Fashion: 40 Found Photos Show What Women Wore in the Early 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWith the start of the war and strict rationing on fabric, dresses in the 1940s became shorter. Whereas […]
An Elephant Holds a Circus Performer in Its Mouth, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteAmerica’s love affair with the circus has lasted for over 200 years. It outlasted the minstrel show, the […]
Vintage Photos of Dutch Housewives Using Their Stoves in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1930s, gas range manufacturers found a way to hide the gas manifold behind the sheet […]
Curly Hair: One of the Favorite Hairstyles of Victorian Women
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Victorian era, a woman’s hair was often thought to be one of her most valuable assets. […]
Lovely Photos of Marilyn Monroe on the Beach as a Toddler in 1929
This post was originally published on this siteMarilyn Monroe had a difficult childhood. Born Norma Jean Mortensen on June 1, 1926 to a mentally unstable […]
Portrait of a Parisian Woman With Her Cat in Her Cannabis Garden, ca. 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThis lovely young Parisian woman is enjoying a serene moment in her lush garden in the 1910s in […]
50 Gorgeous Photos of British Actress Merle Oberon in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1911 as Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson in Bombay, British India, British actress Merle Oberon began her film […]
Photographs of Princess Diana Wearing Bike Shorts in the Mid-1990s
This post was originally published on this sitePrincess Diana, dubbed as the People’s Princess, was a beloved member of the British royal family. She was […]
The 19th Century Drag King: 30 Amazing Real Photographic Postcards of Vesta Tilley Performing in Drag in the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteAs a child, Vesta Tilley toured the music halls in a solo singing and dancing act. Finding she […]