A Holiday Classic: Beautiful Stills of Miracle on 34th Street
This post was originally published on this siteMiracle on 34th Street is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by George Seaton and […]
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, 1952
This post was originally published on this siteThe Christmas classic “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” was released in 1952. This family was right on […]
Photos of 40 Scariest Santas of All Time
This post was originally published on this siteYou DON’T want these Santa Claus’ coming to town! Nowadays, everyone knows well the Christmas Santa in his […]
10 Vintage Christmas Tree Recipes of Yore We’re Glad Haven’t Made a Comeback
This post was originally published on this siteThe holidays are a great time for tradition, and the perfect time to serve those family recipes passed […]
30 Wonderful Large Letter Greetings Postcards From Between the 1930s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe heyday of large letter postcards was the 1930s through the 1950s, which is considered the linen era […]
Snegovik: 25 Adorable Soviet Snowman Christmas Cards From the Mid 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteSnegovik (Russian: Снегови́к) means a “snowman”, a sculpture of a human figure made of (wet) snow in thaw […]
30 Found Photos Show How Americans Celebrated Christmas in the Mid-Century
This post was originally published on this siteChristmas in the United States during the post-war years (1946–1964) reflected a period of peace, productivity, and prosperity. […]
A Secret Meeting of the Grandmas
This post was originally published on this site“This old picture of my great-grandmother, far left, makes it look like the cameraman just stumbled into a […]
Remember the Candle Salad, a Vintage Holiday Recipe That Make You Blush!
This post was originally published on this siteYour eyes do not deceive you. This is not some naughty bachelorette party dessert; it is a vintage […]
The Bread and Puppet Theater
This post was originally published on this site Peter and Elka Schumann began The Bread & Puppet Theater in 1962–1963 in New York City. It […]
November Effigies, London, ca. 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteThe accompanying photograph is that of a nondescript guy, somewhat clumsily built up by a costermonger who lives […]
Where It All Began: Tim Burton in His Halloween Costume Made by His Mother in 1967
This post was originally published on this siteA 9-year-old Tim Burton, wearing a skeleton costume his mother made him for Halloween in 1967. It was […]
Vintage Photos of Halloween Parties in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHalloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising and souling), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, […]
30 Lovely Photos of Kids With Their Jack-o’-Lanterns in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteA jack-o’-lantern is a carved pumpkin, turnip, or other root vegetable lantern, commonly associated with the Halloween holiday. […]
40 Fascinating and Candid Photographs Reveal How Halloween Was Celebrated in 1970s America
This post was originally published on this siteThe photographs were all taken at yearly parties in Kennett, Missouri, and the outfits range from the surprisingly […]
Vintage Pinups of Beautiful Ann Miller With Halloween Themes From the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAnn Miller was not simply one of Hollywood’s great musical actresses during its Golden Age. Beautiful and gifted […]
25 Wonderful Photos of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World’s Fair) was a world’s fair held April 21, […]
30 Vintage Photos of Mrs. Gertrude Shilling Wearing Eccentric Giant Hats for Years at Royal Ascot Racing Events
This post was originally published on this siteConsidered now to be one of the greatest milliners and hat-makers in the world, the hats David Shilling […]
20 Photos of Sheffield Garden Walk, Chicago in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Garden Walk was a vital part of the promotion of Sheffield as an attractive urban neighborhood. The […]
30 Vintage Photographs Capture Scenes at a Fun Fair in Paris, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the 1930s, Gaston Paris (1903–1964) was one of the pillars of the weekly magazine VU, founded in […]
Amazing Photos of 1970s Philadelphia Folk Festival
This post was originally published on this siteThe Philadelphia Folk Festival is a folk music festival held annually at Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford, […]
Portraits of Couples, Gangs, Children, Friends, and Carnival People at California County Fairs in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the 1970s, a young man went to work for a carnival concessionaire who, each summer, took […]
Amazing Found Photos of Howard College Homecoming Parade in 1959
This post was originally published on this siteFounded as Howard College in Marion, Alabama. The college added a new school of business and reorganized to […]
Crossdressing in the Hartjesdag Festival in Amsterdam, ca. 1900
This post was originally published on this siteOriginally Hartjesdag (Day of Hearts) was a festival celebrated on the third Monday in August in the Dutch […]
50 Amazing Photos of New York Auto Show From 1966 to 1968
This post was originally published on this siteThe New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show that is held in Manhattan in late […]