40 Photos Show What Chicago Looked Like in the Mid-1990s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1990s, Chicago transformed itself from a would-be Rust Belt casualty to the global metropolis it is […]
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Before Becoming an Actor and President, Ronald Reagan Was a Proud Lifeguard
This post was originally published on this siteRonald Reagan is the only U.S. President to ever be a movie star before he was President. But […]
President Abraham Lincoln’s Hearse in Springfield, Illinois, in 1865
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was laid to rest in […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of the Marine Angel Going Through Drawbridges on the Chicago River in 1953
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1953, the 600-foot-long, 70-foot-wide Marine Angel transited the Chicago River. The freighter had only seven inches of […]
April 19, 1928: Charlie Birger Was the Last Man to Be Executed by Public Hanging in Illinois
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 19, 1928, Charles “Charlie” Birger was hanged in Benton. He was a notorious bootlegger and gang […]
Stunning Vintage Black-and-White Photos of Chicago in 1988
This post was originally published on this site“A look at a man plunged into a rugged city in the diversity of his urbanism” is how […]
Incredible Photos of the 1937 Harrisburg Flood
This post was originally published on this siteThe Ohio River flooded for about three weeks in early 1937, leaving one million people homeless and 385 […]
Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1970s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteCharles William (Bill) Brubaker (1926-2002) was a member of the Chicago-based architecture firm Perkins & Will from 1950 […]
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 […]
Found Photos Capture Young Women of Chicago in Swimsuits From the late 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe bikini was officially invented in 1946 and named after the Bikini Atoll in the south Pacific, where […]
24 Amazing Color Photos Capture Chicago’s Street Scenes During the Blizzard of 1979
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago blizzard of 1979 was a major blizzard that affected northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on January […]
50 Color Found Snaps That Show the 1948-1949 Chicago Railroad Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago Railroad Fair was an event organized to celebrate and commemorate 100 years of railroad history west […]
Beautiful Vintage Photos of Chicago in the 1950s by Mildred Mead
This post was originally published on this siteMildred Mead, born in 1910, was a professional photographer, both freelance and by contract. During the 1950s, she […]
45 Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, white residents in several neighborhoods of Chicago left the city for the suburban areas – […]
40 Amazing Color Pics Capture Chicago During the 1967 Blizzard
This post was originally published on this siteThe Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting […]
You Could Stop at Five or Six Stores, or Just One
This post was originally published on this siteBut once you see the one you’ll probably want to look at the other five stores… “You Could […]
Beautiful Photos Show Exterior and Interior of an Illinois House in the Mid-1960s
This post was originally published on this siteA beautiful photo collection from the Huebner family that shows exterior and interior of a house at 316 Grove Street, […]
Robert Plant’s Sexy “Food Play” Ice Cream Photos, Chicago, 1977
This post was originally published on this sitesitophilia (food play) – a form of sexual fetishism in which participants are aroused by erotic situations involving […]
Amazing Pics That Show Interior of a Chicago House During the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing pics were found by Ryan Khatam that show interior of a Chicago house during the 1960s. This […]
A Series of Vintage Photos Documented a Day in the Life of a 1940s Housewife
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1941, LIFE magazine sent photographer William C. Shrout to document the lives of one of the biggest […]
Chicago in 1971 Through an Australian Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteA small photo collection from lindsaybridge that captured street scenes of Chicago when he traveled there 1971. Street level […]
Rare Portraits of Men and Women Around the World in Their Tradition Costumes at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a rare set of large-format photographic portrait images of the different ethnic people who represented various countries […]
Vintage Photos From a Family Album Show How People Having Fun in Freeport, Illinois in the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteHow did Americans have fun a century ago? These interesting vintage snapshots from a family album in Freeport, […]
Photos From an Old Booklet Give a Rare Glimpse Into the Lives of the Amish in Rockome Gardens in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese interesting photos are excerpted from an old booklet for Rockome Gardens, entitled “Your Visit With the Amish […]
29 Color Found Snaps of Chicago in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese found snapshots from Mark Susina that capture street scenes of Chicago from the 1960s.