A Series of Cool Pics That Shows How to Court a ’50s Girl
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1950s, long before the days of mobile phones and the internet, dating was a simple affair […]
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20 Vintage Photographs of Pussycat Theaters in California From Between the 1970s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Pussycat Theaters were a chain of Adult movie theater, operating between the 1960s and the 1980s. Pussycat […]
The Luxury Apartment on Wheels: Camping in Style in a 1930s Jungle Yacht
This post was originally published on this siteThe Jungle Yacht was created for and used by Italian explorer Commander Attilio Gatti and his wife, who […]
Just Before Iran, 16 Rare and Fascinating Pictures That Capture Daily Life of Persia in Early 1935
This post was originally published on this siteIran is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is the world’s 18th-most-populous country, the second-largest country in […]
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 […]
Institute Of Oral Love, a Classic L.A Landmark in the Mid-1970s
This post was originally published on this siteEvery major U.S. city has its Santa Monica Boulevard. In Chicago, it is called Wells Street. In Minneapolis, […]
36 Stunning Hand Colored Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Japan From Between the 1870s and 1880s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre introduced photography to the public in 1839 it generated much interest and excitement. But for […]
25 Hilarious Snaps That Defined Lifestyles of the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough life may have been difficult, these found snaps show that humans at the beginning of the 20th […]
The First Color Photographs of Hanoi, ca. 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Sword Lake, the Temple of Literature with primitive dirt roads or the girls in brassiere are very […]
Before Mobile Phones, This Is How People Got in Touch With Each Other in the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1979, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) launched the world’s first cellular network in Japan. In 1983, the […]
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 […]
Before Fast Food Delivery, Here Are Some Amazing Photographs of Soba Noodle Cyclists of Early 20th Century Japan
This post was originally published on this siteFast food delivery has changed drastically since the old days of demae (which literally “to go in front […]
26 Fascinating Photos That Capture Everyday Life of the Balkans in the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating photos from Wolfgang Wiggers were taken by a Prussian revenue man who was stationed in Sofia (about 1900–1918). The […]
Vintage Photos of 12 Crazy Wooden Homes on Wheels From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThere is no formal definition of a house car but in the early 1900s, Americans want to take […]
Fascinating Vintage Photos of People Camping in the 1930s Show How Different It Used to Be
This post was originally published on this siteWhile technology has been incredibly helpful when it comes to outdoor adventuring, making camping both simpler and more […]
50 Rare Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Swansea, Wales in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the middle of the 19th century, a group of people in Swansea, Wales became captivated by a […]
46 Fascinating Photos That Capture Daily Life of Students at Sweet Briar College, Virginia in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteEstablished in 1901 as the Sweet Briar Institute and opened its doors in 1906, Sweet Briar College is […]
Growing Up in the ’80s Was Tough: 7 Things We Did in the 1980s That Would Absolutely Confused Kids Today
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1980s were a pretty crazy time. We all accidentally inhaled a lot of Aquanet hairspray, everything was […]
Interesting Vintage Photos of People Posing With Big Cameras From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the old days (19th century and very early 20th century) almost all cameras were large format cameras. […]
Amazing Found Photos Document Daily Life of a German Family in Edwardian England
This post was originally published on this siteThis album was found at a German fleamarket several years ago by Wolfgang Wiggers. It contains many large […]
Amazing Photos That Capture France in the 1930s, Just Before WWII
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1894 in Keene, New Hampshire, Fay Sturtevant Lincoln, known professionally as F. S. Lincoln, was an architectural […]
20 Vintage Photos of Lumberjacks Who Felled Big Trees Using Only Hand Tools in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIt is difficult to imagine what the first loggers felt when they first saw the coastal redwoods. It […]
Americans in Paris: Solita Solano and Djuna Barnes in "Café Le Dome", 1925
This post was originally published on this siteSolita Solano (1888–1975, an American writer, poet and journalist) and Djuna Barnes (1892–1982, an American writer and artist) […]
Everyday Life of Hong Kong in 1978 Through an American Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteHong Kong is an autonomous territory on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in South China. […]
Bell-Bottoms: Favorite Fashion Trend of the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBell-bottoms (or flares) are a style of trousers that become wider from the knees downward, forming a bell-like […]