20 Historic Photos of Africans in European Zoos From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteOnly in 1935-36 in Europe were closed the last cells with blacks in zoos – in Basle and […]
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Summer Days at Rockaway Beach, New York, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteRockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. The […]
The Lost Vancouver: Fred Herzog’s Early Color Street Photographs of Canada From the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteFred Herzog arrived in Vancouver in 1953. The young German immigrant was fascinated by all aspects of Canadian […]
30 Wonderful Color Photos of Norway in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteA delightful set of photo postcards made in Norway in the 1960s. Wonderfully, nearly all the cards in […]
A Couple Sleeping in a Morrison Shelter Used as Protection From Collapsing Homes During the WWII ‘Blitz’ Bombing Raids
This post was originally published on this siteMorrison shelters were a way of protecting people from in their own homes from falling bombs. This was […]
Vintage Photographs Capture the Experiences of Passengers at Manchester Airport in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteA poignant look back at the passenger experience at Manchester Airport as seen through the lens of Shirley […]
42 Found Photos That Capture Everyday Life of China in 1921
This post was originally published on this siteThese found photos from motohakone who bought at a flea market in Cannes, France in 1982. Photos were […]
30 Hilarious Photographs Capture Canadians Have Fun While at Work and Play From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteReuben R. Sallows (1855-1937) was born and raised on a Huron County farm in Canada. He moved to […]
36 Interesting Snapshots That Capture Everyday Life of American Actresses in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteCelebrities are just like us. They also have their own lives, parties, hanging out to have fun with […]
Pictures of Pimps, Prostitutes and Homeless of 1970s Times Square Through a Bartender’s Camera
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1972 Shelly Nadelman began a ten-year run bartending at one of New York City’s most notorious dives: […]
Travel Around the World by Scooter in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWorld trip, on a Maico scooter with sidecar (the red ‘Pechvogel’), made by Wim Dussel and Manfred Uschold […]
Everyday Life of Cuba in 1933 Taken by Fay S. Lincoln
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the course of his forty-year career in commercial photography, Lincoln (1894-1976) established himself as one of the […]
Amazing Pictures That Show Countryside of Denmark in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing pictures from ARBaurial that show countryside of Denmark from the late 1930s. The areas include Vestsjælland […]
23 Amazing Black and White Photographs Capture Scenes From Venice Beach in the 1970s and ’80s
This post was originally published on this siteSun-bleached babes, roller skates, cruisers, Vans, campers, corduroy OP shorts… The smell of the ocean, the feel of […]
Amazing Color Photographs of Syria in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteSyria, country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia. Its area includes territory […]
Adorable Anthony Bourdain’s Childhood Photos Before He Became One of the Most Influential Chefs in the World
This post was originally published on this site“I have the best job in the world. If I’m unhappy, it’s a failure of imagination.” Born on […]
History of Madame Tussaud and Some Creepy Historic Photos From the ‘Chamber of Horrors’
This post was originally published on this siteMadame Tussaud was born in Strasburg late in 1761. Her father was a German soldier named Grosholtz, who […]
70 Incredible Found Photos That Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco After the 1906 Earthquake
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 […]
18 Photos That Prove the Station Wagon Was Actually the Best Family Car Ever
This post was originally published on this site1960 was the pinnacle of the Wagon Era. Who else remembers piling as many kids as we could […]
29 Amazing Vintage Photographs of London From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 19th century, London was transformed into the world’s largest city and capital of the British Empire. […]
22 Fascinating Pictures That Capture Street Scenes of Paris in 1959
This post was originally published on this siteWhat was Paris like in the 1950s? An epic collage of contradictions – grubby and refined, chaotic and […]
The Queen of the Groupie Scene: Candid Vintage Photographs of Sable Starr Hanging Out With Rock Stars in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteShe was the queen of L.A. baby groupies and she did everything to caught the rock gods eye. […]
More Was More in ’80s Fashion
This post was originally published on this siteWhoever said ‘less is more’ didn’t come of age in the 1980s. ’80s fashion was all about color, […]
40 Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Rome in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteRome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both […]
Classic SoCal: Striking Black and White Photographs of Venice Beach Eccentrics in 1984
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1984, Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger documented the rainbow of oddballs who called the countercultural Southern California beach […]