48 Color Snapshots Show How Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteKitchens are really the heart of the home, and everyone uses them differently. The era of the 1960s […]
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The Prince George’s County Memorial Library Bookmobile in Woodmore, Maryland, 1951
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1900s, a librarian could purchase a bookmobile for as little as $1,000. By the late […]
Icall 1934 Wireless Permanent Waving Machine
This post was originally published on this siteWireless permanent-waving machine introduced in 1934 by Icall Limited to satisfy a demand for a machine in which […]
A Day on the Airway: Vintage Cigarette Cards Depict a Flight From London to Amsterdam in Their Early Days From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteA set of vintage cigarette cards depicting a flight from London to Amsterdam in the early days of […]
55 Amazing Color Photos of West Germany in 1961
This post was originally published on this siteWest Germany, from 1949 to 1990, a republic consisting of the western two-thirds of what is now Germany. […]
Rare Photos of Actors Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart Enjoying a Day of Sailing in 1946
This post was originally published on this siteBron 1913, Floyd McCarty spanned more than four decades (1929 – 1975) as a professional photographer. Although only […]
48 Emotional Pictures That Capture Everyday Life of Children During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteChildren were massively affected by World War Two. Nearly two million children were evacuated from their homes at […]
Wonderful England in the Early 1950s Taken by Hardwicke Knight
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1911 in the North London suburb of Stoke Newington, photographer, historian and collector Hardwicke Knight emigrated to […]
How To Take a Steam Bath, And Other Victorian Visual Health Guides
This post was originally published on this siteThis French edition of Friedrich Eduard Bilz’s 1888 naturopathic medicine guide Das Neue Naturheilverfahren (The New Natural Healing) […]
Fascinating Color Pictures That Capture Street Scenes of Leningrad in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteLeningrad (now St Petersburg) which is Russia’s second-largest city after Moscow was renamed Petrograd in 1914, at the […]
33 Wonderful Color Pictures That Capture Street Scenes of Helsinki in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHelsinki is the capital city and most populous municipality of Finland. It is the seat of the region […]
Helen of Many Glacier Hotel – Portrait of a Female Indian Telephone Switchboard Operator in 1925
This post was originally published on this siteTelephone operators worked at hotels as well as at exchanges. Photographed here is Helen (last name unknown), an […]
Babies, Babies, and More Babies: Historical Photos From the 1940s and 1950s Show How Huge the Baby Boom Was
This post was originally published on this siteThe term “Baby Boom” is used to identify a massive increase in births following World War II. Baby […]
14 Strange Smoking Accessories From the Past That Nobody Should Own
This post was originally published on this siteBad habits: we might not like to admit it, but we all have them. Whether it’s biting our […]
Beautiful Life of Amsterdam in the 1950s Taken by Kees Scherer
This post was originally published on this siteAmsterdam, beautiful city built on pilings. An inexhaustible source of subject matter for innumerable photographers. Not that it’s […]
Theatre Marquees of New York in the 1930s Through George Mann’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1905 in Hollywood, California, American vaudevillian and photographer George Kline Mann was best known as the taller […]
70 Fascinating Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Toronto in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating photos were taken by gcosserat that show street scenes of Toronto from 1962 and 1965. Bloor […]
Historical Colorized Pictures Show Native Americans at the White House for Citizenship in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible photographs were colorized by British colorization specialist Royston Leonard. The remarkable pictures show the group during […]
Incredible Photographs Taken Nearly a Century Ago Show Some of the Top Fashion Choices of the Jazz Age
This post was originally published on this siteWomen’s clothing in the 1920s reflected dizzying social change on an unprecedented scale. From Paris and London to […]
44 Breathtaking Color Photos of Scotland in the Victorian Age
This post was originally published on this siteThe following images show Scottish cities, towns and attractions during the 1890s – and in color. They were […]
50 Wonderful Color Pictures of Europe in 1968 Through an American Student’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThis album contains pictures from American student Vic Kesse that captured everyday life of Europe in 1968 while […]
27 Intimate Photos of Celebrities From Backstage at Live Aid in 1985
This post was originally published on this siteLive Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. […]
40 Rare Color Photos of Kununurra Town, Australia in the Early Days of Establishment
This post was originally published on this siteEstablished in 1961, Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of […]
12 Photos From Your Childhood That Would Get Your Parents in a Lot of Trouble if They Were Taken Today
This post was originally published on this siteMost of us will totally identify with these photos and realise what (extreme) danger our parents put us […]
Remarkable Black and White Photographs Show 19th Century Youngsters Acting Just Like Teenagers of the 21st Century
This post was originally published on this siteTeens will be teens, as photographs of youths puffing on cigarettes, goofing around with pals and underage drinking […]