Amazing Vintage Photos Capture People at Their Living Rooms in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dirty Thirties had nothing to do with a lower standard of housework; in fact, despite the world’s […]
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Odd Playground Gate Bars Older Children, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteCut out of a high, galvanized-iron fence and roughly resembling a keyhole, a silhouette of an average ten-year-old […]
Jurassic Road Trip: Fantastic Vintage Snapshots of Old Dinosaurs Statue Parks
This post was originally published on this siteDinosaur statue parks were all the rage at one point. In 1851, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins’ dinosaur sculptures at […]
40 Vintage Photos That Defined Bathing Suits in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePublic nudity was a major concern in designing early swimwear. It was a major factor behind the non-participation […]
15 Terrific Snapshots of Robots From the Past
This post was originally published on this siteStorytellers’ imaginations and media’s history are loaded with fantastically designed robots of all shapes, sizes, and functions. There […]
45 Beautiful Photos of a Young Canadian Lady in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteA collection of vintage color photos from Blake Smith that captured portraits of his young and beautiful mother […]
Tenement Housing, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, 1912
This post was originally published on this siteThis tenement block is 260 to 268 Elizabeth Street, a street in Manhattan, New York City. This area […]
Strange and Mysterious Photos Taken at the Rural Parts From the Old Days
This post was originally published on this siteFrom his outstanding archive of old snapshots, vernacular photography collector Robert E. Jackson made a wonderful but very […]
35 Fascinating Kodachrome Slides Capture Hawaiian Shows in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHawaii is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 […]
Weird Vintage Snapshots of People Doing Fake Violence For Fun
This post was originally published on this siteThese peculiar vintage snapshots, curated by vernacular photography collector Robert E. Jackson, show people larking around with fake […]
Brussels in the Late 1950s Through Amazing Black and White Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBrussels is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital […]
33 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of New York in the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteNew York City during the 1910s was a ball of motion with no signs of slowing down. The […]
Extraordinary Photographs of Surfers in Oahu, Hawaii in 1963
This post was originally published on this site In May of 1963, as the surf craze swept the U.S. and popular images of surfers tempted […]
45 Fascinating Photos of the Milwaukee Circus Parade in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Great Circus Parade is a parade of marching bands, circus wagons, clowns, performers, and animals. Between 1963 […]
35 Vintage Photos Capture People at Parties in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1970s was one of the most culturally vibrant periods in American history. The decade of the 1970s […]
21 Odd Snapshots of People Having Fun at Balloon House Parties
This post was originally published on this siteBalloon bending, balloon rubbing, balloon blowing, balloon suit… These mid-20th century balloon house parties have them all. These […]
Amazing Color Photos of Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1940s and ’50s
This post was originally published on this siteTulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. […]
Eastern Europe in the Late 1980s Through an American Student’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful photos were taken by Eesomest that show street scenes of Eastern Europe in 1989. “After a school year […]
‘Humanist’: Sabine Weiss’ Gorgeous Photos of Everyday Life From the 1940s to 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSabine Weiss (1924 – 2021) was a Swiss-French photographer active in the French humanist photography movement, along with […]
Stunning Photos of Paris in the 1930s and Early 1940s Taken By French Photographer Roger Schall
This post was originally published on this siteRoger Schall (1904 – 1995) was a renowned French photographer of the 1930s & 1940s. He began working […]
30 Lovely Snaps Capture Couples From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWorld War II dominated the first half of the 1940s as well as fashions in the Western world. […]
40 Vintage Postcards Capture People at Bars and Nightclubs in the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteEstablishments providing drinks and entertainment have existed in many forms throughout history and across cultures. The beginnings of […]
45 Found Photos Capture Fashionable Ladies Posing With Automobiles in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn a decade that broke many traditions, adopted new cultures, and launched a new age of social movements, […]
Fascinating Vintage Pictures Showed Street Fashion in London in 1982
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures were taken by New Delhi-born photographer Sunil Gupta. Gupta studied under Austrian-American photographer Lisette Model in […]
50 Amazing Magic Lantern Slides of Gardens in the U.S From the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing magic lantern slides from The Library of Congress were taken by American photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston […]