30 Vintage Photos of Creepy Scarecrows From the Past
This post was originally published on this siteScarecrows were originally made to do exactly what their name suggests: scare off crows and other birds that […]
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Photos of Malacca, Malaysia in 1971
This post was originally published on this siteMalacca is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the […]
Vintage Photos of Halloween Parties in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteHalloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising and souling), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, […]
The Old Clothes of St. Giles in Seven Dials, London, ca. 1877
This post was originally published on this siteThis vintage photograph represents a second-hand clothes shop in a narrow thoroughfare of St. Giles, appropriately called Lumber […]
34 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Spanish Harlem in the Mid-1980s
This post was originally published on this siteSpanish Harlem, New York’s oldest barrio, is the U.S. mecca where Puerto Ricans first established themselves in the […]
Nicaragua in the 1970s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteNicaragua is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the northwest, the Caribbean […]
Fascinating Vintage Photos of Los Angeles in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteManel Armengo is a Spanish photographer. He studied journalism in Barcelona and has been doing photojournalism independently since […]
Astonishing Color Photos of Britain During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteAfter Nazi Germany invaded Poland, Britain entered the Second World War by declaring war on Germany in 1939. […]
Fantastic Vintage Color Photos of New York City in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteManel Armengo is a Spanish photographer. He studied journalism in Barcelona and has been doing photojournalism independently since […]
24 Amazing Color Photographs of Berlin in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1950s the German capital had become a divided microcosm of the Cold War. East Berlin was […]
Applicant for Carhop Job Being Interviewed, Houston, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteApplicant for job, Ruth Oliphant, 18, is being inspected by Mrs. Sivils, who coaches girls in diction, deportment […]
Chile 1988: Year of the Plebiscite and the Defeat of Pinochet
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1988 Chilean national plebiscite was a national referendum held on October 5, 1988 to determine whether Chile’s […]
Vintage Photos of ‘the Worlds of Bertha Shambaugh’ at 219 N Clinton Street, Iowa City
This post was originally published on this siteBertha Maude Horack Shambaugh was born in 1871 to Czech-born immigrants Frank and Katherine Horack. The family moved […]
Vintage Photos of NYC Subway Riders From the Late 1970s to Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom 1977 to 1985, famous Swiss photographer Willy Spiller lived in “The Big Apple”. During his seven-year stay, […]
40 Captivating Vintage Photos of People in Encampment, Wyoming From Between the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen her youngest child reached 4 years of age and the Nichols family committed to remaining in Encampment […]
50 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of New York City in the 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteAt the dawn of the 1990s, New York City was in an unremittingly bleak state. Following two decades […]
A Street Doctor Displaying His Wares, London, ca. 1877
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer John Thomson (1837–1921) used the ‘Woodburytype’ process patented in 1864 for the images in Street Life in […]
Wonderful Color Photos Show What France Looked Like in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe surge of economic growth that lasted from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s brought extensive changes in French […]
“Hookey Alf”, of Whitechapel, London, ca. 1877
This post was originally published on this siteThus in the photograph before us we have the calm undisturbed face of the skilled artisan, who has […]
28 Candid Photographs Captured Prostitutes in the Saint-Denis District of Paris in 1960
This post was originally published on this siteRue Saint-Denis is one of the oldest streets in Paris. Its route was first laid out in the […]
Vintage Snaps Show How People Have Enjoyed the Beach in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when elaborate bathing costumes and parasols constituted standard beachwear, visitors […]
Italian Street Musicians in London, ca. 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteItalians, sons of peasants, agricultural laborers, and others who might lead respectable lives in their own country, prefer […]
33 Adorable Childhood Photos of John Lennon From Between the 1940s and Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWith bombs falling around the hospital, John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in the midst of […]
The Street Fruit Trade in London, ca. 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteThe season for strawberries, the most delicious of English fruits, has ended. This delicacy was brought in numberless […]
Amazing Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Sydney From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photographs were taken by Frederick Danvers Power from between 1898-1926. The photos show street scenes of […]