Fascinating Vintage Snapshots of Manchester in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe sixties was a difficult decade for Manchester. As heavy industry, cotton processing and trading all suffered a […]
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Some Daguerreotypes of Elderly Women Knitting in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteKnitting is a technique of producing fabric from a strand of yarn or wool. Unlike weaving, knitting does […]
Black and White Photos of Glastonbury Festival in 1982
This post was originally published on this siteGlastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, in England. […]
20 Vintage Photographs Capture Soldiers Getting Haircut During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteWorld War I saw the complete and final death of the beard for the majority of all troops, […]
The ’50s British Beach Life Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe great British seaside holiday came into its heyday in the postwar years, the 1950s and 1960s. In […]
Hokkaido People in the 1950s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteHokkaido is the second largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture. The Tsugaru Strait […]
Interior of the ’50s American Houses Through Amazing Kodachrome Slides
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s was a decade that brought massive changes into the homes of Americans. The post-World War II […]
Vintage Photos of Immigrants at Ellis Island, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteEllis Island is a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station, a purpose it served […]
Lovely Vintage Photos of Kids With Their Pedal Cars
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the automobile made its appearance, the pedal car soon followed. Pedal car history goes back to the […]
Four Penny Coffin: One of the First Homeless Shelters in Victorian London
This post was originally published on this site The four penny coffin or coffin house was one of the first homeless shelters created for the […]
The Architecture of Old Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1978 Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteAllentown is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is Pennsylvania’s third-most-populous city and the 233rd-largest city in […]
Early Photos by Kodak From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the late 19th century, Mr George Eastman, who had established the Eastman Dry Plate Company, was […]
The Story Behind Norman Rockwell’s Most Famous Cover “The Gossips” in 1948
This post was originally published on this siteHave you heard the story behind Rockwell’s cover The Gossips? Some say the painting was Rockwell’s revenge on […]
Life of Bournemouth in 1920 Through Vintage Found Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBournemouth is a coastal resort town on the south coast of England. With Poole to the west and […]
Fabulous Found Photos Show What American Life Looked Like in the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the first decade of the century, Americans began to experience the first of the technological transformations that […]
Amazing Vintage Photos Capture People Posing in Front of Airplanes
This post was originally published on this siteThe Wright brothers invented and flew the first airplane in 1903, recognized as “the first sustained and controlled […]
Life of the U.S. in the 1950s and ’60s Through Fascinating Kodachrome Slides
This post was originally published on this siteThe United States in the 1950s experienced marked economic growth – with an increase in manufacturing and home […]
Photographs of a Family of Nine Living in Field on U.S. Route 70 Near the Tennessee River During the Depression, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteA native of Boston, Carl Mydans (1907–2004) was born into a family of second-generation Russian immigrants. He studied […]
Moscow in the Late 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteMoscow is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central […]
Studio Portrait Photos of Couples From the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Victorian fashion is an elaborate display of class, wealth, beauty, and purpose for women and men. The […]
Rare Photos of Elvis Presley and Ginger Alden During His Last Vacation in Hawaii, 1977
This post was originally published on this siteGinger Alden is an actress and model. She has appeared on Capitol, Hollywood Beat, and Life Goes On. […]
Cool Vintage Photos of Women Posing With Their Motorcycles
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of the motorcycle begins in the second half of the 19th century. Motorcycles are descended from […]
20 Sweet Photos Captured Springtime in Brooklyn in 1949
This post was originally published on this siteThis is Brooklyn just four years after the end of World War II. In 1949, when Brooklyn on […]
Europe in 1980 Through Beautiful Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe Polish trade union, Solidarność, and its leader Lech Walesa, become household names across Europe and the world […]
40 Incredible Colorized Photos Show What Life of the U.S. Looked Like in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 […]