Atomic Bomb Hairdos From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s how the atomic bomb inspired hairdressers in the 1940s and 1950s. Liliana Orsi, a 22-year-old beauty in […]
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Fabulous Cover Photos of La Vie Parisienne in 1927
This post was originally published on this siteLa Vie Parisienne (the Parisian life) was a French weekly magazine founded in Paris in 1863 and was […]
In 1924, a 106-Year-Old Essex Woman Placed a Personal Ad in the Dundee Courier
This post was originally published on this siteIn the world before online and speed dating, the pages of the local paper were the best chance […]
Beautiful Portraits of Carrie Fisher Posing for Premiere Magazine in 1989
This post was originally published on this site“I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.” Actress Carrie Fisher (October 21, […]
36 Amazing LIFE Magazine Covers of the Vietnam War During the 1960s and Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the most important stories that LIFE Magazine would ever cover was the Vietnam War. From sending […]
The Story Behind Marilyn Monroe’s Debut LIFE Cover, Photographed by Philippe Halsman on April 7, 1952
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1952, LIFE magazine assigned photographer Philippe Halsman to shoot Marilyn Monroe in her tiny Hollywood studio apartment. […]
John Pierre Chates, the Cat Who Came to Stapleton, Staten Island With His Own Passport in 1942
This post was originally published on this site“This is about a refugee ship, 396 refugees from Lisbon. It’s the usual stuff–a baby was born, a […]
A Flu Mask Modified for a Smoke, 1919
This post was originally published on this siteA photo of a flu mask touted by Popular Science magazine during the 1918 pandemic. It has a […]
Photos of Early Rolling Stone Covers by Baron Wolman
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1937 in Columbus, Ohio, American photographer Baron Wolman began his professional photographic career in West Berlin in […]
Vintage Pics of the Black Music Magazine Covers From the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBlack Music (Black Music & Jazz Review from April 1978) was a pioneering British music magazine, published monthly. […]
Jan. 22, 1981: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Appeared on Rolling Stone’s Cover – The Story Behind the Most Iconic Photograph in Rock ‘n’ Roll History
This post was originally published on this siteThe musician John Lennon and the performance artist Yoko Ono married in 1969. It was one of the […]
One Hundred Years Hence: Predictions About the Year 2020, From the Year 1920
This post was originally published on this sitePublished in the September 29, 1920 issue of Dayton Daily News, the newspaper believed that entirely new forms […]
December 26, 1982: TIME’s “Man of the Year” Is a Computer
This post was originally published on this siteTIME magazine had been naming a “Man of the Year” since 1927, but broke with tradition in 1982 […]
The Fountain of Youth, 1904
This post was originally published on this siteIn their October 1904 issue, the Delineator magazine had a very detailed and well-illustrated article entitled “The Fountain […]
In 1909, The Strand Magazine Imagined What Would Happen If Giant Insects Attacked London
This post was originally published on this siteThe Strand was a monthly magazine of short fiction and general interest articles, a sort of London version […]
Ridiculous Knitted Fashions From 1970s Workbasket Magazine
This post was originally published on this siteThe first issue of Workbasket magazine was published October 1935. A husband and wife team; John and Clara […]
The Afghanery: Wonderful Afghan Knitting Patterns From the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThis needlework booklet from Spinnerin contains some wonderful slices of seventies fashion gold – featuring groovy chicks and […]
Want to Lose 5 Pounds (or 2.5 Kilograms) in 3 Days? Just Follow This “Wine and Eggs” Diet Guide From Vogue in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1977, Vogue published this “crash diet” for women: The recipe originally appeared in 1962, in the New […]
Vintage Men’s Magazine: 35 Cool Pics of Cavalier’s Beauties During the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteCavalier is an American magazine that was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 and has continued for decades, […]
129 ‘Hilarious’ Ways to Get a Husband, According to a Women’s Magazine Article in 1958
This post was originally published on this siteBack in late 1957, a group of people brainstormed ways to help a woman catch a man… and […]
This 1865 Ad of an 18-Year-Old Man Looking for a Wife Is Hilarious!
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2017, Max Roser, a researcher for the University of Oxford, shared a snippet of a dating ad […]
A Gallery of All HOT ROD Magazine Covers From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteHot Rod is a monthly American car magazine devoted to hot rodding, drag racing, and muscle cars—modifying automobiles […]
26 Hilarious Photos That Show Christmas Ads From LIFE Magazine in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteA hilarious photo collection that shows Christmas ads from LIFE magazine in the 1950s. From Woolworth’s. From an advertisement for […]
Sepia Magazine Covers From the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1946 as Negro Achievements by Horace J. Blackwell, an African-American clothing merchant of Fort Worth, Texas, […]
40 Fascinating American and International Magazine Covers of Marilyn Monroe From the Late 1940s to the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteAmerican and International Magazine covers of Marilyn Monroe/Norma Jeane Baker dating back to the late 1940s. Marilyn Monroe’s […]