Fascinating Photos Capture Cambridge Shops and Streets in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteCambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 55 […]
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40 Cool Photos of the 1950s Young Couples
This post was originally published on this siteFashion in the 1950s saw a clear gender divide. While men and boy’s fashion moved towards a more […]
Life in the Past Through Stunning Color Photos Captured by Fred Herzog
This post was originally published on this siteFred Herzog was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1930. Losing both his parents during and after the war, […]
20 Amazing Photographs That Show Italian Immigrants Living Conditions at the Turn of the Century
This post was originally published on this siteUrban life was often filled with hazards for the new immigrant, and housing could be one of the […]
Whimsical Stereo Cards From the Victorian Era Show How Different the Courtship Process Used to Be
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage stereo cards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries vary from the romantic to the […]
Weed Propaganda From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1960s brought us tie-dye, sit-ins and fears of large-scale drug use. Hippies smoked marijuana, kids in ghettos […]
25 Fascinating Color Photos Show What the World Looked Like in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War […]
22 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Prove Eating Contests Have Been Popular in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCompetitive eating is one of those activities that you either love or hate. The idea that people could […]
Life After the War in East Harlem Captured by Leo Goldstein
This post was originally published on this siteLeo Goldstein (1901–1972) was born in Kishinev in the Bessarabian region of Czarist Russia. To flee the Anti-Jewish […]
Michigan Loggers Pose Alongside Their World Record Haul, a Load of More Than 36,000 Board-Feet of Lumber Destined for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteTo show off Michigan’s forest industry at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, lumberjacks from the Great Lakes State […]
In the Victorian Era, Posing Stands Were Used for the Living, And Never to Pose a Dead Person
This post was originally published on this siteIn recent years a myth has developed online that attributes these stands to the specific use of posing […]
Just Before WWI, Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Hong Kong Around 1910
This post was originally published on this siteOn the outbreak of World War I in 1914, fear of a possible attack on the colony led […]
45 Cool Photos Defined the 1940s Teenage’s Fashions
This post was originally published on this siteThe term ‘teenager’ was coined in 1941, and Seventeen magazine printed its first issue in 1944, showing off […]
In 1986, a Man Set a World Record by Spending 72 Hours in a Cage With 72 of the Most Venomous Snake Species in India
This post was originally published on this siteNeelam Kumar Khaire, a restless 28-year-old, has an unusual world record to his name. He had some strange […]
Holland-China Trading Company, Hong Kong Office in 1918 Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In […]
Wonderful Life Around the World in the 1950s and ’60s Through Fascinating Kodachrome Photos
This post was originally published on this siteMartha Nickerson (1925-2011) was a world traveller, teacher, and librarian who photographed the world around her with a […]
Vintage Photos of Japanese-American Life After the War in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteOn February 19, 1942, shortly after Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed […]
Life During Edwardian Britain Through Striking Colorized Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe Edwardian era, later known as the ‘Golden Age’, promoted ‘leisurely’ time. Fondly remembered for long hazy summer […]
California in the 1960s Through Fascinating Found Photos
This post was originally published on this siteLong before Silicon Valley skyrocketed the rent in San Francisco or scooters littered the streets of Los Angeles, […]
The Original Instagram: Frances Benjamin Johnston’s Photobooth, 1903
This post was originally published on this sitePopularized during the Civil War, tintypes became the premier photo app of the 19th century. Produced on a […]
Lost Istanbul: Beautiful Vintage Photos of the City by Renowned Photographer Ara Güler
This post was originally published on this siteAra Güler (1928-2018) is an Armenian-Turkish photojournalist, also known as “the Eye of Istanbul.” A prominent global representative […]
22 Rare Color Photos Capture Portraits of Couples From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe expense of color film as compared to black-and-white and the difficulty of using it with indoor lighting […]
Here’s How to Take a Group Selfie From 1911
This post was originally published on this site“The latest photographic trick, a rocket firing camera that shoots from above.” – Světozor, February 17, 1911 Here, […]
30 Fabulous Photos Show Wedding Dresses of Brides During Wartime
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough the world was in turmoil during the ‘40s, people did still get married! However, 1940s weddings were […]
Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Disneyland on Its Opening Day in 1955
This post was originally published on this siteAfter more than two decades of preparation and construction, Walt Disney’s biggest dream finally became true, as Disneyland […]