Just After the Romanian Revolution, That’s What Romania Looked Like in 1990
This post was originally published on this siteThe Romanian Revolution was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part […]
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Beautiful Vintage Photos of Life in Sydney Fifty Years Ago
This post was originally published on this siteSydney is the capital city and most populous city in the state of New South Wales, Australia and […]
February 1, 1960: Four Black College Students Start the Greensboro Sit-ins
This post was originally published on this siteAt 4:30 in the afternoon on February 1, 1960, four black college students — Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, […]
Fascinating Photos of Life in Morocco in 1960
This post was originally published on this siteIn July 1960, Allan Hailstone traveled to Morocco. From Casablanca and Tangier to Agadir and Fez, Hailstone took […]
Around Michigan in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom Detroit to Whitmore Lake, these pictures were taken by Don Hudson, an experienced amateur photographer based in […]
A Day in the Life of Pennsylvania Miners in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, Office of War Information photographer John Collier visited the Montour No. 4 Mine of the Pittsburgh […]
Funny Photos of Knobbly Knees Contests in England From the Past
This post was originally published on this siteA knobbly knees competition (or knobbliest knees) is a parody of a beauty contest, in which the winner […]
44 Cool Photos Show Lifestyle of Swedish Youth in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe decade of the 1970s was in many ways a continuation of the late 1960s with respect to […]
Beautiful Black and White Photos of Life in Pittsburgh in 1950
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1950 Elliott Erwitt, then just twenty-two years old, set out to capture Pittsburgh’s transformation from an industrial […]
Fascinating Photos of People Cooling Off in New York’s Overflowing Public Pools
This post was originally published on this siteIn order to pull the United States out of the Great Depression, the New Deal, a series of […]
Fascinating Black and White Photos of Detroit, Michigan in 1973
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures were taken by Don Hudson, an experienced amateur photographer born on December 29, 1950 in Detroit, […]
Portrait Photos of Rural Americans in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe United States began as a largely rural nation, with most people living on farms or in small […]
Beautiful Black and White Photos of Jerusalem in 1981
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures of Jerusalem in 1981 were taken by Simon Nowicki, a street photographer who has practiced the […]
32 Cool Photos Show What Weddings Looked Like in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteWeddings in the 1970s were influenced by many different trends — like hippie style, rock-and-roll style, and even […]
Flashback to the Glory Days Of American Malls in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the winter of 1989, 20-year-old photographer Michael Galinsky began driving across the country to document the seismic […]
Daguerreotypes of Parents With Children in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWhen it comes to the Victorian era, that was not a good era to be a child. It […]
35 Candid and Stylish Mugshots From the Roaring Twenties
This post was originally published on this siteThe Roaring Twenties was a golden era for criminals when rapid societal change led to the opening up […]
A Look Inside Stores in Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1953-54
This post was originally published on this siteSouthbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Although Southbridge has a city form of government, […]
45 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Khrustalnyi in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteKhrustalnyi or Krasnyi Luch is a city in the Luhansk Oblast (province) of south-eastern Ukraine, currently controlled by […]
Intimate Pictures of the London Underground in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the 1970s, when it was still acceptable to talk, kiss and smoke on the London Underground, […]
40 Vintage Postcards of Mid-Century Romantic Couples
This post was originally published on this siteThe phrase “romantic” might be used to describe a particularly dramatic or meaningful gesture from one person toward […]
Vintage Portraits of Male Lifeguards of the 1920s
This post was originally published on this site Starting in the 1800’s, bathing, now known as swimming, became a popular recreational activity in the United […]
Fascinating Black and White Photos of Hops Picking in Kent
This post was originally published on this siteFor its abundance of orchards and hop gardens, Kent is sometimes known as the “Garden of England”. Hops […]
35 Fabulous Photos of Victorian Couples on Their Wedding Days
This post was originally published on this siteBrides in the 19th century did not wear white for their weddings for most of the century—the color […]
Fascinating Vintage Snapshots of Glasgow in 1976
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures were taken by Ed Sijmons and his partner Louise during their trip to Scotland in 1976. […]