Stunning Vintage Photographs of Ruth St. Denis in ‘Radha’ (1906)
This post was originally published on this siteRaised in a Bohemian environment, Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968) studied ballroom and skirt dancing in Somerville, New Jersey, […]
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Early Photographs Show What Mickey Mouse Looked Like in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteAn anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves, Mickey is one of […]
Mattie on a Hot Stove, 1902
This post was originally published on this siteThis early selfie shows photographer Mattie Gunterman being punished for some transgression at the Nettie L cookhouse near […]
Lee Miller and David Scherman: The Photographers Who Took a Bath in Hitler’s Apartment
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 30, 1945, photojournalists David E. Scherman and Lee Miller produced one of the most controversial photographic […]
The Photoscope, a Photobooth Sans Booth From 1904
This post was originally published on this siteSelf proclaimed to be one of the most interesting and novel inventions at the St. Louis World’s Fair […]
Stairway to Heaven, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteSteps to Santa Maria Aracoeli Church, Rome, Italy, 1949. Photographed by Herbert List. (© Herbert List/Magnum Photos) The […]
Fetching Is Your Dior: Christian Dior Ad With Lisa Taylor by Chris Von Wangenheim, 1976
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs of Lisa Taylor with a Doberman biting her diamond-clad wrist in the 1976 “Fetching is Your […]
Beautiful Photo Shoot of Teenage Lynne Frederick on the Set of ‘No Blade of Grass’ (1970)
This post was originally published on this siteLynne Maria Frederick (July 25, 1954 – April 27, 1994) was a British actress and fashion model. In […]
Rare Vintage Color Photos of North Vietnam in 1967
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1967, American photojournalist Lee Lockwood made a trip to North Vietnam and spent a month traveling around […]
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, […]
Creepy Pictures of Young Actress Candice Bergen Posing With Her Dad’s Famous Puppet, Charlie McCarthy, in 1950
This post was originally published on this site“Let’s get one thing straight: I don’t want your pity. However, this photo of Charlie McCarthy and me […]
“The Day When Daddy Came Home” – 15 October, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteGunner Hector Murdoch arrives home (at his new prefabricated house in Tulse Hill, London) on his birthday, greeted […]
Human Skeleton George Moore Boxing Fatman Fred Howe, ca. 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Moore, the living skeleton and Fred Howe, the Fatman; they are the most comical boxers in the […]
‘Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It,’ the Oldest Surviving Aerial Photograph Ever Taken on October 13, 1860
This post was originally published on this siteThe earliest surviving aerial image was taken over Boston on October 13, 1860 by James Wallace Black, a […]
Amazing Photographs of Construction Workers Installing the Antenna on the Top of the World Trade Center, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1979, photographer Peter B. Kaplan spent 12 days shooting the crew as they installed a new piece […]
Vintage Photos of Maikos Portraying the Three Wise Monkeys From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no […]
The Story Behind the Cooper Family Falling Body Photo
This post was originally published on this siteSometime in the mid 1950s the Cooper family of Texas bought an old house and moved into it. […]
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 […]
Funny Portraits of John Lennon From the “Walls and Bridges” Photo Session in 1975
This post was originally published on this siteA set of eight black and white photographs from the John Lennon “Walls and Bridges” photo session in […]
The Story Behind Album Cover of ‘The Who Sell Out’ (1967)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Who Sell Out is the third studio album by the British rock band the Who. It was […]
Historic Photo of the Van Halen Family on a Boat on Their Way to America, 1962
This post was originally published on this siteThis truly historic photo was taken on the very boat that carried the Van Halen family to America […]
A Look Back at Julie Andrews as Cinderella in 1957
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1950s, Rodgers and Hammerstein signed with CBS for a TV adaptation of Cinderella. Julie Andrews, who […]
Victorian Ladies With a Battlesden Car, circa 1897
This post was originally published on this siteA rather comical photograph of four Victorian ladies and a Battlesden Car. Two ladies sit in the carriage […]
Solway Firth Spaceman: Did a Photograph of a Family Outing Capture a Mysterious Spaceman in 1964?
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographic oddities are not uncommon – particularly nowadays when there are any number of ways that photographs can […]
Stunning Fashion Photography by Tony Vaccaro in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1922 as Michelantonio Celestino Onofrio Vaccaro in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, American photographer Tony Vaccaro is best known for […]