40 Awkward and Bizarre Vintage Album Covers for the Weekend
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s hard to believe that these album covers are real. But you better believe that they are. 100%! […]
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Mugshots of Civil Rights Activist Freedom Riders in Jackson, Mississippi During the Summer of 1961
This post was originally published on this siteExtraordinary courage stepped up to bigotry in America during the summer of 1961. The acts of bravery came […]
30 Brilliant Vintage Postcards That Show Everyday Life of West Berlin From Between the 1950s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteWest Berlin was the name of the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It was the […]
How the Original Selfie Stick Was Invented in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the word “selfie” was even coined, let alone in the dictionary. The first selfie stick was neither […]
Concorde Over Hatton Cross Tube, London, 1976
This post was originally published on this siteUntil the extension to the Heathrow terminal was opened in 1976, this station was the closest Underground stop […]
Polaroid Portrait Photography by Tony Viramontes in the 1970s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1956 in Santa Monica, California, American artis Tony Viramontes trained in Los Angeles and New York City, […]
Do You Need a Lobotomy? Just Look at the Results From These Before and After Photo Comparisons of Lobotomy Patients
This post was originally published on this siteToday, the word “lobotomy” is rarely mentioned. If it is, it’s usually the butt of a joke. But […]
Mask Dances by Margaret Severn
This post was originally published on this siteMargaret Severn (1901–1997) was an internationally acclaimed dancer who was most famous for using more than a dozen […]
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 […]
What If Abstract Models Were Real People? Photographer Imagines What the Subjects in Famous Paintings Would Look Like!
This post was originally published on this siteIn her Real Life Models series Hungarian photographer Flora Borsi imagines what real life models of strange abstract […]
Cut or Locket? 25 Strange and Creepy Defaced Snapshots From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteEither the relationship didn’t go too well, or on a positive note, maybe someone cut the face of […]
The Forgotten Dream: Photo Manipulations That Show What If 1900s Immigrants Arrived in Present Day New York City
This post was originally published on this siteIn her photo series titled The Forgotten Dream, Hungarian artist Flora Borsi found black and white photos of […]
How Could Slovenian Fighter Albina Mali-Hočevar Look Before the Wound
This post was originally published on this siteAlbina Mali-Hočevar was an extremely brave Slovenian anti-fascist resistance fighter and national hero, who was wounded three times […]
20 Extraordinary Portraits of French Actresses Taken by Thérèse Le Prat in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThough brought up in a family mostly interested in scientific studies, Thérèse Le Prat, born Thérèse Cahen in […]
La Ventana: Texas Tech University’s Yearbook Featured Their Female Students as Playmates for 20 Years
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1961, the Texas Tech University yearbook, La Ventana, began the tradition of having their own edition of […]
Twenty Years on Santa’s Knee: Pictures of a Young California Girl Posing on Santa’s Lap Each Year From Age Two
This post was originally published on this siteLIFE magazine (December 15, 1972) featured pictures of a girl named Stephanie Yeno sitting on Santa’s lap from […]
Old Family Photos: Should I Keep Them?
This post was originally published on this siteA guest post by Yeshua Quijano I visited my parents’ home a few weeks ago and decided to […]
Zappa Krappa: The Lost Photographs of Frank Zappa Sitting on the Toilet Found After 50 Years
This post was originally published on this siteIn the summer of 1967, nineteen year old photographer Robert Davidson was commissioned to shoot Frank Zappa in […]
Stunning Studio Portraits of Nuns Taken by Thérèse Le Prat From Between the 1950s and Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThough brought up in a family mostly interested in scientific studies, French photographer Thérèse Le Prat, born Thérèse […]
A Young Woman Poses With Her Boudoir Doll Collection in Paris, France in 1922
This post was originally published on this siteA woman poses with her boudoir doll collection in Paris, France in 1922. The dolls were all over […]
Incredible Behind the Scenes Photos of Civil Rights Activists Training to Endure the Harassment and Violence They Would Face
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1960, college student activists gathered at Shaw University in Raleigh, NC, and organized the Student Nonviolent Coordinating […]
28 Vintage Photographs of George H.W. Bush Before He Became the 41st President of the United States
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge H.W. Bush, who died Nov. 30, 2018 at the age of 94, served the government in various […]
Kodachrome Girls: 40 Extraordinary Color Snapshots That Capture Everyday Women’s Style of the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteVintage style captured in amateur Kodachrome photographs showing genuine everyday women’s clothing, hair and makeup looks taken in […]
Artist Transformed Victorian Portraits Into Amazingly Hilarious Superheroes Trading Cards
This post was originally published on this siteCombining 19th century cabinet card portraiture with superheroes, movie monsters, and other idols, Los Angeles-based artist Alex Gross […]
37 Black and White Photos of Glamorous Beauties Taken by Jean-François Jonvelle in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1943 in Cavaillon, French photographer of fashion, glamor and portraiture Jean-François Jonvelle worked on the release of […]