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A Newspaper Clip From 1963 Asked People Whether a Woman Would Make a Good President, and Here’s What They Said

May 12, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA clipping from a November 1963 issue of the Minneapolis Tribune asked people, “Would a woman be a […]

Communism, Hypnotism and The Beatles (1965)

May 2, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDavid A. Noebel is an evangelical Christian leader and the founder of Summit Ministries. In the mid 1960s […]

“Beautify America – Get a Haircut” – Anti-Hippie Billboard From 1968

April 26, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBillboards about social and political causes are nothing new. The billboard “Beautify America – Get a Haircut” produced […]

Margie Stewart, the Official U.S Army Poster Girl During World War II

April 19, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFor American troops in World War II, Margie Stewart was the girl they’d left behind. For the Army, […]

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Votes for Women Dirigible Airship Over London, 1909

March 6, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt was 1909: the skirts were long, the corsets tight. And women in Britain couldn’t vote. For Muriel […]

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The First Fake Photograph: Abraham Lincoln’s Head on John Calhoun’s Body, ca. 1860s

February 28, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis print is a composite; the head of Abraham Lincoln is superimposed on the figure and background of […]

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On February 21, 1958, the Peace Symbol Design Was Completed by Gerald Holtom

February 21, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe symbol now known internationally as the “peace symbol” or “peace sign”, or alternatively as the nuclear disarmament […]

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“Votes for Women!” A Collection of 22 Vintage Suffrage-Themed Valentine’s Day Cards From the 1920s

February 14, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFebruary 14th isn’t just Valentine’s Day – it’s also League of Women Voters’ Day! The League was founded […]

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Inside Wiltshire’s Secret Underground City, the 35 Acre Subterranean Complex Built in the 1950s

January 10, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn Wiltshire, England, 120ft below the surface, lies Burlington, aka Cold War City – the 35 acre subterranean […]

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Photograph of a Suffragette Chained to Railings in London, ca. 1910

October 2, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBlack and white photograph of a suffragette, standing on the corner of Downing Street, London, chained to railings […]

Photographs From the Paris Riots of May 1968

September 1, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBeginning in May 1968, a period of civil unrest occurred throughout France, lasting some seven weeks and punctuated […]

Abolitionist Button, ca. 1850s

August 25, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAbolitionist Button is an early photography daguerreotype and gold photographic print created from between the 1840s to the […]

Historical Photos of Emmeline Pankhurst Being Arrested in London in the Early 20th Century

July 25, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteEmmeline Pankhurst (July 14, 1858 – June 14, 1928) was a British political activist. She is best remembered […]

Political Satire Tintype From the Late 19th Century

July 23, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHow can a picture of President Grover Cleveland, a man in a dress, and a man with a […]

Cannabis Rights Activist Ben Masel Smoking a Joint While Voting in the 1976 Presidential Election

June 9, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCannabis and political rights activist Ben Masel smoking a joint while casting a ballot in the 1976 President […]

When Lincoln Rockwell’s Hate Bus Came to Town

March 21, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn March 1959, George Lincoln Rockwell (1918–1967), an American politician and neo-Nazi, founded the World Union of Free […]

Historic Photos of Hungarians Gathered in the Streets During Revolution Against Soviet-Backed Regime in November, 1956

November 6, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Hungarian Revolution of 1956, or the Hungarian Uprising, was a nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People’s Republic […]

Every Reason Why Women Should Not Vote, 1917

November 3, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDespite its novelty angle, this pamphlet from 1917 entitled This Little Book Contains Every Reason Why Women Should Not […]

36 Amazing LIFE Magazine Covers of the Vietnam War During the 1960s and Early 1970s

October 11, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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 Execution of Leon Czolgosz, the Man Who Assassinated President William McKinley in 1901

September 6, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Execution of Leon Czolgosz, or Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison, is a 1901 silent […]

August 22, 1902: President Theodore Roosevelt Rode an Electric Automobile in Hartford, He Was the First to Do So Publicly

August 22, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTheodore Roosevelt was no stranger to Connecticut; his mother and second wife were Connecticans and his sister lived […]

For President: 12 Strange and Funny Distorted Photographic Portraits of ’60s Politicians Made by Weegee

August 8, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWeegee’s last major project was caricatures, distorted photographic portraits, of politicians. Weegee’s energies were focused primarily, although not […]

The Burning Monk: The Story Behind the Shocking and Iconic Image of Thich Quang Duc Immolating Himself on a Saigon Street, 1963

June 11, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMalcolm Browne was 30 years old when he arrived in Saigon on Nov. 7, 1961, as AP’s first […]

40 Amazing Photos From the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests

June 5, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrom April 1989 people from across China gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of the […]

“NO WHITE PEOPLE ALLOWED IN ZOO TODAY”

June 3, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese black and white photographs, taken by Ernest Withers, depict the entrance to a Memphis zoo. At front […]

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