Hedy Lamarr: The 1940s Hollywood Beauty with Brilliant Mind
This post was originally published on this siteAfter a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, she fled from her husband, a wealthy Austrian ammunition manufacturer, […]
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See Photos From the Early Days of the Miss Universe Pageants in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe title “Miss Universe” was first used by the International Pageant of Pulchritude in 1926. This contest was […]
A German WWII Prisoner Is Reunited With His Daughter for the First Time Since She Was 1 Year Old, 1956
This post was originally published on this siteHelmuth Pirath, the winner of World Press Photo in 1956 captured the most touching moment when a German […]
Japanese Interned Mother Holding Her Baby Sleeping Daughter and an Emotional Story Behind The Picture in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1911, Japanese-American activist Fumiko Hayashida became one of the first Japanese Americans to be interned in March […]
The Brass Era Automobiles: 28 Cool Pics of American People With Their Cars From the 1900s and Early 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Brass Era is an American term for the early period of automotive manufacturing, named for the prominent […]
Pictures of American Teenagers in Paris in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteGordon Parks is an amazing vintage photographer whose work deserves a proper post one day since to show […]
45 Old Photos That Capture Lovely Moment of Children That May Recall Your Childhood
This post was originally published on this siteEveryone has a childhood. Hope these lovely photos will bring back memories of your childhood. Children riding a […]
Amanda Marie Ellison: The Story of the 9-Year-Old Smoking Girl in Mary Ellen Mark’s Famous Photo
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1990, the late American photographer Mary Ellen Mark captured a photo titled “Amanda and her Cousin Amy,” […]
40 Cool Snapshots of a Beautiful Woman (Probably an Amateur Model) From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese found snaps that captured a cool woman named Lynne who probably was an amateur model from the 1950s. […]
38 CDV Photos of Cambridge University Men in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, the University of Cambridge […]
60 Amazing Airbrushed Style Pin-up Photos That Featured Classic Beauties in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteCelebrating the golden age of pin-ups during the 1940s, these classic pin-ups have been carefully shot and finished […]
Fight Like a Man: Meet Frances Louisa Clayton, the Woman Who Disguised Herself as a Man to Fight in the Civil War
This post was originally published on this siteSeveral hundred women disguised themselves as men and took the bold step of leaving the comforts of home […]
The First ‘Bond Girl’ Ever: 48 Glamorous of Linda Christian From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1923 as Blanca Rosa Welter in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, actress Linda Christian appeared in Mexican and Hollywood […]
40 Snaps That Show Women From the 1950s Were Cooler Than We Knew
This post was originally published on this siteThese snapshots show that women from the 1950s were so cool. See more »
40 Fascinating Black and White Photographs of Françoise Hardy in London During the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteFrench singer who made her big breakthrough in 1963, Françoise Hardy is one of the French icons of […]
Corset: The Indispensable Garment of Women From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA corset is a garment worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a […]
48 Glamorous Photos That Defined Edwardian Women’s Hairstyles
This post was originally published on this siteThe Edwardian Era, also known as “La Belle Epoque” and “the Gilded Age,” spanned from the late 1890s […]
50 Extraordinary Fashion Photographs Taken by Horst P. Horst From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteHorst P. Horst is one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century and was internationally renowned. […]
Liepaja Massacres: Shocking Photos Taken by Nazi Perpetrators of Jewish Women Moments Before Their Execution in Skede, Latvia on December 15-17, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteThe murders in the dunes at Skede on the Baltic shore, some fifteen kilometers north of the city […]
Lucy & Desi: 28 Beautiful Color Photographs of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteModel and comedienne Lucille Ball, 28, met Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz, 23, in 1940 while filming Too Many […]
Before Smartphone and Webcam, These Cool Snaps Prove That People Probably Knew How to Make Their Selfies For a Long Time Ago
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2013, the Oxford Dictionaries announced their word of the year to be “selfie”, which they define as […]
Vikki Dougan: Seductive Sex-Bomb Whose Daring Backless Dresses Inspired the 1950s Women’s Fashion
This post was originally published on this siteActress and model Vikki Dougan earned her nickname “The Back” thanks to the dangerously low-back, curve-hugging dresses she […]
40 Rare Snaps From Janis Joplin’s Childhood You Probably Haven’t Seen Before
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Rock ‘n Roll firmament of the 1960s, Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) […]
Fabulous Kodachrome Photo Booths of Pretty Unknown Models From the Mid-1950s
This post was originally published on this siteTimes have changed since the 1950s, these booth models at some photos show in 1955. The photographer took […]
Rare and Breathtaking Photographs of Children Who Lived in Spitalfields, London at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteAround 1900, photographer Horace Warner took a series of portraits of some of the poorest people in London […]