One-Piece Swimwear: The Most Popular Bathing Suit for Women in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteEasy to see that women still continued to wear all in one swimwear in the 1950s, rarely wearing […]
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Lovely Color Pictures of Children in Their Halloween Costumes That May Make You Laugh
This post was originally published on this siteHalloween is coming. There is something about this celebration which really catches the imaginations of children, perhaps it […]
Rest In Peace Tom Petty! Here Are 20 Fascinating Photos of the Frontman of the Heartbreakers in the 1970s and ’80s
This post was originally published on this siteRocker Tom Petty, the dynamic and iconoclastic frontman who led the band the Heartbreakers, died Monday (Oct. 2, […]
Tennis Golden Oldies: 32 Retro Photos of Male Tennis Players in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s no exaggeration to say that the 1980s was the golden time of tennis. It was the best […]
11 Classic Hollywood Stars Who Had Plastic Surgery
This post was originally published on this siteWhen you look at the famous stars of the classic Hollywood era, do you think they’ve always looked […]
Seven female swimmers at the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C., 1920
This post was originally published on this site 29 May 1920. Bare legs and scanty one piece bathing suits were very much in evidence at […]
39 Hand-Colored Pictures That Show Portraits of Norwegian Women in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteMarcus Selmer (1819-1900) was a Danish photographer who worked in Norway. He became Bergens first established photographer in […]
45 Interesting Photos of Buster Keaton From Between the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteJoseph Frank “Buster” Keaton (1895-1966) was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. He […]
In 1928, a miner in the southern Indiana coal region, wants to give his four children away
This post was originally published on this site Lon Simmons, miner in the southern Indiana coal region, wants to give his four children away. Simmons […]
20 Beautiful Color Photos of Julie Andrews in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSinger and actress Julie Andrews was born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1, 1935, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. […]
Don’t Try This at Home! Pictures of a Man Balancing Act From the 1900s
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American Photographer Recreated Some of History’s Famous Portrait Paintings As Creative Self-Portraits
This post was originally published on this siteLaura Hofstadter discovered the world of the photographic darkroom in 1970 in the basement of the Stanford University […]
43 Color Photos of the 1986 Venice Carnival That Make You Wish to Be There Right Now
This post was originally published on this siteThe Carnival of Venice is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian […]
Sonny & Cher: 30 Lovely Photos of American Singer Couple in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife Sonny […]
63 Adorable Color Photos That Show What Kids Wore in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s what kids looked like in the 1950s.
Rare and Fascinating Photos of Harriet Quimby, the First Licensed U.S. Woman Pilot
This post was originally published on this siteShe was a modern woman in a not-so modern age. At a time when her contemporaries were swathed […]
Old Romanian Glass-Plate Portraits Restored and Turned Into Colorfully Whimsical Composites
This post was originally published on this siteFascinated by the thousands of old photographs on glass plates from the Costica Acsinte Archive, Australian artist Jane […]
38 Intimate Color Photos That Capture People of Boston in 1957
This post was originally published on this siteThis set is a part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of Nick Dewolf. Pictures are portraits […]
Candid Photographs Reveal New York City Taxicab Passengers Taken by Their Own Driver in the 1980s and ’90s
This post was originally published on this siteA self-described “photographer-taxi driver,” Ryan Weideman presents duotone portraits of punks, white- and blue-collar types, prostitutes, club kids […]
Susan Peters Riding Her Monark Bicycle Along the Pacific Palisades at Santa Monica, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteSusan Peters was an Oscar-nominated young actress, being groomed for stardom at MGM, when she was shot in […]
The Hollywood Living Legend: Look at the Beauty of Young Angela Lansbury From Between the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1925 to an upper-middle-class family in Regents Park, central London, British-American-Irish actress Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury has […]
27 Beautiful Photos That Show What Women Wore during the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a beautiful color photo collection that shows what women wore in the 1940s.
14 Distorted Portraits of Celebrities As You’ve Never Seen Them
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographs for “Distortions” series, a project that resulted in experimental portraits of celebrities and political figures. As legend […]
Old Hollywood Plastic Surgery Secrets: Here Are 4 Weird Ways Classic Starlets Changed Their Faces
This post was originally published on this siteIn Hollywood, plastic surgery is as commonplace as The Paleo Diet. There are a million different ways to […]
Vintage Photographs Document the Defiant Street Styles of Swiss Rebel Youth From the Late 1950s Through the ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteKarlheinz Weinberger (1921-2006). Living in Zurich, Switzerland, Weinberger was a self-taught “amateur” photographer whose day job working in […]