Slide Down Ropes to Safety in New Life Saving Device, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteThat life saving equipment need not be elaborate and expensive effectively to remove people from a burning building […]
30 Elegant Photos of Victorian Beauties in Tight Corsets
This post was originally published on this siteThe corset has been an indispensable supportive undergarment for women, in Europe for several centuries, evolving as fashion […]
Stunning Photos of a New Seoul From 1956 to 1963 By Han Youngsoo
This post was originally published on this siteDuring his lifetime Han Youngsoo (1933-1999) was little known outside of Korea. Born to a well-to-do family in […]
Shocking vintage pictures of Times Square at the height of its depravity in the 1970s and 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the 1960s to the late 1980s, New York City’s iconic Times Square was a difficult place to […]
Vintage Postcards Show Hawaiian Hotel Rooms in the Late 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteLate 1950s and ’60s ushered in a golden age for the hotel industry. Between the post-war economic boom, […]
These photos show the destruction of the Belgian city of Leuven in the aftermath of the German Army reprisal, 1914
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 25, 1914, the German army ravaged the Belgian city of Leuven (Louvain). Virtually the entire city […]
Amazing Women’s Hat Fashions From Between the 1920s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteHats are head coverings with a crown and usually a brim. They are distinguished from caps that are […]
The Famous Photograph of Madam Gustika Smoking a Pipe With an Extended Mouthpiece for Her Lips, 1930
This post was originally published on this siteMadam Gustika was a performer in a freak show. That fact has come to define her memory, but […]
40 Fabulous Photos of Laraine Day in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1920 as La Raine Johnson in Roosevelt, Utah, American actress Laraine Day was a former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract […]
Wonderful Creations of "America’s Puppet Master" Tony Sarg
This post was originally published on this siteAnthony Frederick Sarg (April 21, 1880 – March 7, 1942), known professionally as Tony Sarg, was a German […]
Vintage photos offer a glimpse into the bygone era of drive-in restaurants, 1920s-1950s
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 1920s, car ownership exploded. Everyday consumers were making more money and families were able to afford […]
Skirts and Saddle Shoes: Favorite Styles of ’40s Teenage Girls
This post was originally published on this siteThe term ‘teenager’ was coined in 1941, and Seventeen magazine printed its first issue in 1944, showing off […]
The chaos and beauty of Greyhound buses captured by Esther Bubley, 1943
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, twenty-one-year-old Esther Bubley, accepted a position with the Office of War Information (OWI) in Washington, D.C. […]
The curious business of spirit photography that was spooky and controversial, 1860-1875
This post was originally published on this siteThere are several accounts from the 1850s describing the unexplained appearance in photographs of translucent figures representing the […]
Marilyn Monroe Was Crowned “Cheesecake Queen of 1952”, August 1951
This post was originally published on this siteMarilyn Monroe, 20th century starlet who was recently selected “Cheesecake Queen of 1952,” looks as delicious as any […]
Amazing Photographs of Can-Can Dancers at the Moulin Rouge, Paris in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteWhile it may be surprising, there is not much to be found about the exact origin of the […]
Gladys Knight: The “Empress of Soul”
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1944 in Atlanta, American singer and songwriter Gladys Knight is known for the hits she recorded during […]
Egg-Shaped Wheels Pull Through Mud Without Chains, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteWheels with “corners” on them may seem useless, but a New York inventor believes such “flat” wheels may […]
45 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Victoria, Australia in the 1920s and Early ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteVictoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of 227,444 […]
Billie Holiday Through the Lens of Carl Van Vechten in 1949
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1949, Carl Van Vechten, the American essayist, novelist and photographer who had a profound interest in music, […]
Violin With Horn for Sounding Box Directs Tone Toward Audience, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteBuilt on the same principle as a violin and played in the same manner, a musical instrument with […]
35 Gorgeous Photos of Lisa Gastoni in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1935 in Alassio, Liguria, Italian actress Lisa Gastoni moved to England in 1948 with her family. She […]
Intriguing Photos of Teen Bicycle Messengers of the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1908, the progressive National Child Labor Committee hired Lewis Hine, a New York sociologist and photographer, to […]
Beautiful Found Photos of a Wedding in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteWeddings in the 1970s were influenced by many different trends — like hippie style, rock-and-roll style, and even […]
Strange Mr. Leggs Ads From the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese Mr. Leggs ads offer a window onto the twisted male psyche of the 1960s. They ran in […]