Bathing Suit Advertising, Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Gantner & Mattern Company was a clothing manufacturer based in San Francisco and New York. Swimming suit […]
30 Beautiful Photos of Joyce Taylor in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois, American actress Joyce Taylor sang in amateur shows at age 10 and turned […]
John G. Zimmerman: American in Black and White
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1952, renowned American photographer John G. Zimmerman moved to Atlanta. During his time there he shot a […]
Amazing Photos Captured People at the Beaches in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Victorian period, sea- bathing was believed to be good for you. The Victorian people were very […]
The Chief’s Daughter of the Laguna Pueblo: Extraordinary Vintage Portraits of Loti-kee-yah-tede From the 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in Wilmington, OH, Karl Moon (1878-1948) apprenticed in a photography studio, then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico […]
Eat Your Heart Out: Amazing Valentine’s Day Cards From the 1920s Featuring Mechanical Mouth With Rotating Wheel
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a series of vintage Valentine’ Day cards from the 1920s featuring animals and figures eating hearts. The […]
Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of Amsterdam in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the 1970s, Amsterdam experienced rapid development. To reduce the use of automobiles, city planners have favored public […]
Baby Pushed by Elephant, circa 1956
This post was originally published on this siteIn this photo from LIFE magazine, Kam the elephant is pushing Yvonne Kruse in her pram in London, […]
Gorgeous Photos of Joan Crawford During the Filming of ‘Grand Hotel’ (1932)
This post was originally published on this siteGrand Hotel is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The […]
Bob Marley Performing at the Santa Barbara Bowl on May 31, 1976 During the Rastaman Vibration Tour
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1976 Bob Marley & The Wailers dropped in on the Santa Barbara Bowl in California. It was […]
Female Photographers on Bicycles, circa 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteThese young American women can be seen as they started off on a bicycle tour, and they are […]
35 Fabulous Photos of Danish Actress Osa Massen in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1914 as Aase Madsen Iversen in Copenhagen, Danish actress Osa Massen began her career as a newspaper […]
33 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Paris in 1955
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing pictures were taken by Allan Hailstone and his father during their trip together to the French […]
New York in the 1980s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteCompared to the 1970s, the 1980s were a time of restrained optimism in New York. The boom on […]
Bird Millman – Queen of the High Wire
This post was originally published on this siteBird Millman O’Day (October 20, 1890 – August 5, 1940) was one of the most celebrated high-wire performers […]
Learning to Ride a Bicycle, circa 1895
This post was originally published on this siteEnglish photographer William Gordon Davis titled this composition “Maidens with a Disregard for Convention.” And yes, in the […]
30 Vintage Snapshots of Living Rooms in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom hippie bohemian to glitzy disco, the 1970s runs the gamut from natural to glamorous. Furniture of the […]
Evocative Photos of Life in Texas in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBy the late 1960s, the American landscape was ravaged by decades of unchecked land development, blighted by urban […]
Vintage photos of people posing on Tennessee’s Umbrella Rock in Lookout Mountain, 1860-1940
This post was originally published on this siteUmbrella Rock on top of Lookout Mountain was one of the more iconic tourist spots from the 1880s […]
Beautiful Photos of Janet Jackson and James DeBarge During Their Short Marriage
This post was originally published on this siteAt age 18, Janet Jackson eloped with singer James DeBarge in September 1984. The marriage was annulled in […]
Dorothy Counts: The teenager who challenged the segregation, 1957
This post was originally published on this siteDorothy Counts made national news in September 1957, when at the age of 15, she became one of […]
FTHP Valentine’s Day Cards From the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThese “find the hidden penis” themes with suggestively placed rulers, logs, bananas, balloons, rocket ships, and hot dogs […]
The Egg Queen, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteMiss Muriel Wolfson, elected Egg Queen of Lakewood, New Jersey, apparently recommends eggs as a ‘beauty bath’ but […]
Stunning Photographs of Vera Fokina in ‘Scheherazade’ at Kungliga Operan, Paris, 1914
This post was originally published on this siteVera Fokina (1886-1958) was a Russian-American ballerina. In 1906 she married the groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer Michel […]
40 Handsome Portrait Photos of Dennis Morgan in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1908 as Earl Stanley Morner in Prentice, Wisconsin, American actor and singer Dennis Morgan began his career […]