45 Cool Portrait Photos Show Occupations in the Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteWhat did occupations looked like in the Victorian era? Just check out these cool vintage photos from Ronald S. […]
The extraordinary early prostheses made by James Gillingham, 1900
This post was originally published on this siteJames Gillingham lived in Chard, England, where he had a small shoe-making business called “Golden Boot”. His career […]
Awesome Photos of Stephen King Posing With His Beloved Cats From the 1980s
This post was originally published on this site“Cats were the gangsters of the animal world, living outside the law and often dying there. There were […]
Women Testing the Guns They Made for World War II at the Inglis Munitions Plant in Ontario, Canada, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteTen pretty girls, all workers at the John Inglis Co. plant, line up with 10 Bren guns built […]
Rare Photographs of Marilyn Monroe Wooing Soldiers in the Aftermath of the Korean War
This post was originally published on this siteRarely seen photos of Marilyn Monroe wooing the American troops during the Korean War, with the blonde bombshell […]
The First Robot in History: The Automaton Trumpet Player Made by Friedrich Kaufmann From 1810
This post was originally published on this siteThe Trumpet Player was made in 1810 by Johann Friedrich Kaufmann. It is certainly one of the most […]
50 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Copenhagen in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1866 in Elsinore, Danish photographer and film director Peter Elfelt was a known as the first movie […]
30 Beautiful Photos of Jayne Kennedy in the 1970s and ’80s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1951 in Washington, D.C., Jayne Kennedy is an American television personality, actress, model, corporate spokeswoman, producer, writer, […]
Meet Jack the Baboon, Who Worked as a Railroad Signalman in the 1880s for Money and Beer, and Never Made a Mistake!
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the latter part of the 1800s, travelers to Cape Town, along the Port Elizabeth mainline railroad, frequently […]
1959 Ghia Selene by Tom Tjaarda, an Amazing Concept From Future Past From Italy
This post was originally published on this siteA very talented man called Tom Tjaarda became one of GHIA’s main stylists, and he made a big […]
37 Amazing Snapshots Capture Everyday Life of American Soldiers During Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteMore than 2.5 million American men served in Vietnam during the war. Some of these men were career […]
30 Beautiful Photos of Jayne Mansfield During Filming ‘The Girl Can’t Help It’ (1956)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Girl Can’t Help It is a 1956 musical comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield in the titular role, […]
Dumb Blonde on The Newlywed Game Show (1970s)
This post was originally published on this siteOne of Bob Eubanks’ favorites was a Dumb Blonde who was baffled at the terms “rural” and “urban” […]
20 Vintage Portraits of a Young and Handsome Adam West in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteAdam West was best known for playing the crime-fighting superhero Batman in the popular 1960s television series. He […]
Stunning Photos of a Young and Gorgeous Joan Fontaine in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe forties saw Joan Fontaine’s fortune changed after she got the role of the unnamed heroine in Alfred […]
Michèle Morgan: One of the Great French Actresses of the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1920 as Simone Renée Roussel, French actress Michèle Morgan left home at the age of 15 for […]
Living in the Sixties: 45 Intimate Photos Capture People At Home in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom Pop art to Op art, plastic furniture to bubble-gum paint colors, the Sixties saw a new wave […]
A Mom Uses a Trash Can to Contain Her Baby While She Crochets in the Park, 1969
This post was originally published on this site LIFE used to regularly run interesting, strange, amusing or thought-provoking photographs on the last page of the […]
A Collection of 16 Amazing Vintage Yoga Photos Taken by LIFE Photographers
This post was originally published on this siteA recent survey by Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance found that the number of Americans who practice yoga […]
A Gallery of 50 Fascinating Wedding Group Photos in France From the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a gallery of 50 large group photos taken by Roger Durand in 1951. Durand was a photographer […]
25 Amazing Photos Capture Life of the Prison Camp at Hald in Jutland in 1917
This post was originally published on this siteJutland, known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula, is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the […]
40 Vintage Photos of People Drinking in the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 19th century, Americans had inherited a hearty drinking tradition. Many types of alcohol were consumed. […]
Scars of Gordon, a whipped Louisiana slave, 1863
This post was originally published on this siteThe famous “whipped slave” photograph pictures the runaway slave Gordon exposing his severely whipped back to the camera […]
An Early Tricar With a Single-Cylinder Engine at Ross House, Co. Galway, Ireland, ca. 1898
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th century, motor cars were a novel and very expensive curiosity and a fashionable form […]
Ancient Romans Carried Flying Penis Amulets to Ward Off Evil
This post was originally published on this siteOne theory is that those scenes that show sexual activity have an apotropaic power, because they make you […]