The Higher the Hair, the Closer to God: The Awkward Haircuts of Vintage Christian Album Covers
This post was originally published on this siteSomeone with a lot of time on their hands went through some vintage Christian record album covers and […]
A Couple Sleeping in a Morrison Shelter Used as Protection From Collapsing Homes During the WWII ‘Blitz’ Bombing Raids
This post was originally published on this siteMorrison shelters were a way of protecting people from in their own homes from falling bombs. This was […]
35 Cool Snaps That Defined Fashion Trend of Flappers From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteFlappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, […]
The Brazilian Bombshell – Glamorous Photos of Young Carmen Miranda in the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha in 1909, Portuguese-Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress Carmen Miranda is […]
Sophia Loren Can Make Even Visible Armpit Hair Seem Sexy!
This post was originally published on this siteWho among us hasn’t, at some point in our adult lives, forgotten to shave our pits for a […]
A Wonderful Hollywood Movie Star Scrapbook From the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWho so keepeth a scrapbook keepeth a good thing, and the manner in which it is kept is […]
Vintage Photographs Capture the Experiences of Passengers at Manchester Airport in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteA poignant look back at the passenger experience at Manchester Airport as seen through the lens of Shirley […]
42 Found Photos That Capture Everyday Life of China in 1921
This post was originally published on this siteThese found photos from motohakone who bought at a flea market in Cannes, France in 1982. Photos were […]
The bookmobiles – Vintage photos of traveling libraries, 1910s-1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe bookmobile was travelling library often used to provide books to villages and city suburbs that had no […]
Remembering World Trade Center: These Pictures Will Bring Back Memories of the Twin Towers in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe original World Trade Center was a large complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, […]
Conrad Heyer, Born 1749, Was the Earliest-Born American To Ever Be Photographed
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1749, New Englander Conrad Heyer was a veteran of the American Revolution. He was there in […]
30 Hilarious Photographs Capture Canadians Have Fun While at Work and Play From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteReuben R. Sallows (1855-1937) was born and raised on a Huron County farm in Canada. He moved to […]
Stunning Studio Portraits of a Young and Beautiful Norwegian Woman Wearing Big Hats in 1909
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early Edwardian period, hats were a fashion accessory, rather than a necessity. Most were kept fairly […]
Stunning Photos of Stylish Girls That You Won’t Believe They Came From 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWomen’s fashion of the 19th century is renowned for its corsets, bonnets, top hats, bustles and petticoats. It […]
36 Interesting Snapshots That Capture Everyday Life of American Actresses in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteCelebrities are just like us. They also have their own lives, parties, hanging out to have fun with […]
Pictures of Pimps, Prostitutes and Homeless of 1970s Times Square Through a Bartender’s Camera
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1972 Shelly Nadelman began a ten-year run bartending at one of New York City’s most notorious dives: […]
21 Rare Photographs That Show Kodak Window Displays in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAlmost all Kodak branch stores in the first half of the twentieth century had glass fronted shop displays, […]
Interesting Vintage Studio Photos That Show Women’s Swimsuit Fashion in Norway in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteBy the early 1920s women’s bathing suits were reduced to a one piece garment with a long top […]
Travel Around the World by Scooter in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWorld trip, on a Maico scooter with sidecar (the red ‘Pechvogel’), made by Wim Dussel and Manfred Uschold […]
Cat Eye Frames – The Cool Glasses Style of Women From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteCat eye glasses, sometimes called “cat eyes” or “cat glasses”, are a shape of women’s and sometimes men’s […]
Decayed Daguerreotype Portraits of Americans in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe daguerreotype, invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in 1837, was the first commercially successful photographic process and was popular […]
Before LOLCat, There Were the Felines Featured in "Kittens and Cats: A First Reader" (1911)
This post was originally published on this siteBefore LOLCat, Grumpy Cat, Longcat, Nyan Cat, before all the famed kitties of the internet age, before the […]
Green-eyed Movie Beauty: 40 Beautiful Photos of Vera Tschechowa in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1940 in Berlin, German-Russian film and television actress and director Vera Tschechowa was brought up in Germany […]
Everyday Life of Cuba in 1933 Taken by Fay S. Lincoln
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the course of his forty-year career in commercial photography, Lincoln (1894-1976) established himself as one of the […]
15 Rare Vintage Photographs of Celebrities Playing in Their School Bands
This post was originally published on this siteDid you play an instrument in high school? Then join the club with these celebrities who played in […]