45 Vintage Snaps Show What Life Looked Like in the 1940s _ nan
The World War II had made an impact on American life. Manufacturers began to put more effort into supplying the wartime needs of Europe, creating shortages at…
25 Interesting Photos of New Year’s Eve Parties in the 1920s _ nan
New Year’s Eve celebrations are as old as the holiday itself, and it’s hard to believe that we’re so deep into the 21st century already. In the…
A photographic historical look at the sexy stewardesses of the 1960s-1980s _ nan
The flight attendant occupation took permanent shape in the 1930s as “women’s work,” that is, work not only predominately performed by women but also defined as embodying…
Early Fun Rides: The Terrifying Sport of Flume Riding From the Early 20th Century _ nan
V-flumes were used to transport logs, lumber, working material and supplies but they were also used to transport people and for entertainment from the early 20th century….
Amazing Found Photos Capture Signs in Washington in the 1960s _ nan
A group of Polaroid photographs was found by Allen that were taken by an employee of a sign company. All of the signs are/were in Washington around the 1960s. Citizens…
Pictures of Young Women Doing the Limbo Dance at a Los Angeles Night Club, California in 1964 _ nan
The Límbó (Limmm-Bó) is a unique dance and is also known as the “Under Stick Dance.” The limbo dance, originally a ritual performed at ‘wakes’ in Trinidad…
Forgotten photographs of a late summer Sunday in Central Park, 1942 _ nan
On a lazy Sunday afternoon in September 1942, photographer Marjory Collins wandered around New York City’s Central Park capturing a series of incredible images. The amazing and…
30 fotografías antiguas muestran lo que los niños solían hacer para divertirse en la década de 1950 _ nan
Para los niños contemporáneos, puede resultar difícil imaginar a los niños divirtiéndose en los años cincuenta. No sólo no había videojuegos, sino que incluso la programación televisiva para…
25 Vintage Photos That Show What It Was Really Like to Fly During the Golden Age of Air Travel _ nan
Known as the ‘Golden Age of Travel,’ commercial flights really took off between the 1950s and the 1960s. And once you check out about the glamorous styles…
Rocket Express Ride: Vintage Photos of Department Store Monorail for Kids in the U.S From the 1940s and 1950s _ nan
These monorails sized for kids, called the Rocket Express, that travel around and above the entire toy department (Toyland) from 1946 to 1984, along with the camera,…