55 Fascinating Color Photos That Capture Street Scenes of London in the 1980s_ha
These fascinating color photos from Glen Fairweather that capture street scenes of London in the 1980s. Oxford Street, London, 1980 (outside Selfridges looking east) A puppeteer outside the Earl…
Interesting Pictures of a Country Store on Dirt Road in North Carolina, 1939; And Surprise That It Is Still Standing More Than 70 Years Later!_teo
The story began when Wayne Jacobs discovered this colorized picture on Shorpy in early April of 2014. The original photo was taken in July of 1939 by Dorothea Lange, the famous…
55 Fascinating Black and White Photographs Capture Street Scenes of London in the Summer of 1954_Ha
Hans Richard Griebe of Kiel went to London in August 1954 to take part in a short course of ‘Colloquial English’ run by the The London School…
One of the World’s Largest Log Cabin: The magnificent Forestry Building in Portland that was lost in a fire, 1905_teo
Dubbed by the media as the “world’s largest log cabin,” (actually, second largest), the Forestry Building was constructed as part of Portland’s Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition of 1905….
20 Amazing photos London’s Life of the 1950s _ha
These monochrome images of the threadbare postwar years of London from a series of postcards published by Charles Skilton. London’s Life of the 1950s London’s Life of…
48 Color Snapshots Show How Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s_teo
Kitchens are really the heart of the home, and everyone uses them differently. The era of the 1960s was a crazy, eclectic time. Many different styles, influences,…
45 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in London During the 1920s_Ha
London in the 1920s changed its mood. The lifting of war time restrictions in the early 1920s created new sorts of night-life in the West End. Entrepreneurs…
The World’s Oldest and Oddest Vending Machines You Never Knew Existed_teo
Vending machines have come a long way from selling simply cans of Coke, chocolate bars and packets of crisps. Almost anything imaginable can now be purchased from…
30 photos Everyday Life in England During the 1950s-60s Through John Gay’s Lens_Ha
John Gay, born Hans Göhler (1909-1999), came to England in 1935. He was one of the generation of German emigres who made a contribution to British culture…
Short Hair – One of the Favorite Women’s Hairstyles in the 1950s_teo
It’s always a matter of concern for women: Hairstyles. Women’s Hairstyles in the 1950s Women’s Hairstyles in the 1950s Women’s Hairstyles in the 1950s Women’s Hairstyles in…