37 Rare and Amazing Photos Document Everyday Life of the U.S. in the 1860s
The 1860s in the United States was a time of turmoil and change. The first half of the decade was dominated by the American Civil War, with the later half seeing the country pull itself out from the damage during…
Time Traveling Through Captivating Captures: Reliving the 1940s in Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in central Manhattan at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It acquired its name in 1904 when Albert Ochs, publisher of The New York Times, moved the newspaper’s headquarters to a new…
40 Gorgeous Photos of Vivian Blaine in the 1940s
Born 1921 in Newark, New Jersey, American actress and singer Vivian Blaine was a touring singer with dance bands starting in 1937. At one point in the 1940s, she was the top-billed act at New York’s Copacabana nightclub. Blaine was…
The story behind Ormond Gigli’s “Girls in the Windows” iconic photograph, 1960
In 1960, photojournalist Ormond Gigli assembled 43 women, dressed them in refined, colorful garb, and situated them in 41 windows across the facade of the classic New York City brownstones. Years later, the image ended up being his most famous…
These photos show American presidents looking cool, 1900-1990
The American presidency has put 45 men in power who have been described as everything from noble to despicable. They are known for the wars they fought, the legislation they signed into law, and the scandals they brought to the…
Amazing Then and Now Pictures of Women From London’s ’80s Subcultures _ UK
In 1980, photographer Anita Corbin started taking pictures of young women in London’s pubs and clubs, documenting the unseen lives of various subcultures. Over the course of nine months her project turned into a series, Visible Girls, that offered a glimpse…
32 Vintage Photographs of Women at Work in the United Kingdom in World War II _ UK
With thousands of men away serving in the armed forces, British women took on a variety of jobs during the Second World War. They also played a vital role on the home front, running households and fighting a daily battle…
Dancing on the Beach _ UK
Vintage photos of people dancing on the beach. Berliners at the Wansee resort during a heatwave enjoying a dance on the beach, 1925. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) Margaret Morris dancers exercising on the sands at Saint-Idesbald, August 1929….
Britain in an Innocent Age: 46 Extraordinary Snapshots Document Everyday Life of Post-WWII England _ UK
The memories may have faded, but these extraordinary found photos from Martin Snelling of bygone Britain are so clear, they look as though they could have been taken yesterday. Old-fashioned shops line streets dotted with classic 1950s and 1960s cars, couples wear…
Vintage Brochures of Pontins Holiday Camps in the ‘80s _ UK
“All the best people come to Pontins” was the caption printed on a publicity brochure of Pontins, a British company operating holiday parks in the UK, founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. It specializes in offering half-board and self-catering holidays…