London, Paris and Rome in 1950 Through Beautiful Color Photos
At the end of World War II, millions of people were dead and millions more homeless, the European economy had collapsed, and much of the European industrial infrastructure had been destroyed. The Soviet Union, too, had been heavily affected. In…
The Oldest Surviving Railway Company in the World: Looking Back on the Ffestiniog Railway’s Work in the Early 1960s
The Ffestiniog Railway is a 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park. The railway is roughly 13 1⁄2 miles…
Glamour in 1920s London: Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things
After the end of the First World War came the ‘20s, an era of stunning creativity: the Jazz Age, the Roaring Twenties, the années folles, Art Deco, the Weimar culture, the Lost Generation, and in London it was the foundation…
Curling Through Time: Vintage Photos of Curling Teams from the Early 20th Century
The story of curling starts in medieval Scotland, where the game was born on frozen lochs using stones and brooms. Over time, rules were formalized, turning a casual activity into a structured sport. In 1838, the Grand Caledonian Curling Club…
26 Stunning Color Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of London in the Early 1960s
Slide photographs of London in 1960 and 1961 from Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection. Street Scenes of London in the Early 1960s Street Scenes of London in the Early 1960s Street Scenes of London in the Early 1960s Street Scenes of…
Vintage Photographs Capture Scenes of the Dursley Carnival in 1954
These photographs of the Dursley Carnival were taken by Brian Candy in 1954. Born in Gloucestershire in September 1930, Candy was given his first camera, an Ensign folding roll film camera, on his 14th birthday. He had a lifelong passion…
The Archetypal British Beauty: Glamorous Photos of Patricia Roc in the 1940s
Born 1915 as born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold in London, English actress Patricia Roc began her career as a stage actress, debuting in the 1938 London production of Nuts in May, in which she was seen by Alexander Korda, who gave…
Old Pictures of Working Women During the First World War
During the war, women entered the workforce in new ways. Women served in the navy and marines, and thousands served as nurses. On the home front, women worked in factories and in the government. Women unloading barrels in Bordeaux, France….
Black and White Photographs of Life in London in the 1970s
These pictures are a selection from those taken in the five years between 1973 and 1978, when Tony Bock lived in the East End working as a photographer for the East London Advertiser. “Britain in the nineteen seventies never seemed…
20 Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Holidaymakers Frolicking by the Seaside from the Early 20th Century
Donkey rides for workhouse kids on a away day and smartly dressed men in suits mingling with women in modest swimming costumes. Striking images show sun worshippers lounging on the beach from the early 1900s right through to the 1930s….