Vintage Taco Bell: Menus and Ads from the Good Old Days _ US
Taco Bell, the Mexican-inspired fast-food chain, has established a reputation for serving affordable and delicious tacos, burritos, and more for over half a century. However, Taco Bell’s rich history as seen through these vintage menus and advertisements offers a unique…
On the Line: Exploring the Fascinating History of Car Phones Through Vintage Photos (1940s-1980s) _ US
The car and telephone, two pioneering inventions separated by only a decade (1885 and 1875, respectively), have transitioned from being merely technological curiosities to becoming indispensable elements of contemporary life. One would think that combining these two revolutionary innovations would…
Cool Snaps of Young People in Bell-Bottoms From the 1970s _ US
In the 1960s bell-bottoms became fashionable for both men and women in London and expanded into Europe and North America. Often made of denim, they flared out from the bottom of the calf, and had slightly curved hems. In the…
45 Amazing Found Photos That Defined Fashion Styles of ’50s Women _ US
Featuring tight bodices and flowing or fitted skirts, high heels, and sexy undergarments, 1950s fashion for women had an appeal as well as a mystique. The 1950s were a time when fashion exploded into new directions, new colors, and new…
25 Old Pictures of People Watching TV in 1950s _ US
Picketing workers watch TV in a tent outside the gates of a U.S. Steel plant in Gary, Indiana, during a strike in 1959 A boy watches TV in an appliance store window in 1948 An adopted Korean war orphan, Kang…
Stunning Photos Capture the Early Days of Aviation, 1890s-1930s _ US
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the world witnessed a profound shift in human ingenuity. Fueled by an insatiable desire to conquer the uncharted realms of flight, visionaries like the Wright brothers, Otto Lilienthal, and Alberto Santos-Dumont took…
Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show Transport in the U.S Before the Invention of Cars _ US
Before cars, people used horses and buggies to get around and clung to coastal settlements to use the waterways for trade. There were not many roads in America at the time, and the roads were usually in poor condition. These…
The golden age of the video rental store through vintage photographs, 1970-1990 _ US
Employee Tammy Swier looks at VCR cassettes tapes at Colfax Video. 1986. Before video stores, movies were solely watched in theaters, leaving studios hesitant to embrace video technology and video stores because they feared for losses in revenues. The first…
45 Fabulous Vintage Photos That Show Women’s Street Style From the 1920s _ US
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” – Coco Chanel Fashion is shaped and influenced by the…
40 Rare and Amazing Vintage Photos of All-American Girls Professional Baseball League From the 1940s and 1950s _ US
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women’s baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women’s professional league sports in the United States. Over 600…