Yearly Archives: 2021

60 Remarkable Photos of Life in Barcelona, Spain during the Early 1960s

Barcelona is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of BarcelonaContinue reading “60 Remarkable Photos of Life in Barcelona, Spain during the Early 1960s”

44 Amazing Photographs of Soldiers of the Great War

World War I or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously known as the Great War or “the war to end all wars”, it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million militaryContinue reading “44 Amazing Photographs of Soldiers of the Great War”

Extraordinary Photos of Coco Chanel during the 1910s and 1920s

“A women who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” – Coco Chanel Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era with popularizing a sporty, casual chic as theContinue reading “Extraordinary Photos of Coco Chanel during the 1910s and 1920s”

37 Amazing Photos Showing Life on Native American Reservations in Arizona in the Early 1970s

With camera in hand, photographer Terry Eiler ventured into Arizona’s stark northeast corner in the early summer of 1972. Hired by the Environmental Protection Agency, he was instructed to document how much the nation’s growing environmental concerns were impacting the Navajo community — a society that was often missed on the country’s radar. His imagesContinue reading “37 Amazing Photos Showing Life on Native American Reservations in Arizona in the Early 1970s”

22 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Berlin in 1953

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union’s most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany’s sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg’s capital. Berlin’s urban area,Continue reading “22 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Berlin in 1953”

32 Amazing Photographs Showing Boston Winters From Between the 1910s and 1930s

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and 24th-most populous city in the country. The city proper covers 48.4 square miles (125 km2) with a population of 675,647 in 2020, also making it the most populous city in New England.Continue reading “32 Amazing Photographs Showing Boston Winters From Between the 1910s and 1930s”

23 Rare Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor from the Set of ‘Cleopatra’ in Rome, 1962

There are Hollywood romances, and then there are superstar romances, and no superstar romance ever managed to cram as much scandal, star power and unabashed sexual attraction into one gaudy package as the affair, marriage, divorce, second marriage and second divorce of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Their tumultuous liaison — before the marriages andContinue reading “23 Rare Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor from the Set of ‘Cleopatra’ in Rome, 1962”

37 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Coleen Gray During the 1940s and 1950s

Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in the films Nightmare Alley (1947), Red River (1948), and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956). Gray was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska,[1] her family moved to Hutchinson, Minnesota when she was seven.Continue reading “37 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Coleen Gray During the 1940s and 1950s”