Fortune telling is the practice of predicting information about a person’s life. The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination. The difference is that divination is the term used for predictions considered part of a religious ritual, invoking deities or spirits, while the term fortune telling implies a lessContinue reading “26 Wonderful Photos of Young Women as Fortune Tellers From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries”
Yearly Archives: 2021
27 Vintage Photos of Vacationing in Florida During the 1960s
27 Amazing Photos Showing Life in France during the 1930s
France is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in South America and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Including all of its territories, France has twelve time zones, the most of any country. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea toContinue reading “27 Amazing Photos Showing Life in France during the 1930s”
25 Incredible Photos of the ‘Game of the Century’: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State, 1966
The 1966 Michigan State vs. Notre Dame football game (“the game of the century”) remains one of the greatest, and most controversial, games in college football history. The game was played in Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium on November 19, 1966. Michigan State entered the contest 9–0 and ranked #2, while Notre Dame entered the contestContinue reading “25 Incredible Photos of the ‘Game of the Century’: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State, 1966”
50 Amazing Colorized Photos of World War 1, Volume 2
50 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From the Making of ‘Ghostbusters’ (1984)
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, respectively, a trio of eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. The film alsoContinue reading “50 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From the Making of ‘Ghostbusters’ (1984)”
30 Interesting Photos Showing Scenes of Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan in the 1970s
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917, which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which hasContinue reading “30 Interesting Photos Showing Scenes of Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan in the 1970s”
22 Stunning Photos of James Dean’s “Torn Sweater Series”, 1954
One of the most recognizable sets of James Dean photographs, the “Torn Sweater” series was shot by Roy Schatt for LIFE magazine on December 29, 1954, and although it went unused in the magazine, a colorized version was used on a U.S. postage stamp in 1996 and featured on page 8 of James Dean: AContinue reading “22 Stunning Photos of James Dean’s “Torn Sweater Series”, 1954″
60 Stunning Photos of Iconic & Stylish Women from the 1960s
GALLIPOLI, 1915
The Gallipoli campaign, also known as the Dardanelles campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Çanakkale (Turkish: Çanakkale Savasi), was a campaign of the First World War that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu in modern Turkey), from 17 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Entente powers, Britain, France and theContinue reading “GALLIPOLI, 1915”
