Yearly Archives: 2021
36 Vintage Photos Showing People Posing With Their TVs in the 1950s
Television is the first audiovisual device that changed the way people see entertainment. It opened the realm of recreation and mass communication. It made possible for people and families to watch live events in the comforts of their drawing room. By 1950s, the aftermath of World War II had faded away. Economy was booming againContinue reading “36 Vintage Photos Showing People Posing With Their TVs in the 1950s”
54 Vintage Photographs of the Police Officers From Between the 1890s and 1930s
42 Rare Vintage Photographs of The Quarrymen (aka The Beatles) From the Late 1950s
The Quarrymen are a British skiffle/rock and roll group, formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956, which eventually evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Originally consisting of Lennon and several school friends, the Quarrymen took their name from a line in the school song of Quarry Bank High School, which they attended. Lennon startedContinue reading “42 Rare Vintage Photographs of The Quarrymen (aka The Beatles) From the Late 1950s”
33 Vintage Photos of Passengers on Trains During the Early 20th Century
Trains were one of the main and essential means of transportation in the early 20th century. Not only important for the military, transportation of goods, it was also popular for traveling. These interesting snapshots show what passengers on the trains in the early 20th century looked like.
56 Stunning Photos of Actress Virna Lisi From the 1950s and 1960s
Stunning Italian actress Virna Lisi, a brief but lovely Hollywood import in the 1960’s, was merely one of a plethora of European movie beauties who proved over the course of their long careers, that they were capable of more than just visual performances. Born Virna Lisa Pieralisi on November 8, 1936, she began her filmContinue reading “56 Stunning Photos of Actress Virna Lisi From the 1950s and 1960s”
18 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Victorian Women from the 1840s – 1860s
41 Vintage Photos of Warsaw, Poland Just Prior to World War 2
The city of Warsaw, capital of Poland, flanks both banks of the Vistula River. A city of 1.3 million inhabitants, Warsaw was the capital of the resurrected Polish state in 1919. Before World War II, the city was a major center of Jewish life and culture in Poland. Warsaw’s prewar Jewish population of more thanContinue reading “41 Vintage Photos of Warsaw, Poland Just Prior to World War 2”
68 Stunning Photos of Wedding Gowns in the 1950s
After the shortages of World War II, women were ready for a little luxury. And brides didn’t want to skimp on the lace or fabric. In 1947, French designer Christian Dior caused a sensation when he introduced his “new look,” hour-glass dresses with long, flowing skirts – skirts made of yards and yards of cloth.Continue reading “68 Stunning Photos of Wedding Gowns in the 1950s”
17 Haunting Mugshots of Women in the Early 1900s
(Photos from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums)