We’ve all heard our parents say it; “Look up from your phone every once in a while”, “Hey, talk to me don’t text”, “why are you being so anti-social on your phone?” Not only our cellphones, but also our laptops, televisions, creations like Facebook and other social media platforms. Are all of these inventions andContinue reading “21 Vintage Photographs of People Reading Newspapers Before the Invention of The Smartphone”
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26 Vintage Photos of the Playsuit: The Popular Fashion of Young Women From the 1940s
A playsuit was a one-piece romper. The top resembled a button-down blouse that would come in at the waist and extend into shorts. Teens and grown women during the 1940s wore what were actually called playsuits. Vintage playsuits were worn outdoors – either at the beach, in the backyard to catch some sun or forContinue reading “26 Vintage Photos of the Playsuit: The Popular Fashion of Young Women From the 1940s”
27 Amazing Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Alligators in the Early 20th Century
During the first few decades of the 20th century, the people of Los Angeles had alligator fever. Starting in 1907, alligator rides, feedings, and trained alligator shows were all the rage, thanks to “Alligator Joe” Campbell and Francis Earnest, proprietors of the California Alligator Farm—one of the longest-running, and strangest, amusements in the city ofContinue reading “27 Amazing Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Alligators in the Early 20th Century”
45 Stunning Photos of Actress Paulette Goddard in the 1930s
Born 1910 as Marion Levy, American actress Paulette Goddard was a child fashion model and a performer in several Broadway productions as a Ziegfeld Girl. She signed her first film contract with producer Samuel Goldwyn to appear as a Goldwyn Girl in Whoopee! (1930), and then appeared in City Streets (1931), Ladies of the BigContinue reading “45 Stunning Photos of Actress Paulette Goddard in the 1930s”
40 Remarkable Photographs Capturing Everyday Life Along the Banks of the Seine River, Paris in 1941
“For Parisians the Seine is a compass, a way to know where you are,” said art historian Marina Ferretti.France had a relatively easier time under German occupation during World War II. That is because Hitler did not consider West Europeans as ‘Untermenschen’. The infamous German brutality was reserved for the Russians. These images were takenContinue reading “40 Remarkable Photographs Capturing Everyday Life Along the Banks of the Seine River, Paris in 1941”
20 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Pablo Picasso in His Studios From the 1940s to the 1960s
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, theContinue reading “20 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Pablo Picasso in His Studios From the 1940s to the 1960s”
Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) is one of the greatest American films of all time – a $4.4 million dollar effort directed by Czech Milos Forman. Its allegorical theme is set in the world of an authentic mental hospital (Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon), a place of rebellion exhibited by a energetic,Continue reading “Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (1975)”
20 Amazing Photos Showing the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris During the 1800s
Notre-Dame de Paris, referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Its pioneering use of the rib vault and flyingContinue reading “20 Amazing Photos Showing the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris During the 1800s”
