Yearly Archives: 2021

50 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Paris During the 1950s

Born 1920 in the Amsterdam working-class district called ‘de Jordaan’, Dutch photographer Kees Scherer began working as a freelance photographer and reached the pinnacle of photojournalism with high-profile reports about the flood disaster in the province of Zeeland (1953) and the Hungarian uprising (1956), shortly after WWII. Scherer initiated World Press Photo in 1955 withContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Paris During the 1950s”

30 Vintage Photos of Bakery and Bread Trucks From Between the 1930s and 1950s

From between the 1930s and 1950s, in the days when the borough’s housewives placed orders for milk and baked goods, and union drivers in uniform delivered them. The bakeries sent trucks door to door, offering the same middle-American fare that mid century children across the nation were raised on. (Photos © Dave Gelinas)

44 Vintage Photographs of Bathing Machines From the Victorian Era

The bathing machine was a device, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, to allow people to change out of their usual clothes, possibly change into swimwear and then wade in the ocean at beaches. Bathing machines were roofed and walled wooden carts rolled into the sea. Some had solid wooden walls; others had canvasContinue reading “44 Vintage Photographs of Bathing Machines From the Victorian Era”

66 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Barbara Stanwyck from the 1920s to the 1940s

Barbara Stanwyck (born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model, and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, she was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional for her strong, realistic screen presence. A favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang,Continue reading “66 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Barbara Stanwyck from the 1920s to the 1940s”

26 Amazing Photographs of ABBA During the 1970s

It wasn’t quite the British Invasion of the 1960s, which involved timeless bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but ABBA managed to pull off a one-band Swedish coupe starting in the 1970s. Indeed, even before the band’s formation, Benny Andersson was part of the pop group called The Hep Stars, which was nicknamedContinue reading “26 Amazing Photographs of ABBA During the 1970s”

24 Amazing Photos of African American Women at Work During World War II

American women have participated in defense of this nation in both war and peacetime. Their contributions, however, have gone largely unrecognized and unrewarded. While women in the United States Armed Forces share a history of discrimination based on gender, black women have faced both race and gender discrimination. Initially barred from official military status, blackContinue reading “24 Amazing Photos of African American Women at Work During World War II”

40 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Ethel Barrymore, The First Lady of the American Theatre

Born 1879 in Philadelphia, American actress Ethel Barrymore was a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Her first appearance on Broadway was in 1895, in a play called The Imprudent Young Couple which starred her uncle John Drew, Jr., and Maude Adams. She appeared with Drew and Adams again in 1896 in Rosemary. BarrymoreContinue reading “40 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Ethel Barrymore, The First Lady of the American Theatre”