Marilyn Monroe filmed River of No Return in the Canadian Rockies at Alberta’s Bow Valley. It was her first western and during filming she twisted her ankle during a scene in the river, bringing Joe DiMaggio to her side as she hobbled around on crutches. Some say the injury was Marilyn’s way of getting backContinue reading “26 Rare Photos of an ‘Injured’ Marilyn Monroe on Crutches in Canada in the Summer of 1953”
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35 Amazing Photos of Maude Adams, the Most Famous American Theater Actress of the Early 20th Century
Maude Adams, her stage name, was born Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden in 1872 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her mother was Asaneth Ann Adams Kiskadden, also an actress, who went by the stage name of Annie Adams. Maude Adams was a hugely successful American stage actress of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. SheContinue reading “35 Amazing Photos of Maude Adams, the Most Famous American Theater Actress of the Early 20th Century”
51 Amazing Color Photographs Showing Life in Paris during the Early 20th Century
These incredible photographs of early-20th-century Paris were taken between 1907 and 1930 by photographers such as Léon Gimpel, Stéphane Passet, Georges Chevalier, and Auguste Léon. They offer a rare glimpse — in color — at France’s capital before it was occupied during World War II. The photos were produced using Autochrome, an early technology patentedContinue reading “51 Amazing Color Photographs Showing Life in Paris during the Early 20th Century”
32 Vintage Photos of Mickey Rooney and Ava Gardner During Their Short Marriage (1942-1943)
Rooney was married eight times, with six of the marriages ending in divorce. In 1942, he married his first wife, actress Ava Gardner, who at that time was still an obscure teenage starlet. They divorced the following year, partly because he had apparently been unfaithful. Ava Gardner was only 19 when she married Mickey Rooney.Continue reading “32 Vintage Photos of Mickey Rooney and Ava Gardner During Their Short Marriage (1942-1943)”
23 Wonderful Photos of Women Posing Next to Their TVs in the 1960s
55 Amazing Color Photos of West Germany in 1961
West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany between its formation on 23 May 1949 and German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 October 1990. During this Cold War period, the western portion of Germany and West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. West Germany wasContinue reading “55 Amazing Color Photos of West Germany in 1961”
50 Fantastic Vintage Photos Showing Women’s Hairstyles of the 1960s
Fashion in the 1960s saw a lot of diversity and featured many trends and styles influenced by the working classes, music, independent cinema and social movements. In addition to clothing, hairstyles were also particularly focused on by women. Hairstyles were designed to suit the situation and mood, as popular as the beehive, the flipped bob,Continue reading “50 Fantastic Vintage Photos Showing Women’s Hairstyles of the 1960s”
40 Extraordinary Color Photos Showing Women’s Style in the 1940s
Vietnam Slide Project: Unseen Photographs Taken by Veterans Show Another Side of the Vietnam War You Don’t Usually See
The Vietnam Slide Project was created by Kendra Rennick, a photo editor in New York who began collecting photo slides after a close friend lost her father, a Vietnam veteran. Her friend found a box of slides that her father had taken while in Vietnam, and from there Rennick has continued to collect photographs thatContinue reading “Vietnam Slide Project: Unseen Photographs Taken by Veterans Show Another Side of the Vietnam War You Don’t Usually See”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1930s Volume 10
The 1930s (pronounced “nineteen-thirties” and commonly abbreviated as “the 30s”) was a decade that began on January 1, 1930, and ended on December 31, 1939. The decade was defined by a global economic and political crisis that culminated in the Second World War. It saw the collapse of the international financial system, beginning with theContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1930s Volume 10”
