New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city of both New York State and the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300 square miles (780 km2) and divided into five boroughs, New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.Continue reading “New York Before the Great Clean-Up During the 1970s”
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54 Interesting Photos Showing Life in Singapore in the Mid-1960s
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south,Continue reading “54 Interesting Photos Showing Life in Singapore in the Mid-1960s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1970s Volume 8
33 Interesting Photos of São Paulo, Brazil in the Early 1970s
São Paulo (Portuguese for ‘Saint Paul’) is a city in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, the municipality of São Paulo is the most populous city proper in Brazil, the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world’s 4th largest city properContinue reading “33 Interesting Photos of São Paulo, Brazil in the Early 1970s”
38 Vintage Photos Showing People Posing With Signs From the Past
Here below is a cool photo collection that shows people posing with signs from between the 1920s and 1960s.
50 Interesting Vintage Photographs That Show Street Scenes of Paris at the Turn of the 20th Century
Eugène Atget was a French photographer noted for his photographs documenting the architecture and street scenes of Paris. An inspiration for the surrealists and other artists, his work gained wide attention only after his death. He picked up photography in the late 1880s, around the time that photography was experiencing unprecedented expansion in both commercialContinue reading “50 Interesting Vintage Photographs That Show Street Scenes of Paris at the Turn of the 20th Century”
22 Vintage Photos of the Early Days of the Miss Universe Pageants in the 1950s
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States–based Miss Universe Organization. It is one of the most watched pageants in the world with an estimated audience of over 500 million viewers in over 190 territories. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is oneContinue reading “22 Vintage Photos of the Early Days of the Miss Universe Pageants in the 1950s”
40 Wonderful Photos Show What Los Angeles Looked Like in the 1970s
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is a major city in the U.S. state of California. With a 2020 population of 3,898,747, it is the largest city in the state, as well as the second-largest city in the United States following New York City. Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate,Continue reading “40 Wonderful Photos Show What Los Angeles Looked Like in the 1970s”
70 Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life in Malaya During the Early 1960s
Malaya is a former country in Southeast Asia that consists of the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and some adjacent islands (originally including Singapore) and that now forms the western part of the federation of Malaysia and is known as West Malaysia. The area was colonized by the Dutch, Portuguese, and the British, whoContinue reading “70 Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life in Malaya During the Early 1960s”
18 Stunning Color Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Nickolas Muray in the Early 1950s
In a career than spanned over forty years, Nickolas Muray (1892-1965) established himself as a photographer who remained at the cutting edge of his profession.“Photography, fortunately, to me has not only been a profession but also a contact between people–to understand human nature and record, if possible, the best in each individual.”Born in Szeged, HungaryContinue reading “18 Stunning Color Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Nickolas Muray in the Early 1950s”
