San Francisco (Spanish for “Saint Francis”), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a cultural, commercial, and financial center in the U.S. state of California. Located in Northern California, San Francisco is the 17th most populous city proper in the United States, and the fourth most populous in California, with 873,965 residents asContinue reading “38 Vintage Photos Showing San Francisco During the 1950s & 1960s”
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Queen Sirikit in Younger Days: 40 Beautiful Color Photographs of the Queen Mother of Thailand in the 1950s and 1960s
Sirikit is the queen mother of Thailand. She was the queen consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or Rama IX) and is the mother of King Vajiralongkorn (or Rama X). She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was Thai ambassador. They married in 1950, shortly before Bhumibol’s coronation. Sirikit was appointed queen regent in 1956,Continue reading “Queen Sirikit in Younger Days: 40 Beautiful Color Photographs of the Queen Mother of Thailand in the 1950s and 1960s”
Vintage Photos of Men Who Smoked Pipes in the Past
50 Vintage Photos of People With Their Cameras During the 1950s and 1960s
Photography was a popular hobby in the 1950s and ’60s. Many people owned a basic camera, often a box Brownie, made by Kodak with which they would take snaps of their holidays and of family events. The basic snapshot camera evolved through the 1950s and ’60s. Kodak was a pioneer. Their Instamatic introduced in theContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos of People With Their Cameras During the 1950s and 1960s”
81 Wonderful Photographs Showing Life in Paris During the 1970s
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 34th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world’s majorContinue reading “81 Wonderful Photographs Showing Life in Paris During the 1970s”
22 Stunning Photos Showing Men’s Street Fashion in the 1930s
The most characteristic North American fashion trend from the 1930s to 1945 was attention at the shoulder, with butterfly sleeves and banjo sleeves, and exaggerated shoulder pads for both men and women by the 1940s. The period also saw the first widespread use of man-made fibers, especially rayon for dresses and viscose for linings andContinue reading “22 Stunning Photos Showing Men’s Street Fashion in the 1930s”
66 Vintage Photos of London during the 1950s
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom with a total population of 9,002,488. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London,Continue reading “66 Vintage Photos of London during the 1950s”
40 Stunning Black and White Photos of Jean Patchett, a Model Who Helped Define the 1950s
Jean Patchett (1926 – 2002) was a leading fashion model of the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. She was among the best known models of that era, which included Dovima, Dorian Leigh, Suzy Parker, Evelyn Tripp and Lisa Fonssagrives. Patchett was the subject of two of Vogue Magazine’s most famous covers, both shot inContinue reading “40 Stunning Black and White Photos of Jean Patchett, a Model Who Helped Define the 1950s”
Young Japanese Women’s Fashion of the Late 1960s
After World War II, the strong influence from the United States caused Japanese ways of dressing to undergo a major transition, and people began to more readily follow the trends from the West. Japanese women were starting to replace the loose-fitting trousers called monpe, required wear for war-related work, with Western-style skirts. Whilst we’re byContinue reading “Young Japanese Women’s Fashion of the Late 1960s”
