“Hey Mister, throw me some beads!” – It is a phrase that is iconic in New Orleans’ Mardi Gras street argot. Strings of beads, doubloons, and other trinkets are passed out or thrown from the floats in the Mardi Gras parades to spectators lining the streets. In 1974, Bruce Gilden was a young photographer whenContinue reading “49 Amazing Photos Showing Mardi Gras in New Orleans During the 1970s and 1980s”
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24 Incredible Photos That Show London During the 1930s
London in the 1930s tried to be cleaner, more modern and efficient. It was increasingly a city of electric lighting and motor vechicles, rather than gas lighting and horse-drawn vehicles. The Capital’s old problems were being tackled by new public bodies. The London Passenger Transport Board was created in 1933 as a way of bringingContinue reading “24 Incredible Photos That Show London During the 1930s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1970s Volume 7
50 Fascinating Photos of Las Vegas in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s.
The “Mafia/Rat Pack” Las Vegas of the mid-20th century came to a gradual end in the 1980s with the aging out of the World War II generation, the decline of organized crime elements, and the rise of baby boomer entrepreneurs who began a new chapter in the city’s history, the so-called megaresort era. Las VegasContinue reading “50 Fascinating Photos of Las Vegas in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s.”
Sylvia Scarlett – The Character That Defined Short Hairstyle of Katharine Hepburn in 1935
Sylvia Scarlett is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, based on The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett, a novel by Compton MacKenzie. Directed by George Cukor, it was notorious as one of the most famous unsuccessful movies of the 1930s. Hepburn plays the title role of Sylvia Scarlett,Continue reading “Sylvia Scarlett – The Character That Defined Short Hairstyle of Katharine Hepburn in 1935”
18 Elegant Photos of Ladies in Dresses From 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 “18 Elegant Photos of Ladies in Dresses From the 1930s”
36 Stunning Photos of Actress La Jana During the 1920s & 1930s
La Jana was the stage name of the brunette Viennese-born actress and exotic dancer Henriette “Henny” Hiebel. She was trained as a ballerina for ten years and first performed at the Frankfurt Kinderoper at the age of eight. Of boyishly slim build, she appeared on stage in cabaret in 1921. La Jana received good publicityContinue reading “36 Stunning Photos of Actress La Jana During the 1920s & 1930s”
15 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing London in the Late 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 “15 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing London in the Late 1950s”
45 Wonderful Photos of Luxembourg City in the Early 1970s
Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg; French: Luxembourg; German: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City (Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg or d’Stad; French: Ville de Luxembourg; German: Stadt Luxemburg or Luxemburg-Stadt), is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country’s most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg,Continue reading “45 Wonderful Photos of Luxembourg City in the Early 1970s”
26 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller at the April in Paris Ball, Waldorf in New York City, 1957
April in Paris Ball was an annual US gala event whose mission was to serve charity and Franco-American relations. Established in 1952 at the Waldorf Astoria New York in New York City, it was the idea of Claude Philippe, the hotel’s banquet manager, who enlisted Elsa Maxwell to help organize it. The first event wasContinue reading “26 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller at the April in Paris Ball, Waldorf in New York City, 1957”
