In the postwar era, many Americans moved away from cities and into suburbs, helped by GI Bill benefits that guarantied home loans. Techniques of mass production made it possible to build homes faster and cheaper than ever before. Using an assembly-line system, the construction firm Levitt and Sons built three giant “Levittown” suburbs in NewContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Showing Suburban Life in New York State During the 1940s”
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26 Vintage Photos of Sisters Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine
Perhaps Hollywood’s most famous sibling rivalry was the supposed one between the two sisters Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine, which became the stuff for the media for decades. 15 months separated in age, the sisters pursued the same career choice, competed for the same Oscar category, even attained some of the same love interests.Continue reading “26 Vintage Photos of Sisters Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine”
40 Stunning Hand-Colored Images Illustrating Nurse Uniforms of All Nations in the 1950s
The nurse’s uniform is a universal code for professionalism, decorum, efficiency, esprit de corps, and commitment to humanitarian values. Originally introduced to distinguish the untrained traditional nurse, who dressed in the everyday women’s wear of her class, from the trained and licensed modern nurse, clad in a neat, clean, and well-fitting uniform, it was aContinue reading “40 Stunning Hand-Colored Images Illustrating Nurse Uniforms of All Nations in the 1950s”
21 Vintage Photos Showing London Street Style in the 1970s and 1980s
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 “21 Vintage Photos Showing London Street Style in the 1970s and 1980s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1960s Volume 8
25 Stunning Photos of Lana Turner in 1940.
Lana Turner, born Julia Jean Turner; (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paidContinue reading “25 Stunning Photos of Lana Turner in 1940.”
29 Wonderful Photos Showing Life in France During the 1950s & 1960s
Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986) was the best-known “amateur” in the history of photography, famously discovered by the art world and given an exhibition at MoMA in New York when he was in his late sixties. He began by recording the pastimes and customs of his wealthy Parisian milieu, indulging his fascination with sports and aviation,Continue reading “29 Wonderful Photos Showing Life in France During the 1950s & 1960s”
30 Vintage Photos of Lambro Cabs in Saigon During the 1960s
The Italian three-wheeler was not just a means of public transportation in Saigon in the old days. Before buses and taxis took over the streets, Saigon of the 1960s was dominated by three-wheeled Lambro cabs, locally known as ‘xe lam’. Lambro was a line of scooters from the renowned Italian Lambretta. In comparison to smallContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Lambro Cabs in Saigon During the 1960s”
50 Vintage Photos Showing 1950s Ladies Smoking
29 Amazing Jazz Age Fashion Photos by James Abbe
Born 1883 in Alfred, Maine, American photographer James Abbe became known for taking many photographs of theater and movie performers starting in 1917. In the late 1920s, he gained a reputation in news photography, and known for his fashion photography, including celebrated work for American Vogue. Abbe’s most celebrated portraits include his rare double portraitsContinue reading “29 Amazing Jazz Age Fashion Photos by James Abbe”
