It is worthless to discuss fashion of the forties without first understanding the tremendous impact World War II had on everyday life during the early part of the decade. Social trends dictated fashion, World War II changed the world of fashion forever. The true hallmarks of fashion in the early 1940s included an austere silhouetteContinue reading “28 Vintage Photos Showing Ladies Fashion during the Early 1940s”
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40 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Kashmir, India During the Early 1910s
Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term “Kashmir” denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompasses a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad KashmirContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Kashmir, India During the Early 1910s”
The First Winner of the Academy Award For Best Actress: 48 Stunning Vintage Photos of Janet Gaynor in the 1920s and 1930s
Born 1906 as Laura Augusta Gainor in Germantown, Philadelphia, American actress and painter Janet Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film Corporation (later 20th Century-Fox) in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era. In 1929,Continue reading “The First Winner of the Academy Award For Best Actress: 48 Stunning Vintage Photos of Janet Gaynor in the 1920s and 1930s”
73 Amazing Photographs of New York City During the Late 1970s
There is a strong current of nostalgia for the late ’70s, even among those who never lived through it — the era when the city was edgy and dangerous, when women carried Mace in their purses, when even men asked the taxi driver to wait until they’d crossed the 15 feet to the front doorContinue reading “73 Amazing Photographs of New York City During the Late 1970s”
35 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Early Visitors to America’s First National Parks More Than a Century Ago
By the Act of March 1, 1872, Congress established Yellowstone National Park in the Territories of Montana and Wyoming “as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people” and placed it “under exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior.” The founding of Yellowstone National Park began a worldwide nationalContinue reading “35 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Early Visitors to America’s First National Parks More Than a Century Ago”
30 Incredible Color Photos of Montreal, Canada in the 1960s
Montreal is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or “City of Mary”, it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, whichContinue reading “30 Incredible Color Photos of Montreal, Canada in the 1960s”
41 Amazing Vintage Photos of Beautiful Monopede Women From the Past
These beautiful women are not only powerful, but also very confident, and really bring to our life the inspiration so much. Here below is a collection of 41 extraordinary photos of monopede women from the past. Take a look.
45 Amazing Retro Photos of Men’s Fashions From the 1970s
The bell bottom pants became popular in the late 1960s and continued to widen into the ’70s as they gained in popularity. This was a time where polyester became a popular fabric to use in clothing. Also bold colors and prints became part of men’s fashion for the first time. Early 1970s fashion was aContinue reading “45 Amazing Retro Photos of Men’s Fashions From the 1970s”
23 Vintage Photos Showing Massachusetts During the Winter of 1940-1941
Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut to the southwest and Rhode Island to the southeast, New Hampshire to the northeast, Vermont to the northwest, and New YorkContinue reading “23 Vintage Photos Showing Massachusetts During the Winter of 1940-1941”
25 Vintage Photos of the Biggest Fast Food Brand in the World Since Established Till the 80s
McDonald’s Corporation is an American multinational fast food corporation, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand, and later turned the company into a franchise, with the Golden Arches logo being introduced in 1953 at a locationContinue reading “25 Vintage Photos of the Biggest Fast Food Brand in the World Since Established Till the 80s”
