“I love her more than my mother, more than my father, more than Picasso, and even more than money.” – Salvador DaliThere has always been a great woman behind every great man. For a Spanish painter Salvador Dali that strong woman was Gala, a Russian lady, idolized by Dali. All the female characters on hisContinue reading “30 Wonderful Photographs of Gala and Salvador Dalí From the 1930s to the 1960s”
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30 Wonderful Fashions From the 1940s and 1950s by Designer Cristóbal Balenciaga
Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972) was a Spanish Basque fashion designer and the founder of the Balenciaga fashion house. His impact on fashion has been profound. Yet to the world at large he remains an enigma. He is not associated with a signature outfit, like Coco Chanel, nor with a pivotal moment, like Christian Dior and theContinue reading “30 Wonderful Fashions From the 1940s and 1950s by Designer Cristóbal Balenciaga”
25 Wonderful Photos of Freddie Mercury With Mary Austin, the Woman Who Stole His Heart
Freddie Mercury’s love life sadly always had been in the focus of the press and public eye. There had been and still are lots of rumors and lies about this delicate and private topic. Furthermore, the press seems to forget that Mercury had the most attaching relationships with women, of which the most endurable andContinue reading “25 Wonderful Photos of Freddie Mercury With Mary Austin, the Woman Who Stole His Heart”
48 Stunning Photos of Actress & Model Eve Meyer During the 1950s & 1960s
Born as Evelyn Eugene Turner in 1928, American pin-up model, motion picture actress, and film producer Eve Meyer was a high-profile pin-up model in the 1950s and was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month in June 1955. Her unbilled film debut was in Artists and Models (1955). Meyer worked frequently as a photographic model forContinue reading “48 Stunning Photos of Actress & Model Eve Meyer During the 1950s & 1960s”
15 Vintage Photos of Chicago’s First Hollywood Premiere in 1940
Rain did not prevent thousands of Chicagoans from gathering on State Street on the night of Oct. 24, 1940, to catch a glimpse of Hollywood movie stars as they arrived for the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille’s film, North West Mounted Police. It was Chicago’s first Hollywood premiere and was held at both the ChicagoContinue reading “15 Vintage Photos of Chicago’s First Hollywood Premiere in 1940”
60 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Cats
The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family. A cat can either be a house cat, a farm cat or a feralContinue reading “60 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Cats”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 8
30 Vintage Polaroids Give a Look Inside Brooklyn Apartments During the Late 1970s
From January of 1978 to April of 1979, photographer Dinanda Nooney photographed around 200 homes, coming out with nearly 2000 photos of Brooklynites in their natural habitats. These photographs – the people, the architecture, the decor, the crazy ’70s outfits – are hands-down-amazing, and hammer home the point that there have been cool people livingContinue reading “30 Vintage Polaroids Give a Look Inside Brooklyn Apartments During the Late 1970s”
19 Vintage Photographs of a Young Bill and Hillary Clinton From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s
Before becoming President and First Lady of the United States of America, Bill and Hillary were just two hopelessly devoted, liberal lovebirds. After first locking eyes at Yale Law School back in 1971, a young Hillary Rodham, pre-presidential candidate days, approached Bill Clinton outside of their school library with a confidence that has followed herContinue reading “19 Vintage Photographs of a Young Bill and Hillary Clinton From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s”
39 Interesting Photographs Showing Life of Berlin During the late 1980s
Between 1961 and 1989, the Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany and prevented the mass defection that took place after World War II. It also acted as a symbolic partition between democracy and Communism during the Cold War period. The wall was erected in the middle of the night, but it was torn downContinue reading “39 Interesting Photographs Showing Life of Berlin During the late 1980s”
