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Los Angeles Oil Fields Boom: Pictures of Oil Derricks Looming Over California Beaches During the 1920s and 1930s

In the 1890s, the small town of Los Angeles (population 50,000) began a transformation driven by the discovery and drilling of some of the most productive oil fields in history. By 1930, California was producing nearly one quarter of the world’s oil output, and its population had grown to 1.2 million. In the decades thatContinue reading “Los Angeles Oil Fields Boom: Pictures of Oil Derricks Looming Over California Beaches During the 1920s and 1930s”

34 Amazing Photos Showing Las Vegas at Night in the 1970s

Las Vegas (Spanish for “The Meadows”), often known simply as Vegas, is the 26th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert.Continue reading “34 Amazing Photos Showing Las Vegas at Night in the 1970s”

33 Amazing Photographs Capturing Daily Life of the Hells Angels Biker Gang in California in the 1960s

America loves its outlaws, but few of us actually dare to live the lifestyle. In 1965, the Hells Angels were little known outside the American West. LIFE photographer Bill Ray spent several weeks in Southern California, photographing and traveling with the San Bernardino chapter of a gang that would soon become notorious for its hedonistic,Continue reading “33 Amazing Photographs Capturing Daily Life of the Hells Angels Biker Gang in California in the 1960s”

30 Amazing Vintage Photos of Women’s Fashion from the Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as the Roarin’ 20s, refers to the decade of the 1920s in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and Europe, particularly in major cities such as Berlin, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Paris,Continue reading “30 Amazing Vintage Photos of Women’s Fashion from the Roaring Twenties”

27 Vintage Postcards Showing the First Women Horse-cab and Taxicab Drivers in Paris in the Early 20th Century

In November, 1906, three women began a month-long apprenticeship in preparation for the Prefecture of Police examination that would qualify them to drive horse cabs in Paris. Several other women were accepted into the apprenticeship program soon afterward. The course of studies was the same one that was required for male drivers. At the endContinue reading “27 Vintage Postcards Showing the First Women Horse-cab and Taxicab Drivers in Paris in the Early 20th Century”

55 Vintage Photos of American Teen Idol Fabian Forte during the Late 1950s and Early 1960s

Born 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American singer and actor Fabiano Anthony Forte, better known to his fans as Fabian, rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand. Forte became a teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Eleven of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100 listing. These cool photosContinue reading “55 Vintage Photos of American Teen Idol Fabian Forte during the Late 1950s and Early 1960s”

61 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Europe during the Mid-1960s

These recovered Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides were taken by noted photographer William P. Gottlieb in Britain and Scandinavia, 1965-1966.These Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides were recovered from a dumpster, where they had been discard by my neighbor, a retired professional photographer. Labels on the boxes, and their source, indicate that they were taken by William P.Continue reading “61 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Europe during the Mid-1960s”