Before she was a First Lady, Jackie Kennedy was a little girl who loved horses as these pictures show. Jackie Kennedy, née Bouvier, was born in Southampton, Long Island, New York, the daughter of wealthy Wall Street stockbroker John Vernou Bouvier III (1891–1957) and his wife Janet Norton Lee (1907–1989). She had a younger sister,Continue reading “12 Adorable Vintage Photographs of a Very Young Jackie Kennedy Onassis From the 1930s”
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Vintage Beauty Salons: 12 Hilarious Photos of the Early Hair Dryers From Between the 1920s and 1940s
Before the invention of hair dryers, women would often attach hoses to the exhaust ends of vacuum cleaners to blow-dry their hair.
Lost Bird, Survivor of the Wounded Knee Massacre, 1890
On 29 December 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, one of America’s most shameful events would take place. In what would become known as the Wounded Knee Massacre the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment would kill nearly 300 men, women, and children of the Lakota nationContinue reading “Lost Bird, Survivor of the Wounded Knee Massacre, 1890”
James Doohan: The Star Trek Actor Who During World War 2 Survived Being Shot Six Times During D-Day
Monument to the Hippies: The Story of the Hippie Sculpture Tribute in Ibiza
The hippies of Ibiza have become a symbol of the white island. More than that, they are part of its history and culture. This bronze sculpture was inaugurated in the summer of 2016 and can be found at the intersection of Carrer Lluis Tur i Palau and Carrer Guillem de Montgrí, in the harbour area.Continue reading “Monument to the Hippies: The Story of the Hippie Sculpture Tribute in Ibiza”
The Story Behind the Only Known Photograph of Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy Together
Sixty years ago, on Aug. 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died at the age of 36 of an overdose in her Los Angeles home. Just three months prior to her death, Monroe, dressed in a skin-tight, nude-colored dress, sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden ten days before his 45th birthday.Continue reading “The Story Behind the Only Known Photograph of Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy Together”
The 6 Most Beautifully Designed Classic Cars of All Time
When a car is well designed, it’s more than just a box with wheels that gets you from one place to another. It’s rolling art. But unlike your typical pretty painting or photograph, it also has to be functional. It needs to be able to handle the rigors of the road. It needs to lastContinue reading “The 6 Most Beautifully Designed Classic Cars of All Time”
20 Amazing Vintage Personal Computer Ads From the 1980s
Vintage ads reflect how people thought and felt about things in a certain era—or at least how a certain group of people hoped consumers thought and felt. In early personal computer ads, there’s a conscious link to a sci-fi version of the future but also a push to convince you that these machines are fun:Continue reading “20 Amazing Vintage Personal Computer Ads From the 1980s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 7
11 Fantastic Photos of a Young Clint Eastwood in 1956
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, film director, producer, and composer. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his role as the “Man with No Name” in Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” of Spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero cop HarryContinue reading “11 Fantastic Photos of a Young Clint Eastwood in 1956”
