Ravensbrück was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women. At the end of autumn 1938, Himmler decided to establish a concentration camp for women in Ravensbrück. This location was chosen by Himmler because it was out-of-the-way and at the same time easy to reach. Ravensbrück was a small village located in a beautiful areaContinue reading “Ravensbruck, Hitler’s Concentration Camp for Women During World War II”
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33 Rare Historical Photos Volume 3
13 of the Most Bizarre and Breathtaking Television Set Designs That Ever Existed
A television set or television receiver, more commonly called the television, TV, TV set, tube,[1] telly, or tele, is a device that combines a tuner, display, and loudspeakers, for the purpose of viewing and hearing television broadcasts, or using it as a computer monitor. Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form, television sets becameContinue reading “13 of the Most Bizarre and Breathtaking Television Set Designs That Ever Existed”
Rolled Stockings: The Style of the 1920s, And How They Became So Trendy
During the early 1920s, some women began rolling down their thigh high stockings – sometimes to mid-thigh height, and sometimes lower – to just below the knee. The look was especially popular in warm weather, and rolled stockings were even worn with bathing suits. Most women in the 1920s typically wore thigh high stockings withContinue reading “Rolled Stockings: The Style of the 1920s, And How They Became So Trendy”
17 Fantastic Selfies From the 1930s by Using Strings or Sticks
Not using a mirror as a common method at this time, these people from the 1930s know how to take a good self-portrait photo by using a string or a stick connected to the shutter…
22 Vintage Portraits of Beautiful Women Who Tested for the Role of Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind”
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Set in the American South against the backdrop of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era, theContinue reading “22 Vintage Portraits of Beautiful Women Who Tested for the Role of Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind””
Unbelievable American Slave Sale and Auction Ads From the 19th Century
The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment on December 6, 1865. The Amendment prohibited “slavery [and] involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime.” Slavery wasContinue reading “Unbelievable American Slave Sale and Auction Ads From the 19th Century”
Amazing Photos From Swissair Reveal What It Was Really Like to Fly in the 1960s
Swiss airline Swissair has published photos from its archives ’60s. Passengers in those days we flew like kings: enjoying personal space, gobbling up delicious food, sipping cocktails under a cigarette right in the chair. It looked like “the Golden era of passenger aviation.”
Women’s Swimsuit Fashion in Norway During the 1920s
By the early 1920s women’s bathing suits were reduced to a one piece garment with a long top that covered shorts. Though matching stockings were still worn, vintage swimwear began to shrink and more and more flesh was exposed from the bottom of the trunks to the tops of the stockings. By the mid-1920s VogueContinue reading “Women’s Swimsuit Fashion in Norway During the 1920s”
Collected From a Number of Fashion Plates, These Images Illustrate Women’s Fashion in Every Year From 1784 to 1970
Shown here is a timeline of women’s high fashion from 1784 to 1970, focusing entirely on trends in Europe and North America. Meticulously compiled using a number of historic fashion plates, this timeline showcases the many shifts in styles that occurred in women’s fashion over the course of nearly 200 years, from 1784 to 1970.Continue reading “Collected From a Number of Fashion Plates, These Images Illustrate Women’s Fashion in Every Year From 1784 to 1970”
