In a re-discovered 1940s guide for how male bosses should treat female employees, men were amusingly told that “women are teachable.” The guide shows just how much the work place has changed since World War II. By 1944, over half of American adult women were employed outside the home, making invaluable contributions to the warContinue reading ““Women Are Teachable”: This 1940s Booklet to Assist Male Bosses in Supervising Their New Female Employees”
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50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 5
Armless and Legless Men Riding a Tandem in the 1890s
Charles B. Tripp, the armless man and Eli Bowen, the legless man, riding a tandem. ca. 1890s. While the pair posed for promotional photographs one of them spotted a tandem bicycle. In no time at all the two gents not only mounted the bicycle-built-for-two, but rode off together laughing as boys would. The photographer quicklyContinue reading “Armless and Legless Men Riding a Tandem in the 1890s”
Beautiful Vintage Photos That Show Life in Southern Australia in the 1940s.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign transcontinental country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi), Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world’s sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest,Continue reading “Beautiful Vintage Photos That Show Life in Southern Australia in the 1940s.”
The Forgotten Story of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel Who Ended Up Living in Psychiatric Asylum for 65 Years
You may never have heard of Audrey Munson, but you’ve probably seen her face if you’ve spent any time in New York. Its similarity can be seen across the city, from Adolph Weinman’s golden figure on top of the Manhattan Municipal Building to the New York Public Library’s carved stone façade on Fifth Avenue. BornContinue reading “The Forgotten Story of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel Who Ended Up Living in Psychiatric Asylum for 65 Years”
Vintage Photos of Baby Cages Hanging Outside London Apartment Windows in the 1930s
They were designed in a more innocent age and with the best of intentions. With this wire enclosure, parents didn’t need to leave the house to give their children a healthy dose of sunshine and fresh air. The only problem was that the cage was suspended precariously off the side of a building. According toContinue reading “Vintage Photos of Baby Cages Hanging Outside London Apartment Windows in the 1930s”
With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women Painted Their Legs Using Gravy Juice During the War Years
When America took part in World War II in 1941 that DuPont company stopped producing nylons, reorganizing its factory for the production of parachutes, airplane cords and rope and asking women to donate their used stockings to the war effort so that they soon became hard to find. That’s why thousand of women started toContinue reading “With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women Painted Their Legs Using Gravy Juice During the War Years”
15 Interesting Vintage Photos of People Dressed in Bat Costumes From the Early 20th Century
Before the Batman character that we all know to be created in 1939 to appear in Detective Comics #27, bat costumes were already popular for a long time, with illustrations and photographs that date back at least until from 1887.
Colorful Behind the Scenes Photos of The Beatles During the Making of Promotional Films for Their Singles ‘Rain’ and ‘Paperback Writer’
For the imminent release of the Paperback Writer/Rain single, The Beatles were unwilling to appear on television for promotion. Instead, they took part in a two-day shoot which resulted in a total of seven promotional films for the songs. This first day’s filming took place in Abbey Road’s Studio One; the following day they wentContinue reading “Colorful Behind the Scenes Photos of The Beatles During the Making of Promotional Films for Their Singles ‘Rain’ and ‘Paperback Writer’”
Mugshots of Bertha Boronda, the Woman Who Was Arrested for Cutting Off Her Husband’s Penis With a Razor in 1907
Bertha Boronda was sentenced to five years in prison for “Mayhem” in 1908. What’s “Mayhem” you ask? Apparently in Bertha’s case, it’s cutting off your cheating husband’s penis with a straight razor, disguising yourself as a man and fleeing by bicycle. Bertha and her husband, Frank Boronda, had been married about 6 years when herContinue reading “Mugshots of Bertha Boronda, the Woman Who Was Arrested for Cutting Off Her Husband’s Penis With a Razor in 1907”
