Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress, model and singer. Famous for playing comedic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era’s sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actressContinue reading “10 Wonderful Photos of Marilyn Monroe at Home in 1953”
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Rare Photographs of Mark Twain and His Beloved Cats From the 1900s
Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, is referenced in libraries across the world, and, while ranking his best works may keep literary critics busy, his preference in pets is unmistakably cut-and-dry. Mark Twain liked cats more than he liked people. “If man could be crossed with the cat,” he wrote, “it would improve man,Continue reading “Rare Photographs of Mark Twain and His Beloved Cats From the 1900s”
Marina Ginesta, a 17-Year-Old Communist Militant, Overlooking Barcelona From Hotel Colón During the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a civil war in Spain fought from 1936 to 1939. Republicans loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the unstable Second Spanish Republic, in alliance with both communist and syndicalist anarchists, fought against an insurrection by the Nationalists, an alliance of Falangists, monarchists, conservatives and traditionalists, led by aContinue reading “Marina Ginesta, a 17-Year-Old Communist Militant, Overlooking Barcelona From Hotel Colón During the Spanish Civil War”
Mary Bowser: The Former Slave Who Helped Bring Down The Confederacy
The Confederates were sure former slave-turned-Union spy Mary Bowser wouldn’t be able to read the sensitive documents they left out around her — they were wrong. Oftentimes, the outcome of a war is determined not out on the open battlefields, but in the shadows. Espionage has played an important role in virtually every great militaryContinue reading “Mary Bowser: The Former Slave Who Helped Bring Down The Confederacy”
Marlene Dietrich Publicity Photos for “Morocco” (1930)
Marie Magdalene “Marlene” Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German-born American actress and singer. Her career spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in Josef von Sternberg’s The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international acclaimContinue reading “Marlene Dietrich Publicity Photos for “Morocco” (1930)”
The Amazing Story Behind the Iconic “Migrant Mother” Photograph by Dorothea Lange
The photograph that has become known as “Migrant Mother” is one of a series of photographs that Dorothea Lange made of Florence Owens Thompson and her children in February or March of 1936 in Nipomo, California. Lange was concluding a month’s trip photographing migratory farm labor around the state for what was then the ResettlementContinue reading “The Amazing Story Behind the Iconic “Migrant Mother” Photograph by Dorothea Lange”
30 Beautiful Photos of Michelle Phillips During the 1960s & 1970s
Michelle Gilliam Phillips (born Holly Michelle Gilliam; June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and model. She rose to fame as a vocalist in the musical quartet the Mamas and the Papas in the mid-1960s. Her voice was described by Time magazine as the “purest soprano in pop music.” She later established aContinue reading “30 Beautiful Photos of Michelle Phillips During the 1960s & 1970s”
US Marine Colonel Francis Fenton conducting the funeral of his son Private First Class Mike Fenton, Okinawa, 1945
This picture depicts one of the most heart wrenching moments to occur on Okinawa involved a family with a proud Marine heritage. Colonel (later Brigadier General) Francis I. Fenton enlisted in the Marine Corps in August 1917. He gradually rose through the ranks until he became division engineer officer of the 1st Marine Division inContinue reading “US Marine Colonel Francis Fenton conducting the funeral of his son Private First Class Mike Fenton, Okinawa, 1945”
Monowheel: Failure of the Weirdest Transport Known to Man From the 1930s
The monowheel is one crazy idea from the past that has always inspired and enthralled us from its first appearance in France in 1869. Arguably the most well-known iteration of the strange type of vehicle is the one above, created in 1932 by Dr. J.H. Purves. The motorized monster was called the Dynasphere, and itContinue reading “Monowheel: Failure of the Weirdest Transport Known to Man From the 1930s”
The Infamous Montparnasse Train Derailment, 1895
These incredible photos of the wreck at Gare Montparnasse in Paris shows a very dramatic scene of a train that has crashed through the wall and partially tumbled to the street. The cause? Both mechanical failure and human error. The train was late, so the driver had it pull into the station at a highContinue reading “The Infamous Montparnasse Train Derailment, 1895”
