Tutankhamun, commonly referred to as King Tut, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th Dynasty (ruled c. 1332 – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology) during the New Kingdom of Egyptian history. His father is believed to be the pharaoh Akhenaten,Continue reading “Stunning Colorized Photographs of the Discovery of the Tutankhamun’s Tomb in the 1920s”
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Little Syria: Portraits of Syrian Immigrants in Lower Manhattan in the Early 20 Century
The Chinese have Chinatown. The Italians have Little Italy. And before the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel pummeled its way into Manhattan, people from the Middle East also shared a slice of the city’s history. Little Syria, as it was known, was the cultural hub of America’s first middle eastern immigrant community and it was located just southContinue reading “Little Syria: Portraits of Syrian Immigrants in Lower Manhattan in the Early 20 Century”
Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan: The Story Behind the Famous Little Rock Nine ‘Scream Image’
You’ve probably seen the photo: a young African-American girl walks to school, her eyes shielded by sunglasses. She is surrounded by a hateful crowd of angry white people, including a girl caught mid-jeer, her teeth bared and her face hardened with anger. It’s one of the most famous images of the civil rights era, butContinue reading “Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan: The Story Behind the Famous Little Rock Nine ‘Scream Image’”
Marilyn Monroe Working Out at the Bel Air Hotel in 1953
In 1945 Hungarian-Romanian photographer Andre de Dienes met the nineteen-year-old Marilyn Monroe, then called Norma Jeane Baker, who was a model on the books of Emmeline Snively’s Blue Book Model Agency Norma Jeane had recently separated from her husband, James Dougherty, and told Dienes of her wish to become an actress. Dienes suggested that theyContinue reading “Marilyn Monroe Working Out at the Bel Air Hotel in 1953”
20 Candid Vintage Photographs That Show German Soldiers Using Latrines During World War I
Soldiers lived in the trenches when fighting during World War I, it was muddy, noisy and pretty basic. They didn’t have toilets so it was probably a bit stinky too. The latrines was the name given to trench toilets. They were usually pits, 4 ft. to 5 ft. deep, dug at the end of aContinue reading “20 Candid Vintage Photographs That Show German Soldiers Using Latrines During World War I”
Inside the Hindenburg: Rare Vintage Photographs Reveal What Luxury Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s
Flying across the Atlantic on the airship Hindenburg was the fastest and most luxurious way to travel between Europe and America in the 1930s. The interior furnishings of the Hindenburg were designed by Fritz August Breuhaus, whose design experience included Pullman coaches, ocean liners, and warships of the German Navy. The reform ideas as toContinue reading “Inside the Hindenburg: Rare Vintage Photographs Reveal What Luxury Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s”
Inside a Women’s Hair Salon From the 1960s
The 1960s began with the highly formal up-sweep big hair styles from the late 1950s, but as the women’s movement, protest groups and hippies got into full swing toward the end of that decade, hair styles reflected the changes and became more casual and easier to maintain. The bouffant, or bubble, a formal big-hair up-styleContinue reading “Inside a Women’s Hair Salon From the 1960s”
Early Portraits of Janis Joplin With Guitar in Austin, Texas, 1962
Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter who sang rock, soul, and blues music. One of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and “electric” stage presence. Joplin graduated from high school in 1960 and attended LamarContinue reading “Early Portraits of Janis Joplin With Guitar in Austin, Texas, 1962”
Gangster John Dillinger During the 1930s
When notorious outlaw John Dillinger was gunned down on Lincoln Avenue on a steamy July night in 1934, his death ended a months-long manhunt that captivated the press and the public. John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster of the Great Depression. He led a group known asContinue reading “Gangster John Dillinger During the 1930s”
Wonderful Photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in December 1968
Susan Wood’s work represents a number of milestones in American photography over a period of more than 30 years. Although her most famous magazine cover is an epochal photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono for Look magazine, Susan is also noted for her movie stills. Wood has been represented by Getty Images since 2004Continue reading “Wonderful Photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in December 1968”
