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1940s Printing Technique: When Printing Photos on Fabric Was the Next Big Thing

In the 1940s, men and women had been pushing the technical limits of photography ever since the medium was born, well over a century before — but no one , it seems, had ever bothered to devote the energy, time and money it would take to devise a method for printing pictures directly on toContinue reading “1940s Printing Technique: When Printing Photos on Fabric Was the Next Big Thing”

48 Vintage Photos Show What Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s

Kitchens are really the heart of the home, and everyone uses them differently. The era of the 1960s was a crazy, eclectic time. Many different styles, influences, and novelties emerged in architecture design. On one hand, you had the elegant, classy and sleek forms from the 1950s and on the other the new colorful, psychedelic,Continue reading “48 Vintage Photos Show What Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s”

28 Vintage Childhood Photos of Frank Zappa From the 1940s

Frank Zappa was born on December 21, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, Rosemarie (née Collimore) was of Italian (Neapolitan and Sicilian) and French ancestry; his father, whose name was anglicized to Francis Vincent Zappa, was an immigrant from Partinico, Sicily, with Greek and Arab ancestry. Frank, the eldest of four children, was raised inContinue reading “28 Vintage Childhood Photos of Frank Zappa From the 1940s”

45 Beautiful Photos Showing Street Scenes of Dublin in the Late 1970s

Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on a bay on the east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey, it lies within the province of Leinster. It is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. It has an urban area population ofContinue reading “45 Beautiful Photos Showing Street Scenes of Dublin in the Late 1970s”

37 Photographs of the Seaside Resort at New Brighton, England in the 1980s

New Brighton is a seaside resort in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, at the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula. It has sandy beaches which line the Irish Sea and mouth of the Mersey, and the UK’s longest promenade. At the 2011 Census, the population was 14,859. (Photos: © Martin Parr/Magnum Photos)

36 Stunning Color Photos of Betty Brosmer in the 1950s

Born in Pasadena, California in 1935, American bodybuilder and physical fitness expert Betty Brosmer started her model career at the age of 13. The result was more than impressive; she has won over 50 beauty contests, has appeared on magazine covers more than 300 times, her image decorated more than a hundred calendars, billboards acrossContinue reading “36 Stunning Color Photos of Betty Brosmer in the 1950s”

56 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Classic Movie Stars Spending Time With Their Pets

Here is an interesting collection of lovely vintage pictures of classic movie stars spending time with their pets. From Rita Hayworth to Alfred Hitchcock, looks like these celebrities had a soft spot not only for dogs and cats, but for all kinds of creatures of the animal kingdom. As you will see below for example,Continue reading “56 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Classic Movie Stars Spending Time With Their Pets”