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30 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Lima, Peru During the 1930s
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the LimaContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Lima, Peru During the 1930s”
35 Menacing Mugshots Of Female Criminals From The Late 19th & Early 20th Century
55 Vintage Photos of Hotpants during the 1960s and 1970s
Hotpants or hot pants describe extremely short shorts. The term was first used by Women’s Wear Daily in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as velvet and satin for fashionable wear, rather than their more practical equivalents that had been worn for sports or leisure since the 1930s. The term has sinceContinue reading “55 Vintage Photos of Hotpants during the 1960s and 1970s”
50 Incredible Vintage Photos of Life in America during the 1950s Volume 5
81 Fascinating Photos Showing Street Scenes of Paris During the 1970s
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents as of 1 January 2022 in an area of more than 105 square kilometres (41 square miles). Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe’s major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, science, and arts.Continue reading “81 Fascinating Photos Showing Street Scenes of Paris During the 1970s”
60 Interesting Black and White Photos Showing Life in New Zealand During the Early 1970s
New Zealand (Maori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Maui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 700 smaller islands, covering a total area of 268,021 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of AustraliaContinue reading “60 Interesting Black and White Photos Showing Life in New Zealand During the Early 1970s”
51 Amazing Photos Showing Fashion and Style from the 1930s
60 Amazing Portraits of African-American Ex-Slaves in the Late 1930s
These portraits of African American men and women from locations in Texas were taken in the late 1930s as part of the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) of the Work Progress Administration (WPA). They are part of a group of 500, together with more than 2,000 first-person accounts of the experience of being a slave. PeopleContinue reading “60 Amazing Portraits of African-American Ex-Slaves in the Late 1930s”
30 Vintage Photos of Actor Jackie Chan From the 1970s to the 1990s
Datuk Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954) SBS, MBE, PMW, born Chan Kong-sang and known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong actor, director, martial artist and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing inContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Actor Jackie Chan From the 1970s to the 1990s”
