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62 Stunning Photos of Actress Claudette Colbert in the 1920s and 1930s
Born 1903 in Saint-Mandé, France, American stage and film actress Claudette Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to motion pictures with the advent of sound film. Initially associated with Paramount Pictures, she gradually shifted to working as a freelance actress. She won the Academy Award for Best ActressContinue reading “62 Stunning Photos of Actress Claudette Colbert in the 1920s and 1930s”
50 Historic Photos of Life in China during the Early 1920s
Soldiers of the Great War Volume 1
37 Fascinating Photos Showing Life in Chicago in the Early 1940s
John Vachon was a Minnesotan, a graduate of St. Thomas College in St. Paul who moved to D.C. during the end of the Great Depression with dreams of becoming a writer. What he became was a file clerk; actually, it started a bit worse than that:“Well, in 1936 I was looking for a job inContinue reading “37 Fascinating Photos Showing Life in Chicago in the Early 1940s”
48 Stunning Photos of Actress Angie Dickinson During the 1950s and 1960s
Born 1931 in Kulm, North Dakota, American actress Angie Dickinson began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during the 1950s, before landing her breakthrough role in Gun the Man Down (1956) and the Western film Rio Bravo (1959), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.Continue reading “48 Stunning Photos of Actress Angie Dickinson During the 1950s and 1960s”
33 Incredible Photos Showing Concentration Camps during the Boer War
While the matter remains one of debate, many contend that history’s first concentration camps were built in South Africa, 41 years before the Holocaust began. These camps were built by British soldiers amid the Boer War, during which the British rounded up Dutch Boers and native South Africans and locked them into cramped camps whereContinue reading “33 Incredible Photos Showing Concentration Camps during the Boer War”
38 Fantastic Photographs of Life in Venice, Italy during the early 20th Century
55 Glamorous Photos of Actress Sylvia Sidney in the Late 1920s and 1930s
Born 1910 as Sophia Kosow in The Bronx, New York, American actress of stage, screen and film Sylvia Sidney had a career spanning over 70 years, who first rose to prominence in dozens of leading roles in the 1930s. Sidney later came to be known for her role as Juno, a case worker in theContinue reading “55 Glamorous Photos of Actress Sylvia Sidney in the Late 1920s and 1930s”
35 Amazing Photographs of American Troops on Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands during World War II
During the World War II, the American troops on Tarawa atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the Pacific Ocean were hopping one island at a time all the way to Japan. The Battle of Tarawa was bloody in every manner but these photos, captured in its aftermath, shows a life out of a movie. (PhotosContinue reading “35 Amazing Photographs of American Troops on Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands during World War II”
