“The best thing about it for me is it’s just funny music. It’s very lighthearted. It’s hard to play a ukulele banjo without smiling. It tends to lighten your life a bit.” – George Harrison George Harrison’s legendary career as a guitarist is well documented, and as a member of the Beatles he was ofContinue reading “In 1999, George Harrison Wrote a Letter Explaining Why You Should Have and Play a Ukulele”
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45 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Donna Douglas in the 1950s and 1960s
Born 1932 as Doris Ione Smith, American actress and singer Donna Douglas moved to New York City to pursue a career in show business and started as an illustration model for toothpaste advertisements. Douglas appeared in a 1958 episode of The Phil Silvers Show “Bilko and the Crosbys” credited as Doris Bourgeois, her given nameContinue reading “45 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Donna Douglas in the 1950s and 1960s”
30 Beautiful Photos of Ava Gardner During the Filming of ‘55 Days at Peking’ (1963)
55 Days at Peking is a 1963 American epic historical war film dramatizing the siege of the foreign legations’ compounds in Peking (now known as Beijing) during the Boxer Rebellion, which took place in China from 1899 to 1901. It was produced by Samuel Bronston for Allied Artists, with a screenplay by Philip Yordan andContinue reading “30 Beautiful Photos of Ava Gardner During the Filming of ‘55 Days at Peking’ (1963)”
Historic Image of Jack Daniel Seated Next to George Green, the Son of Nathan “Nearest” Green, ca. 1904
There is an interesting picture that hangs in Mr. Jack Daniel’s old office. It’s a picture of Mr. Jack taken with his Distillery crew. What makes the portrait so intriguing is the gentleman sitting immediately to Jack’s right, an African-American worker. Given the time period when this photograph was taken – around the 1900s –Continue reading “Historic Image of Jack Daniel Seated Next to George Green, the Son of Nathan “Nearest” Green, ca. 1904”
30 Wonderful Photographs That Show Everyday Life in Italy During the 1960s
Wonderful Portrait Photos of Helen Menken in the 1920s and 1930s
Helen Menken (née Meinken; December 12, 1901 – March 27, 1966) was an American stage actress. Menken was born in New York City to a German-French father, Frederick Meinken, and an Irish-born mother, Mary Madden. Both of her parents were deaf, and her early communication came via sign language. She did not begin speaking aloudContinue reading “Wonderful Portrait Photos of Helen Menken in the 1920s and 1930s”
Amazing Black and White Photos of Gärdet Music Festival in 1970
The party at Gärdet, Gärdesfesten or Gärdetfestivalen was a free music festival that was arranged at Gärdet in Stockholm on two occasions during the year 1970. The first party at Gärdet was organized between 12 and 14 June 1970, inspired by the Monterey Pop Festival and the Woodstock Festival as a cultural-political manifestation. The festivalContinue reading “Amazing Black and White Photos of Gärdet Music Festival in 1970”
Frank Sinatra Relaxing at Home With His Dog Ringo in Palm Springs, 1964
Frank Sinatra’s mother did not allow him to have a dog when he was a kid. He made up for it by having many in his adult life. The Sinatras had many different animals — from dogs, to cats, to horses. “I found a snake in the yard one day and I called the gardenerContinue reading “Frank Sinatra Relaxing at Home With His Dog Ringo in Palm Springs, 1964”
The Story of the Famous Photograph of Captain Jonathan Walker’s Branded Hand, ca. 1845
The letters “S.S.,” for slave stealer, were branded on the hand of Captain Jonathan W. Walker, an ardent abolitionist, as shown in this dramatic photograph. Walker was born in Harwich on Cape Cod in 1799 and spent his early years between the shipyard and the sea. His life-long interest in the abolition of slavery probablyContinue reading “The Story of the Famous Photograph of Captain Jonathan Walker’s Branded Hand, ca. 1845”
Camille du Gast, the First Woman to Race Consistently at International Level
“The danger of an accident is always present in my mind, though I am never afraid.” – Camille du Gast, Motor Monthly, Dec. 1903. Camille du Gast (1868–1942) became the first woman to race consistently at international level in 1904. After witnessing the start of the Paris-Lyon road race, the following year she was satContinue reading “Camille du Gast, the First Woman to Race Consistently at International Level”
