For three years, between 1969 and 1972, Los Angeles photographer Dennis Feldman started documenting people walking up and down Hollywood Boulevard, where the rich and famous are immortalised with bronze stars embedded in the pavement. Visitors to this iconic street might have imagined glamour and glitz but instead found a seedy, rubbish-strewn and dangerous area.Continue reading “37 Amazing Photos of Strangers Along Hollywood Boulevard During the Late 1960s to Early 1970s”
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Life and Love on the New York City Subway Captured by a Young Stanley Kubrick During the 1940s
In 1907, a Shipload of 1,000 Immigrant Women From the Baltic Seeking Husbands Came to New York
Was there really a shortage of marriage-minded women in the United States in the early 1900s? Apparently rumors had been circulating in Europe that American men couldn’t find wives. With this in mind, just over 1,000 “maids” booked passage on a New York–bound ship that arrived on September 27, 1907. The Washington Post wrote anContinue reading “In 1907, a Shipload of 1,000 Immigrant Women From the Baltic Seeking Husbands Came to New York”
30 Beautiful Photos of Actress Rita Hayworth during the 1940s
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era’s top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term “The Love Goddess” to describe Hayworth after she had becomeContinue reading “30 Beautiful Photos of Actress Rita Hayworth during the 1940s”
Stunning Black and White Photos of a New Seoul From 1956 to 1963
During his lifetime, Han Youngsoo (1933–1999) was little known outside of Korea. Born to a well-to-do family in Gaesung, Korea, Youngsoo took drawing and painting lessons as a young man and pursued photography as a hobby. After taking part in bitter frontline fighting as a young South Korean soldier during the Korean War (1950–53), heContinue reading “Stunning Black and White Photos of a New Seoul From 1956 to 1963”
Saratoga (1937): The Last Movie of Jean Harlow
Saratoga is a 1937 American romantic comedy film written by Anita Loos and directed by Jack Conway. The film stars Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in their sixth and final film collaboration and features Lionel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, Walter Pidgeon, Hattie McDaniel and Margaret Hamilton. When filming of Saratoga was 90% completed, Harlow collapsed onContinue reading “Saratoga (1937): The Last Movie of Jean Harlow”
30 Vintage Photos of Actor Robert Donat in the 1930s and 1940s
Born 1905 in Withington, Manchester, English actor Robert Donat made his first stage appearance in 1921 at the age of 16 at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham, playing Lucius in Julius Caesar. His break came in 1924 when he joined the company of Shakespearean actor Sir Frank Benson, where he stayed for four years.Continue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Actor Robert Donat in the 1930s and 1940s”
Stunning Vintage Portraits of Tallulah Bankhead in the 1930s
Tallulah Bankhead was an American stage and screen actress. She was a member of the Brockman Bankhead family, a prominent Alabama political family. Bankhead, however, differed from her family politically and personally. She chose to support liberal causes, including the budding civil rights movement, even broke with her southern contemporaries with their support of whiteContinue reading “Stunning Vintage Portraits of Tallulah Bankhead in the 1930s”
A Norwegian University Student’s Secret Street Photography From 1890s Oslo
Known mostly as an accomplished mathematician and physicist from Norway, Carl Størmer (Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer) also enjoyed a very unusual side hobby at the time. With a bulky camera hidden in his clothes, Størmer walked around Oslo, Norway and secretly capture candid moments of passersby. As his subjects were always caught in their naturalContinue reading “A Norwegian University Student’s Secret Street Photography From 1890s Oslo”
A Street Doctor Displaying His Wares, London, ca. 1877
Photographer John Thomson (1837–1921) used the ‘Woodburytype’ process patented in 1864 for the images in Street Life in London, including this photograph. This was a type of photomechanical reproduction using pigmented gelatin, usually of a rich purple-brown color. The process was complicated but remained popular until about 1900 because of the high quality and permanenceContinue reading “A Street Doctor Displaying His Wares, London, ca. 1877”
