Elizabeth Montgomery: A Life of Magic, Grit, and Grace
Elizabeth Montgomery’s only talent was not just twitching her nose and making magic happen on our televisions every week—she enchanted millions of people with her charm, skill, and amazing spirit in everything she undertook. Most popularly known for her iconic role as Samantha Stephens on the immensely popular television sitcom Bewitched, Montgomery’s life was a…
Anne Francis in the 1950s: Glamour, Grit, and the Rise of a Hollywood Icon
A Photographic Essay The 1950s were a transformative decade for American cinema, marked by the rise of television, the golden age of science fiction, and a shifting cultural landscape that began to challenge traditional gender roles. Amid this dynamic era, Anne Francis emerged as a captivating figure—an actress whose beauty was undeniable, but whose talent…
She Waged War: The Viet Cong’s Female Fighters
Image: A Viet Cong guerrilla stands guard in the Mekong Delta. “You could find women like her almost everywhere during the war,” said the photographer. “She was only 24 years old but had been widowed twice. Both her husbands were soldiers. I saw her as the embodiment of the ideal guerrilla woman, who’d made great sacrifices…
Eve Meyer: A Life in Pictures and the Shadow of Tragedy
The 1950s and 1960s were an era of seismic shifts in American culture, particularly in the film and publishing industries. It was a time when the glamour of Hollywood’s golden age began to give way to a more provocative and often controversial aesthetic. At the center of this transition was Eve Meyer, a model and…
Myrna Loy: Beautiful Photographs of a Beautiful Actress During the 1930s & 1940s
Myrna Loy, born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, was only thirteen when her father died of influenza in 1918. Her family subsequently moved to Los Angeles and already learning to dance it wasn’t long before she also took up acting. In 1923 she started dancing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre and…
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Dolores Dorn was an American stage and film actress, who was the co-star of The Bounty Hunter (1954), Uncle Vanya (1957), Underworld U.S.A. (1961), and several other films and was active from 1954 to 1980. She passed away on October 5, 2019, at the age of 85. #ChristmasinJuly https://amzn.to/46WrsaV A Ford Model T U.S. Postal…
Amazing Colour Photographs of Life in America During the 1940s
[[[[[jetpack/paywall]]]]] (All photos © Dave Gelinas) Subscribe to our Page and receive notifications of new posts automatically so you do not miss a thing – it is free!!! #america1940s https://amzn.to/40p1QQ8 https://automattic.pxf.io/09OaO3 Become a Subscriber for just $5 per month – the price of a coffee, and never miss an article. Your support enables us to…
Female Firefighters from Chalfont, Pennsylvania, in 1930.
Female Firefighters from Chalfont, Pennsylvania, in 1930. This photograph shows the female firefighters featured in the newsreel. This Universal Newsreel from 1930 briefly covered the “smoke-eater-ettes” from Chalfant, Pennsylvania. The footage was captured in July or August of 1930 in a town near Pittsburgh. The all-female firefighter brigade was featured in the newsreel as an…
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Today’s Photographs – Enjoy!!! Image: An Armenian woman is seen kneeling beside her dead child in a field within sight of help and the safety of Aleppo, Syria, during the Armenian Genocide, 1915. #ArmenianGenocide https://amzn.to/4kZljyT Image: Two students sharing a rocking chair at Macalester College, Minnesota. 1890s. #America1890s https://amzn.to/4lpOZFm Yesterday Today is a reader-supported publication.…
Silent Epic of the High Seas: The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands in History and Film
Video: The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands, Directed by Walter Summer, 1927. During the first months of the First World War, Britain, a global naval power already on a slow decline from its more prominent days, was being tested in the far-flung South Pacific and Atlantic regions. Two critical naval engagements occurred late in…
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