Category Archives: 1920s
FREE ARTICLE – 35 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Pauline Frederick From the Early 20th Century
Born 1883 in Boston, American actress Pauline Frederick made her stage debut at the age of 17 as a chorus girl in the farce The Rogers Brothers at Harvard, but was fired shortly thereafter. She won other small roles on the stage before being discovered by illustrator Harrison Fisher who called her “the purest AmericanContinue reading “FREE ARTICLE – 35 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Pauline Frederick From the Early 20th Century”
30 Vintage Photos of Sports Star and Actor Johnny Mack Brown in the 1920s and 1930s
45 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Victoria, Australia in the 1920s and Early 1930s
Pictures of the House of David, the All-Bearded Baseball Team, From the Early 20th Century
35 Vintage Portrait Photos of Warner Baxter in the 1920s and 1930s
45 Portrait Photos of Pola Negri During the Filming of ‘Loves of an Actress’ (1928)
Incredible Vintage Photos of Indiana Railroad Disasters in the Early 20th Century
Wooden railroads, called wagonways, were built in the United States starting from the 1720s. Railroads played a large role in the development of the United States from the industrial revolution in the Northeast (1810–1850) to the settlement of the West (1850–1890). The American railroad mania began with the founding of the first passenger and freightContinue reading “Incredible Vintage Photos of Indiana Railroad Disasters in the Early 20th Century”
30 Comic Fat Lady Postcards by Donald McGill From the Early 20th Century
Donald McGill (January 28, 1875 – October 13, 1962) was an English graphic artist whose name has become synonymous with the genre of saucy postcards, particularly associated with the seaside (though they were sold throughout the UK). The cards mostly feature an array of attractive young women, fat old ladies, drunken middle-aged men, honeymoon couplesContinue reading “30 Comic Fat Lady Postcards by Donald McGill From the Early 20th Century”
Amazing Vintage Photos of Helen Gibson, the First Hollywood Stuntwoman
Helen Gibson was born Rose August Wenger in Cleveland, Ohio, one of five girls to Swiss-German parents, Fred and Annie Wenger. Her father had wanted a son, and encouraged her to be a tomboy. Helen saw her first Wild West show in Cleveland in the summer of 1909 and answered a Miller Brothers 101 RanchContinue reading “Amazing Vintage Photos of Helen Gibson, the First Hollywood Stuntwoman”
