The “Dance of the Seven Veils” is Salome’s dance performed before Herod II, in modern stage, literature and visual arts. It is an elaboration on the biblical story of the execution of John the Baptist, which refers to Salome dancing before the king, but does not give the dance a name. In the 1953 filmContinue reading “Vintage Photos of Rita Hayworth Performing the “Dance of the Seven Veils” in ‘Salome’ (1953)”
Category Archives: 1950s
35 Vintage Photos Show Fashion Styles of 1950s Couples
Fashion in the 1950s saw a clear gender divide. While men and boy’s fashion moved towards a more casual day-to-day style, women and girl’s fashion prioritized elegance, formality, and perfectly matched accessories. Couture womenswear saw rapid change with new designers such as Cristobal Balenciaga and Hubert de Givenchy disrupting the overtly feminine silhouette popularized byContinue reading “35 Vintage Photos Show Fashion Styles of 1950s Couples”
Anthony Steel: One of Britain’s Most Popular Matinee-Idols During the Early 1950s
Born 1920 in London, England, British actor and singer Anthony Steel was best known for his appearances in British war films of the 1950s such as The Wooden Horse (1950) and Where No Vultures Fly, and his marriage to Anita Ekberg. Steel was described as “a glorious throwback to the Golden Age of Empire… theContinue reading “Anthony Steel: One of Britain’s Most Popular Matinee-Idols During the Early 1950s”
Beautiful Photos of the 1956 Buick Centurion Concept
Developed for and debuted at the 1956 Motorama, the Buick Centurion’s futuristic design has been beloved for decades. With many features considered “new” today, this car was certainly ahead of its time. Buick enthusiasts will recognize the “sweep-spear” chrome on the Centurion as being similar to the 1957 Buicks. They might even recognize the rearContinue reading “Beautiful Photos of the 1956 Buick Centurion Concept”
Pictures of 1952 Executive Flagship, the World’s Most Exciting Mobile Home
The Pan-American division of Mid-States Corporation built the Executive Flagship, the world’s most complete and exciting mobile home and office. Mid-States was a large trailer manufacturer so this one-of-a-kind mobile home was a perfect rolling advertisement for the company. The Executive Flagship was designed by the company president William B. MacDonald. It was a 65-footContinue reading “Pictures of 1952 Executive Flagship, the World’s Most Exciting Mobile Home”
Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of West Berlin in Summer 1953
Kurfurstendam After the end of the war, Germany was on its way to rebuild. A divided microcosm of the Cold War by the 1950s, West Berlin, however, was able to emerge from the severe rubble and successfully transformed into a “showcase of the West” from the economic miracle. Corner-East-West-Axelstrasse Apt Bldgs destroyed near Potsdamerplatz KuefurstendamContinue reading “Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of West Berlin in Summer 1953”
Yul Brynner: One of the First Russian-American Film Stars
Born 1920 as Yuliy Borisovich Briner in the city of Vladivostok, Russian-American actor, singer, and director Yul Brynner had his first Broadway performance with a small part in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in 1941. He found little acting work during the next few years, but among other acting stints, he co-starred in a 1946 production ofContinue reading “Yul Brynner: One of the First Russian-American Film Stars”
24 Black and White Photos of Cypress Gardens in the 1950s
Opened in 1936 by Dick Pope, Sr. and his wife Julie Downing Pope, Cypress Gardens may have been Florida’s first ‘Theme Park.’ After decades of changing ownership and financial troubles, the park was re-opened in 2011 as Legoland Florida, retaining some of the original theme and gardens, but from the 1940s through 2003, Cypress GardensContinue reading “24 Black and White Photos of Cypress Gardens in the 1950s”
Fascinating Vintage Meat Ads From the 1930s to 1970s
It’s always fascinating to compare food advertisings then and now. Back then, pork, beef and chicken were three basic food groups in America, whereas today people have become more conscious of diet and nutrition, which results in the changes in modern selling points: organic, local, healthy and sustainable. Food stylists across social media, of course,Continue reading “Fascinating Vintage Meat Ads From the 1930s to 1970s”
Stunning Black and White Photos of Life in London in the 1950s
Casparus Bernardus Oorthuys (1 November 1908 – 22 July 1975), known as Cas Oorthuys, was a Dutch photographer and designer. Oorthuys first took up photography after he joined the free-thinking Dutch Association of Abstinent Students in the architecture department of the Haarlem MTS. In 1936, Oorthuys became permanent photographer at De Arbeiderspers. He produced photographyContinue reading “Stunning Black and White Photos of Life in London in the 1950s”
