Category Archives: event & history

Yesterday Today: September 1

An Indian sitting on an Indian, 1918 A 23 year old John Wayne, 1930 Two Armenian women pose with their rifles before going to war against the Ottoman Empire, 1895 The gravesites of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together under their religion, Holland, 1888 Judy GarlandContinue reading “Yesterday Today: September 1”

Cool Photos Show What House Parties Looked Like in the 1960s

The 1960s were the time of the hippies, “Make love, not war”, The Beatles and Woodstock. It brings images of cultural revolution, peace symbols, flower power, beach culture, short skirts, flares and lots of hair. Girls looked like Twiggy or Lulu. The decade finishes with the opening of the musical Hair and its shocking (forContinue reading “Cool Photos Show What House Parties Looked Like in the 1960s”

Vintage Photos of Women Workers in the Factories in London During World War II

These women were all training in various London polytechnics to work in munitions factories during the early 1940s. Women have always worked outside the home but never before in the numbers or with the same impact as they did in World War II. Prior to the war, most of the women that did work wereContinue reading “Vintage Photos of Women Workers in the Factories in London During World War II”

Yesterday Today: August 30

Niagara river was diverted from Niagara Falls for the first time in 12,000 years to perform maintenance, 1969. LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin floating over Washington DC, 1928. A miniature, fully functional replica of a Cadillac that was made for the Royal family of Siam. 1913. This photo gives a great size comparison of Titanic’s propellers.Continue reading “Yesterday Today: August 30”

Clint Eastwood During the 1967 Promotional Tour in London for ‘A Fistful of Dollars’

Clint Eastwood arrived at London’s Heathrow airport on June 1, 1967. He was in the UK for a total of 9 days to promote A Fistful of Dollars. It was of course released some 3 years after it was made, due mainly to copyright problems with Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (1961). Most pictures from this promotionalContinue reading “Clint Eastwood During the 1967 Promotional Tour in London for ‘A Fistful of Dollars’”

Votes for Women Dirigible Airship Over London, 1909

It was 1909: the skirts were long, the corsets tight. And women in Britain couldn’t vote. For Muriel Matters — so far from her home in Adelaide — taking to the skies in this rickety contraption was worth it. The plan was simple: suffragettes had been told they could not distribute leaflets on the streets.Continue reading “Votes for Women Dirigible Airship Over London, 1909”

Extraordinary Vintage Photos of 1930s Female Racing Drivers in Brooklands

Elsie Wisdom at Brooklands, 1930. The Brooklands Automobile Racing Club was formed in December 1906 and held its last ever meeting in August 1939 with the outbreak of World War Two. When peace returned, despite people’s high hopes, the anticipated recovery costs were too high and due to the demise of Brooklands at the time,Continue reading “Extraordinary Vintage Photos of 1930s Female Racing Drivers in Brooklands”

Self Portrait as a Drowned Man: The First Hoax Photograph Ever Shot in 1840

The first hoax photograph was taken in 1840 by Hippolyte Bayard. Both Bayard and Louis Daguerre fought to claim the title “Father of Photography.” Bayard had supposedly developed his photography process before Daguerre introduced the daguerreotype. However, the announcement of the invention was held off, and Daguerre claimed the moment. In a rebellious move, BayardContinue reading “Self Portrait as a Drowned Man: The First Hoax Photograph Ever Shot in 1840”