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”
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40 Stunning Photos of Suzanne Somers in the 1970s
Born 1946 in San Bruno, California, American actress, author, singer, businesswoman, and health spokesperson Suzanne Somers began acting in small roles during the late 1960s and early 1970s. She appeared in the television role of Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company and as Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step. Somers later became the author ofContinue reading “40 Stunning Photos of Suzanne Somers in the 1970s”
30 Beautiful Portraits of Brides From the 1920s
Bridal gowns have always been chosen with great care, embodying the wearer’s taste as well as social status. Wedding dresses usually define specific historical eras in their aesthetic, traditional, and even political aspects. What unites them is brides, along with their families, have always wanted to look their best on the special day. Regardless ofContinue reading “30 Beautiful Portraits of Brides From the 1920s”
Incredible Vintage Photos of Amsterdam’s People in the 1960s and 1970s
Eduard van der Elsken (1925–1990) was a Dutch photographer and filmmaker. His imagery provides quotidian, intimate and autobiographic perspectives on the European zeitgeist spanning the period of the Second World War into the nineteen-seventies in the realms of love, sex, art, music (particularly jazz), and alternative culture. He described his camera as “infatuated,” and said:Continue reading “Incredible Vintage Photos of Amsterdam’s People in the 1960s and 1970s”
40 Wonderful Portrait Photos of Women Posing With Their Books From the Mid-19th Century
Women formed a large and increasing part of the new novel-reading public. The traditional discrepancy between male and female literacy rates was narrowed, and finally eliminated by the end of the 19th century. The gap had always been the widest at the lowest end of the social scale. Perhaps more women than we realize couldContinue reading “40 Wonderful Portrait Photos of Women Posing With Their Books From the Mid-19th Century”
Space Age: Egg & Ball Chairs of the 1960s and 1970s
The race for the conquest of space had a great impact on people in the mid-1960s and thus also on fashion and design. The question of how one wanted to live in the future brought forth futuristic designs and manifested itself through geometric shapes. With the Sixties Revival at the end of the 20th centuryContinue reading “Space Age: Egg & Ball Chairs of the 1960s and 1970s”
Edwardian Ladies’ Outdoor Tea Party, Walton-le-Dale, ca. 1905
A summertime tea is a vintage themed event that you can enjoy recreating for all decades. The vintage tea gown’s heyday was centered in the Edwardian era (1900-1920), when white lace dresses posed beautifully against a luscious green garden. The enormous flower-covered picture hats were also perfectly suited for an outdoor tea. Starting in 1870,Continue reading “Edwardian Ladies’ Outdoor Tea Party, Walton-le-Dale, ca. 1905”
Photos From Daisy Studio in Memphis, Tennessee From the Early 1940s
Memphis is a city along the Mississippi River in southwestern Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is Tennessee’s second-most populous city behind Nashville; fifth-most populous city in the Southeast, the nation’s 28th-largest; and the largest city proper of those situated along the Mississippi River. The city is the anchor of West Tennessee and the greaterContinue reading “Photos From Daisy Studio in Memphis, Tennessee From the Early 1940s”
The Amazing Story of Alla Ilchun, the Kazakh Muse of Christian Dior
Alla Ilchun (1926 – March 8, 1989) was the first Euro-Asian model who has worked for twenty years at Dior. She was famous for her waist of 49 cm and eyeliner arrows. Information about the family and the ancestors of Alla Ilchun is not very much preserved. Her father, Zhuanhal Ilchun, was allegedly a railwayContinue reading “The Amazing Story of Alla Ilchun, the Kazakh Muse of Christian Dior”
Las Tapadas Limenas: 17 Amazing Photos Of The Hidden Women of Lima Who Veiled Everything But One Eye in the 19th Century
Images of people in typical local costume and vocations were among the standard offerings of any 19th century photographic studio. Many such themes are found in the cartes-de-visite produced in Peru during the 1860s, but by far the most important of these types was the tapada, the veiled one. The costume and manner of theContinue reading “Las Tapadas Limenas: 17 Amazing Photos Of The Hidden Women of Lima Who Veiled Everything But One Eye in the 19th Century”
