LIFE magazine published this guide for actors in 1942, but it may still come in handy today. According to these romantic pictures from the magazine, there are some vital basic steps to follow to achieve the perfect clinch. First, the how-to guide recommends that kissers should not stand too far apart – pointing out thatContinue reading “1940s Kissing Style: Photo Guide on How To Kiss Correctly, ca. 1942”
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13 of the Most Bizarre and Breathtaking Television Set Designs That Ever Existed
A television set or television receiver, more commonly called the television, TV, TV set, tube,[1] telly, or tele, is a device that combines a tuner, display, and loudspeakers, for the purpose of viewing and hearing television broadcasts, or using it as a computer monitor. Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form, television sets becameContinue reading “13 of the Most Bizarre and Breathtaking Television Set Designs That Ever Existed”
17 Fantastic Selfies From the 1930s by Using Strings or Sticks
Not using a mirror as a common method at this time, these people from the 1930s know how to take a good self-portrait photo by using a string or a stick connected to the shutter…
Weird Inventions From the 1940s
Facing a decrease in demand during the war years, the Los Angeles Brush Manufacturing Corporation created a catalog full of facetious inventions, simply “to take their minds off the ugly fact that they had no brushes to sell.” In a photo shoot by Allan Grant published in LIFE in 1947, actress Olga San Juan andContinue reading “Weird Inventions From the 1940s”
The Volkswagen Theory of Evolution – How the VW Beetle Changed Over the Years
Here’s a scan of a Volkswagen advertisement from 1963. The ad features a grid of black and white photos of the VW Beetle from 1949 to 1963 in order to highlight how little the Beetle’s design changed during that period. The ad is titled “The Volkswagen Theory of Evolution.” Can you spot the Volkswagen withContinue reading “The Volkswagen Theory of Evolution – How the VW Beetle Changed Over the Years”
27 Fantastic Vintage Circus Posters from the Late 19th Century
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclists as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term circus also describes the performance which has followed various formats through itsContinue reading “27 Fantastic Vintage Circus Posters from the Late 19th Century”
Just Hanging Out With Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, 1968
Both Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin became famous after appearing at the Monterey Pop Festival. It was an event that threw them into the national spotlight. They became friends and hung out backstage whenever they played the same gig. The rumors that they were lovers are false!
Mullet: The Terrible Hairstyle of the 1970s, 1980s and Early 1990s
The mullet is a hairstyle that is short at the front and sides and long in the back. Mullets were used by rock stars Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, and Paul McCartney as far back as the early 1970s. The zenith of the mullet’s popularity in 1980s continental Europe has beenContinue reading “Mullet: The Terrible Hairstyle of the 1970s, 1980s and Early 1990s”
A Collection of Funny Photobooth Portraits of World War II Soldiers
These funny photobooths are from war-time photo album of John Beat, 14 BSD, RASC. North Africa, where he was in stores and supplies as part of the Royal Army Service Corp. Ever the joker, John posed for some souvenir photos with his best friends on leave in Cairo in March 1942.
How To Take a Steam Bath, And Other Victorian Visual Health Guides
This French edition of Friedrich Eduard Bilz’s 1888 naturopathic medicine guide Das Neue Naturheilverfahren (The New Natural Healing) is charmingly illustrated in the familiar style of early twentieth-century medical art. It offers visual directions to various methods of curing disease, from steam baths to massage to swimming and is one of the best of itsContinue reading “How To Take a Steam Bath, And Other Victorian Visual Health Guides”
