Category Archives: life & culture

41 Vintage Photos of Warsaw, Poland Just Prior to World War 2

The city of Warsaw, capital of Poland, flanks both banks of the Vistula River. A city of 1.3 million inhabitants, Warsaw was the capital of the resurrected Polish state in 1919. Before World War II, the city was a major center of Jewish life and culture in Poland. Warsaw’s prewar Jewish population of more thanContinue reading “41 Vintage Photos of Warsaw, Poland Just Prior to World War 2”

65 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Amsterdam During the 1950s

Amsterdam, beautiful city built on pilings. An inexhaustible source of subject matter for innumerable photographers. Not that it’s such a megalomaniac capital – it’s more of a village with urban traditions. But it’s that smallness which often provides photography with the impact and attention it deserves. Kees Scherer (1920-1993) was born in the Amsterdam working-classContinue reading “65 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Amsterdam During the 1950s”

25 Gorgeous Color Photos Taken by Alfonse Van Besten in the 1910s

Belgian painter Alfonse Van Besten (1865-1926) embraced technology, utilizing innovative color processes to transfer black and white photographs into vivid, at times lurid Autochromes. The tableaux of his Autochromes (a technology patented by the Lumière brothers in 1903 and the first color photographic process developed on an industrial scale) are often bucolic and romantic. HereContinue reading “25 Gorgeous Color Photos Taken by Alfonse Van Besten in the 1910s”

74 Remarkable Vintage Photos Showing Ottoman Clothing in 1873

Ottoman clothing is the style and design of clothing worn by the Ottoman Turks. While the Palace and its court dressed lavishly, the common people were only concerned with covering themselves. Starting in the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, administrators enacted sumptuary laws upon clothing. The clothing of Muslims, Christians, Jewish communities, clergy, tradesmen, andContinue reading “74 Remarkable Vintage Photos Showing Ottoman Clothing in 1873”

35 Vintage Portrait Photos of Secretaries in the 1960s

The office of the 1950s and ‘60s was, in many ways, the embodiment of the American dream; it allowed for a comfortable salary, an independent lifestyle, and room for advancement. In the 1960s, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation. The most common job for American women today is still theContinue reading “35 Vintage Portrait Photos of Secretaries in the 1960s”

34 Fantastic Vintage Photographs of Roller Skaters at Venice Beach, California in 1979

Roller skating has and always will be an all-time favorite activity to do while visiting Venice Beach. Here’s a collection of 34 interesting vintage photographs of roller skater girls skating at Ocean Front Walk, California in 1979.