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19 Wonderful Vintage Photographs That Show What Spring Break Looked Like in Southern California in the 1940s

Back in 1947, when LIFE accompanied 10,000 young men and women to Balboa Beach in Southern California for spring break, the shenanigans wouldn’t have scored any higher than a PG rating. Daylight brought beachside dancing, boat races, beauty pageants and sunbathing. The evening hours found students aglow in the warmth of bonfires as portable radiosContinue reading “19 Wonderful Vintage Photographs That Show What Spring Break Looked Like in Southern California in the 1940s”

27 Amazing Historical Photos of Life in Cairo from between the 1860s and 1880s

Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.3 million, is the largest metropolitan area in the Arab world, the second largest in Africa, and the sixth largest in the world. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancientContinue reading “27 Amazing Historical Photos of Life in Cairo from between the 1860s and 1880s”

27 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Boston During the 1950s

Although he was born and raised in New York City, American space physicist Jules Aarons (1921-2008) spent the majority of his life in the Boston area. He was known for his study of radio-wave propagation, and a photographer known for his street photography in Boston. Aarons first became interested in photography as a youth, takingContinue reading “27 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Boston During the 1950s”

Before There Were Hippies, There Were Beatniks: 20 Vintage Photos of the Beat Generation During the 1950s & 1960s

Before there were Hippies, there were Beatniks. Beatniks were followers of the Beat Generation – influential poets and authors through the late 1940s to the early ’60s. Jack Kerouac came up with the “beat generation” concept – the underground, anti-conformist youth gathering in New York that he was a part of. He also related theContinue reading “Before There Were Hippies, There Were Beatniks: 20 Vintage Photos of the Beat Generation During the 1950s & 1960s”

20 Vintage Photos of Venice Beach, California during the 1930s

Venice is a residential, commercial and recreational beachfront neighborhood on the Westside of the city of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1905 as a seaside resort town and was an independent city until 1926, when it merged with Los Angeles. Today, Venice is known for its canals, beaches, and the circus-like Ocean Front Walk,Continue reading “20 Vintage Photos of Venice Beach, California during the 1930s”

44 Vintage Portrait Photos of Turkish Women During the 1920s & 1930s

At the beginning of the 20th century, Ottoman women’s outfits were highly under the influence of European styles. Indeed, women of the Second Constitutional period, particularly in the capital city Istanbul, were closely following Paris fashions thanks to big fashion houses in Pera and Greek Ottoman tailors called modistra, who made house calls. In thisContinue reading “44 Vintage Portrait Photos of Turkish Women During the 1920s & 1930s”