40 Amazing Vintage Photos of Tattooed Ladies From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Remember when seeing a girl with a tattoo was a shocking thing? “OMG she has a tattoo!” was a frequent statement. It was a very rebellious thing to do at one time in North America. These bad ass tattooed women got inked as a way to “take control of their body”! A tattoo is aContinue reading “40 Amazing Vintage Photos of Tattooed Ladies From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”

Extraordinarily Candid Vintage Photographs Showing Life in Vienna, Austria During the 1900s and 1910s

Emil Mayer was a Viennese photographer who did most of his work with a hand-camera on the streets of Vienna around the 1910s. Although he was a lawyer by profession, his greatest passion was for photography: he was the long-time president of one of Vienna’s most prominent camera clubs, and by the time of hisContinue reading “Extraordinarily Candid Vintage Photographs Showing Life in Vienna, Austria During the 1900s and 1910s”

Vintage Photos Showing Old West Saloons From the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

In the American Old West, a saloon designates a café or hotel. The first was established in 1822 at Brown’s Hole, Wyoming, between Colorado and Utah, to serve trappers during the harsh fur season. The popularity of these establishments is attested by the fact that even a city of 3,000 inhabitants, such as Livingston (Montana),Continue reading “Vintage Photos Showing Old West Saloons From the 19th and Early 20th Centuries”

54 Amazing Photos Show Everyday Life in the U.S. During the 1940s

Everyday life in the United States during the 1940s was shaped largely by World War II, which had profound impacts on the home front. The early part of the decade saw families adjusting to wartime realities, with many men enlisting or being drafted into military service. Women stepped into roles that were traditionally held byContinue reading “54 Amazing Photos Show Everyday Life in the U.S. During the 1940s”

23 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Douglas County, Colorado in the Late 19th Century

Douglas County is the seventh-most populous of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. The county seat is Castle Rock. Douglas County is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located midway between Colorado’s two largest cities, Denver and Colorado Springs. These amazing photos from Archives and Local History atContinue reading “23 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Douglas County, Colorado in the Late 19th Century”