Category Archives: life & culture
Amazing Candid Photos of Drivers in Cars in Los Angeles During the 1970s
Mike Mandel grew up in the San Fernando Valley, and as an kid in the 1950s could walk just about everywhere he needed to go: to school, or later down the street to the open field to collect rocks or catch lizards. All of his friends lived on his block, so he didn’t think tooContinue reading “Amazing Candid Photos of Drivers in Cars in Los Angeles During the 1970s”
30 Amazing Photographs Showing Life in France During the Early 1930s
France, officially the French Republic, is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include FrenchContinue reading “30 Amazing Photographs Showing Life in France During the Early 1930s”
40 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Ondo, Nigeria, 1982
Ondo City is the second largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. It is the trade center for the surrounding region. Yams, cassava, grain, and tobacco are grown. Cotton is also grown, and is used to weave cloth called Aso Oke fabric. Ondo City is also the largest producer of cocoa products in the region. TheContinue reading “40 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Ondo, Nigeria, 1982”
33 Vintage Photos Showing What Offices Looked Like During the 1950s and 1960s
That’s what offices from the 1950s and 1960s looked like.
37 Fantastic Vintage Photographs Showing Life in New York City in the Early 20th Century
From 1890 to 1930, the larger cities were the focus of national attention. The skyscrapers and tourist attractions were widely publicized. Suburbs existed, but they were largely bedroom communities for commuters to the central city. San Francisco dominated the West, Atlanta dominated the South, Boston dominated New England; Chicago, the nation’s railroad hub, dominated theContinue reading “37 Fantastic Vintage Photographs Showing Life in New York City in the Early 20th Century”
23 Wonderful Color Photos of Native Americans in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
As a filmmaker, Paul Ratner is drawn to images. His first love of film came from old black and white movies by world cinema auteurs like the jarring works of Bergman, Eisenstein, Bunuel, Lang, Dreyer, Ozu and other great masters. “For a while in college, it felt almost like cheating to watch a film madeContinue reading “23 Wonderful Color Photos of Native Americans in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
75 Vintage Photos of Life in Mexico during the 1950s
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. MexicoContinue reading “75 Vintage Photos of Life in Mexico during the 1950s”
70 Amazing Photos Showing London’s Youth Culture During the Late 1970s and 1980s
Taken in the streets, clubs, basements and bars of London between 1978 and 1987, the photographs in 78–87 London Youth celebrate the many mutations in London’s youth culture from the height of Punk to the birth of Acid House. British photographer Derek Ridgers has documented the perennial youth ritual of dressing up and going outContinue reading “70 Amazing Photos Showing London’s Youth Culture During the Late 1970s and 1980s”
