The 1939–40 New York World’s Fair was a world’s fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. It was the second-most expensive American world’s fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis’s Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million peopleContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos of the 1939 New York World’s Fair”
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From Mods and Punks to Ska and Hip-Hop, 33 Amazing Photos Showing Musical Subcultures of the 1970s and 1980s
Londoner Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for The Face and Melody Maker. She shot bands from The Clash to Boy George as well as 3 Police album covers. Moving to New York in 1982, she was drawn to the underground Hip Hop scene. Her photographs of pioneers suchContinue reading “From Mods and Punks to Ska and Hip-Hop, 33 Amazing Photos Showing Musical Subcultures of the 1970s and 1980s”
50 Amazing Color Photos That Capture Life in the US During the Late 1930s and 1940s
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, 326 Indian reservations, and nine minor outlying islands.[ At nearly 3.8 million square miles (9.8 millionContinue reading “50 Amazing Color Photos That Capture Life in the US During the Late 1930s and 1940s”
60 Wonderful Photos Showing Street Scenes in Leipzig, Germany in the Early 1980s
Leipzig is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. With a population of 605,407 inhabitants as of 2021 (1.1 million residents in the larger urban zone), it surpasses the Saxon capital of Dresden, and is Germany’s eighth most populous city as well as the second most populous city in the area ofContinue reading “60 Wonderful Photos Showing Street Scenes in Leipzig, Germany in the Early 1980s”
25 Vintage Photos Showing Children Watching TV in the Past
No smartphones, iPads, or any internet technology devices. The only thing of technology for entertainment this time was black and white TVs. Take a look at these lovely vintage photos to see children entertained by watching television in the past.
49 Amazing Photos Showing Mardi Gras in New Orleans During the 1970s and 1980s
“Hey Mister, throw me some beads!” – It is a phrase that is iconic in New Orleans’ Mardi Gras street argot. Strings of beads, doubloons, and other trinkets are passed out or thrown from the floats in the Mardi Gras parades to spectators lining the streets. In 1974, Bruce Gilden was a young photographer whenContinue reading “49 Amazing Photos Showing Mardi Gras in New Orleans During the 1970s and 1980s”
24 Incredible Photos That Show London During the 1930s
London in the 1930s tried to be cleaner, more modern and efficient. It was increasingly a city of electric lighting and motor vechicles, rather than gas lighting and horse-drawn vehicles. The Capital’s old problems were being tackled by new public bodies. The London Passenger Transport Board was created in 1933 as a way of bringingContinue reading “24 Incredible Photos That Show London During the 1930s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1970s Volume 7
50 Fascinating Photos of Las Vegas in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s.
The “Mafia/Rat Pack” Las Vegas of the mid-20th century came to a gradual end in the 1980s with the aging out of the World War II generation, the decline of organized crime elements, and the rise of baby boomer entrepreneurs who began a new chapter in the city’s history, the so-called megaresort era. Las VegasContinue reading “50 Fascinating Photos of Las Vegas in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s.”
15 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing London in the Late 1950s
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom with a total population of 9,002,488. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London,Continue reading “15 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing London in the Late 1950s”
