“I have the best job in the world. If I’m unhappy, it’s a failure of imagination.” Born on June 25, 1956, in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Anthony Bourdain knew he’d be a chef while vacationing on the coast on France with his parents as a boy. A local fisherman offered himContinue reading “14 Wonderful Anthony Bourdain Childhood Photos Before He Became One of the Most Influential Chefs in the World”
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27 Fantastic Vintage Circus Posters from the Late 19th Century
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclists as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term circus also describes the performance which has followed various formats through itsContinue reading “27 Fantastic Vintage Circus Posters from the Late 19th Century”
Interesting Photos of Computer Stores in the 1970s and 1980s
In the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, if someone wanted to buy a personal computer, they had to make a trip down to a local computer store to physically check out what was available. Once there, customers typically encountered a dizzying array of incompatible platforms with widely varying capabilities. Depending on the era, thinkContinue reading “Interesting Photos of Computer Stores in the 1970s and 1980s”
20 Vintage Photographs That Show Lovely Moments of Famous Families
From Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz with their children to Sonny and Cher with their daughter, here is a photo collection that shows lovely moments of famous families from between the 1940s and 1970s.
Wonderful Vintage Photos of London Girls Protesting For Mini-skirts in 1966
Calling themselves members of “The British Society for the Advancement of the Mini-skirt” these mini-skirt enthusiasts were protesting outside Christian Dior’s premises about the below the knee creations. The Mini-skirt first emerged on the catwalk in 1964 and was reputedly designed by the pen of Mary Quant. She named it after her favorite car and,Continue reading “Wonderful Vintage Photos of London Girls Protesting For Mini-skirts in 1966”
14 Interesting Photos of the Joan of Arc Festival in Orléans, France, 1932
Orléans, located along the northern bend of the Loire River, at about 120 km of Paris, is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre-Val de Loire region. The origins of the city dates back to the Ancient Celts: then Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold of the Carnutes tribe and seat of theContinue reading “14 Interesting Photos of the Joan of Arc Festival in Orléans, France, 1932”
15 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Prove Joan Crawford Was Devoted to Her Fans
Though many stars paid assistants to correspond with fans, Crawford wasn’t one of them. Throughout her career, she personally responded to her fan mail, typing letters herself and signing them in her own hand. In fact, Crawford wrote so many of these letters and signed so many photos through the years that her signature isContinue reading “15 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Prove Joan Crawford Was Devoted to Her Fans”
Mullet: The Terrible Hairstyle of the 1970s, 1980s and Early 1990s
The mullet is a hairstyle that is short at the front and sides and long in the back. Mullets were used by rock stars Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, and Paul McCartney as far back as the early 1970s. The zenith of the mullet’s popularity in 1980s continental Europe has beenContinue reading “Mullet: The Terrible Hairstyle of the 1970s, 1980s and Early 1990s”
20 Interesting Photos of Railways in Hamburg, 1959
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Low Saxon: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg), is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the overall 7th largest city and largest non-capital city in the European Union with a population of over 1.84 million. Hamburg’s urban area hasContinue reading “20 Interesting Photos of Railways in Hamburg, 1959”
Two Wheelin’ Fun: Pictures of Summertime Street Cruising in San Francisco in the 1970s
San Francisco in the 1970s was a global hub of culture. It was known worldwide for hippies and radicals. The Daily Mail described flamboyant 1970s San Francisco as being characterized by “hippy street life when buskers, bongo players and impressive bouffants thronged the city by the bay.” These fascinating photographs, taken by LIFE photographer BillContinue reading “Two Wheelin’ Fun: Pictures of Summertime Street Cruising in San Francisco in the 1970s”
