Vatos get the glory, but we all know it’s the Cholas that hold everything down. These fascinating vintage photos from from between the 1970s and ’80s that show how influential Latina gangsters were on style and culture in Southern California. The look, the poses, the Germanic blackletter font still used widely, and the camaraderie areContinue reading “Chola Style and Culture: 40 Amazing Vintage Photos of Latina Gangs in Southern California During the 1970s and 1980s”
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30 Vintage Photos of a Singer Karen Carpenter From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who with her elder brother Richard performed as the duo the Carpenters. With a distinctive three-octave contralto vocal range, she was praised by her peers as a great vocalist. Her struggle with and eventual death from anorexia would laterContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of a Singer Karen Carpenter From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s”
18 Beautiful Photos of Lady Iris Mountbatten From Between the 1930s and 1950s
Born 1920 in Kensington Palace, London, Lady Iris Mountbatten was the only child of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, eldest of three sons and one daughter of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg, and a member of the Battenberg/Mountbatten family. She was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Lady Iris attended a variety ofContinue reading “18 Beautiful Photos of Lady Iris Mountbatten From Between the 1930s and 1950s”
40 Stunning Fashion Photos From the 1950s
Rejecting the standard technique of capturing emotionless models, French photographer Georges Dambier captured his models in the Fifties looking ambivalent towards their clothing and the camera, instead laughing, enjoying exotic locations like Marrakesh, Corsica, Sicily, Cannes, Palma de Mallorca and riding in cars and boats. He captured the most beautiful women of his time, includingContinue reading “40 Stunning Fashion Photos From the 1950s”
41 Stunning Photos of Singer & Actress Joey Heatherton During the 1960s and 1970s
Born 1944 and raised in Rockville Centre, New York, American actress, dancer, and singer Joey Heatherton began her career as a child actress. She first appeared on television on her father’s show, The Merry Mailman, a popular children’s show in New York. In 1959, at the age of 15, Heatherton became a member of theContinue reading “41 Stunning Photos of Singer & Actress Joey Heatherton During the 1960s and 1970s”
20 Vintage Photographs of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand (Angelina Jolie’s Parents) in the 1970s
The love in the 1970s was pretty impressive. Every person in the ’70s wanted to be an actor and also wanted a beautiful girl in their life. Well, Jon Voight lived it all. He is an Academy Award-winning actor. He is also the father of the beautiful actress Angelina Jolie. He has been married aContinue reading “20 Vintage Photographs of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand (Angelina Jolie’s Parents) in the 1970s”
27 Wonderful Photographs Showing London’s Youth Culture in the Late 1950s and Early 1960s
Britain has one of the most innovative and vibrant youth cultures in the world. It has come to define post-colonial British identity and it has helped to make London the cultural and commercial capital of Europe. This course will examine the history, sociology, aesthetics and economics of British youth culture, from the early days ofContinue reading “27 Wonderful Photographs Showing London’s Youth Culture in the Late 1950s and Early 1960s”
On Vacation With Joan Smith in 1941
These black and white photographs of a pretty young model named Joan Smith, blonde, blue-eyed and 21, who was taking her vacation at Truro, on Cape Cod, when LIFE’s photographer David Scherman arrived on a similar mission. Before long, however, some inner compulsion prevailed upon them both to ply the tools of their trade. TheyContinue reading “On Vacation With Joan Smith in 1941”
40 Rare Vintage Photos From Janis Joplin’s Childhood
In the Rock ‘n Roll firmament of the 1960s, Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was a shooting star who burned white hot for five short years. She died of a heroin overdose at age 27. Joplin sang her own brand of the blues in an incendiary style. Yet in her shortContinue reading “40 Rare Vintage Photos From Janis Joplin’s Childhood”
23 Beautiful Photos of Farah Pahlavi, the Last Empress of Iran From 1967-1979
Farah Pahlavi (Persian: فرح پهلوی, née Farah Diba (فرح دیبا); born 14 October 1938) is the widow of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and was successively Queen and Shahbanu (empress consort) of Iran from 1959 to 1979. She was born into a prosperous family whose fortunes were diminished after her father’s earlyContinue reading “23 Beautiful Photos of Farah Pahlavi, the Last Empress of Iran From 1967-1979”
