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”
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30 Vintage Photos of Joan Crawford With Her Adopted Daughter Christina in the 1940s
After Joan Crawford died in 1977, Christina and her brother, Christopher, discovered that their mother had disinherited them from her $2 million estate, her will citing “reasons which are well-known to them.” In November 1977, Christina and her brother sued to invalidate their mother’s will, which she signed on October 18, 1976. Cathy LaLonde, anotherContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Joan Crawford With Her Adopted Daughter Christina in the 1940s”
26 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Hollywood Stars Enjoying Summer in the 1940s
What did Hollywood beauties look like in the 1940s during summertime? Take a look at these glamorous photos to see.
50 Beautiful Photos of Supermodel Gia Carangi during the 1970s and 1980s
Before Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, there was Gia. Born 1960, Gia Marie Carangi was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Considered by some to be the first supermodel, she was featured on the cover of fashion magazines, including multiple editions of Vogue and Cosmopolitan, and appeared inContinue reading “50 Beautiful Photos of Supermodel Gia Carangi during the 1970s and 1980s”
25 Amazing Photos Of “Freak Shows” From The Past
The idea of a spectacle that exploits people with severe physical deformities and abnormalities, better known as a “freak show,” has existed for centuries. However, these shows only really started to take off as the traveling shows that most of us now recognize in the 1800s, when they traveled to towns with lurid banners advertisingContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos Of “Freak Shows” From The Past”
20 Amazing Portraits of French Actresses Taken During the 1950s and 1960s
Though brought up in a family mostly interested in scientific studies, Thérèse Le Prat, born Thérèse Cahen in 1895 in Pantin, was taught literature and music. When she divorced the publisher Guillaume Le Prat in the early 1930, he offered her a really good camera, and she started photography. Thanks to her dawning talent andContinue reading “20 Amazing Portraits of French Actresses Taken During the 1950s and 1960s”
42 Lovely Vintage Photos of Little Girls With Their Kittens in the Early 20th Century
39 Wonderful Fashion Photos From 1946-1956
29 Cheesy Portraits of David Hasselhoff From the 1980s
David Hasselhoff knows the score and it seems he is always winning. With those baby blue eyes, German perm and Persian rug chest hair, they don’t call him the Night Rider for nothing. The only question is… can you handle this much Hoff? Well can you? David Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, and producer,Continue reading “29 Cheesy Portraits of David Hasselhoff From the 1980s”
The Model in Britain’s Sex-and-Spy Profumo Scandal: 22 Vintage Photos of Christine Keeler in the 1960s
Christine Keeler (1942–2017, Orpington, Kent) was an English model who, as one of the central figures in the Profumo affair, contributed to the collapse of the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. At age 16, Keeler left home and moved to London to work as a fashion model. Over the next two years she took aContinue reading “The Model in Britain’s Sex-and-Spy Profumo Scandal: 22 Vintage Photos of Christine Keeler in the 1960s”
