Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdicationContinue reading “30 Amazing Vintage Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II in the 1940s and 1950s”
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22 Stunning Photos of Actress Neile Adams, the First Wife of Steve McQueen
Ruby Neilam Salvador Adams (born 1932), known professionally as Neile Adams, is a Filipina-American actress, singer, and dancer who made more than 20 appearances in films and television series between 1952 and 1991. Adams was born in Manila in 1932, daughter of José Arrastia, the maternal great-grandfather of Enrique Iglesias. She reportedly never met herContinue reading “22 Stunning Photos of Actress Neile Adams, the First Wife of Steve McQueen”
40 Haunting and Beautiful Portraits of Native American Peoples From the Early 20th Century
Edward S.Curtis is an American photographer who created one of the most enduring and iconic visual records in the history of the photographic medium, a record that has informed our vision of who we are and where we came from. The images he created during his extraordinary, thirty-year odyssey have touched viewers throughout the world.Continue reading “40 Haunting and Beautiful Portraits of Native American Peoples From the Early 20th Century”
32 Vintage Phootos Showing Men’s Fashion s in Europe During the 1930s & 1940s
26 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Hollywood Stars Enjoying Summer in the 1930s & 1940s
How did Hollywood beauties look like in their 1940s summertime? Take a look at these glamorous photos to see.
30 Amazing Vintage Photos of Women’s Fashion from the Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as the Roarin’ 20s, refers to the decade of the 1920s in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and Europe, particularly in major cities such as Berlin, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Paris,Continue reading “30 Amazing Vintage Photos of Women’s Fashion from the Roaring Twenties”
55 Vintage Photos of American Teen Idol Fabian Forte during the Late 1950s and Early 1960s
Born 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American singer and actor Fabiano Anthony Forte, better known to his fans as Fabian, rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand. Forte became a teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Eleven of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100 listing. These cool photosContinue reading “55 Vintage Photos of American Teen Idol Fabian Forte during the Late 1950s and Early 1960s”
38 Fantastic Black and White Photos of Celebrities From the 1940s and 1950s
Born in New York City, American photojournalist Allan Grant (1919-2008) was introduced to photography as a teenager, when he traded a model airplane for a camera. One of his early jobs was in a photo laboratory, where he printed photos by noted photographers such as Alfred Eisenstaedt and Robert Capa. Grant began working for LifeContinue reading “38 Fantastic Black and White Photos of Celebrities From the 1940s and 1950s”
30 Wonderful Photos of The Bangles During the 1980s
The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. They scored several hit singles during the 1980s. The band’s hits include Walk Like an Egyptian, Billboard magazine’s number-one single of 1987; two number-two hits, Manic Monday and A Hazy Shade of Winter; and their 1989 number-one single Eternal Flame. TheirContinue reading “30 Wonderful Photos of The Bangles During the 1980s”
