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Category Archives: portraits
40 Vintage Portraits of Handsome Victorian Men With Mustaches
To the Victorian gentleman, a hairy upper lip was an essential accessory. The mustache was an affectation the most flattering to the vanity of the young. With it, the boy feels himself a man. It helps him to look old and the look of age is useful in business and inspires confidence. The youth ofContinue reading “40 Vintage Portraits of Handsome Victorian Men With Mustaches”
60 Amazing Portraits of African-American Ex-Slaves in the Late 1930s
These portraits of African American men and women from locations in Texas were taken in the late 1930s as part of the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) of the Work Progress Administration (WPA). They are part of a group of 500, together with more than 2,000 first-person accounts of the experience of being a slave. PeopleContinue reading “60 Amazing Portraits of African-American Ex-Slaves in the Late 1930s”
35 Vintage Photos Showing Women Beautifying Themselves in Front of Mirrors
22 Amazing Portrait Photos of Iranian Women From Between the 1920s and 1950s
Parisa Damandan (born 1967) is an Iranian photographer and art historian. She received a degree in photography from the University of Tehran. She is the author of Portrait photographs from Isfahan: Faces in transition, 1920-1950, a book illustrating the history of Isfahan in the early 20th century with portrait photographs, which she collected over aContinue reading “22 Amazing Portrait Photos of Iranian Women From Between the 1920s and 1950s”
40 Amazing Photos Showing Women’s Fashion in the 1950s
The 1950s were a time when fashion exploded into new directions, new colors, and new silhouettes. Cocktail dresses, circle skirts, short shorts, playsuits, or pants and capri… they all made the 1950s is one of the most glamorous eras of women’s fashion.
