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Wonderful Portrait Photos of Helen Menken in the 1920s and 1930s
Helen Menken (née Meinken; December 12, 1901 – March 27, 1966) was an American stage actress. Menken was born in New York City to a German-French father, Frederick Meinken, and an Irish-born mother, Mary Madden. Both of her parents were deaf, and her early communication came via sign language. She did not begin speaking aloudContinue reading “Wonderful Portrait Photos of Helen Menken in the 1920s and 1930s”
Amazing Black and White Photos of Gärdet Music Festival in 1970
The party at Gärdet, Gärdesfesten or Gärdetfestivalen was a free music festival that was arranged at Gärdet in Stockholm on two occasions during the year 1970. The first party at Gärdet was organized between 12 and 14 June 1970, inspired by the Monterey Pop Festival and the Woodstock Festival as a cultural-political manifestation. The festivalContinue reading “Amazing Black and White Photos of Gärdet Music Festival in 1970”
Frank Sinatra Relaxing at Home With His Dog Ringo in Palm Springs, 1964
Frank Sinatra’s mother did not allow him to have a dog when he was a kid. He made up for it by having many in his adult life. The Sinatras had many different animals — from dogs, to cats, to horses. “I found a snake in the yard one day and I called the gardenerContinue reading “Frank Sinatra Relaxing at Home With His Dog Ringo in Palm Springs, 1964”
The Story of the Famous Photograph of Captain Jonathan Walker’s Branded Hand, ca. 1845
The letters “S.S.,” for slave stealer, were branded on the hand of Captain Jonathan W. Walker, an ardent abolitionist, as shown in this dramatic photograph. Walker was born in Harwich on Cape Cod in 1799 and spent his early years between the shipyard and the sea. His life-long interest in the abolition of slavery probablyContinue reading “The Story of the Famous Photograph of Captain Jonathan Walker’s Branded Hand, ca. 1845”
Camille du Gast, the First Woman to Race Consistently at International Level
“The danger of an accident is always present in my mind, though I am never afraid.” – Camille du Gast, Motor Monthly, Dec. 1903. Camille du Gast (1868–1942) became the first woman to race consistently at international level in 1904. After witnessing the start of the Paris-Lyon road race, the following year she was satContinue reading “Camille du Gast, the First Woman to Race Consistently at International Level”
“Blown Away Guy”: The Most Iconic Music Image of All Time
Maxell cassette tape in 1980 created the all-time iconic music image that will last far into the future, the “Blown Away Guy.” In the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of pop culture when it produced advertisements popularly known as “Blown Away Guy” for its line of audio cassettes. The campaign began as a two-page advertisingContinue reading ““Blown Away Guy”: The Most Iconic Music Image of All Time”
Barbara La Marr: The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful For Hollywood
Born 1896 as Reatha Dale Watson in Yakima, Washington, American actress and screenwriter Barbara La Marr spent her early life in the Pacific Northwest before relocating with her family to California when she was a teenager. After performing in vaudeville and working as a dancer in New York City, she moved to Los Angeles withContinue reading “Barbara La Marr: The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful For Hollywood”
Vintage Photographs of Birmingham, England in the 1960s
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. In the last 200 years, from a market town of Warwickshire, Birmingham has risen into the fastest-growing city of the 19th century, spurred on by a combination of civic investment, scientific achievement, commercial innovation and by a steady influx of migrant workers intoContinue reading “Vintage Photographs of Birmingham, England in the 1960s”
40 Beautiful Photos of Wendy Barrie in the 1930s and 1940s
Born 1912 as Marguerite Wendy Jenkins in London, British-American actress Wendy Barrie made her screen debut in the film Threads in 1932. She went on to make a number of motion pictures for London Films under the Korda brothers, Alexander and Zoltan, the best known of which is 1933’s The Private Life of Henry VIII,Continue reading “40 Beautiful Photos of Wendy Barrie in the 1930s and 1940s”
