Hollywood has always known how to sparkle — and Christmas was the perfect excuse. Long before Instagram filters and influencer feeds, the stars of the silver screen celebrated the holidays with dazzling charm. These vintage photographs transport us back to a time when Christmas trees glittered under studio lights, ornaments gleamed like jewels, and Hollywood’sContinue reading “Tinsel & Stardust: Vintage Hollywood Christmas”
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YESTERDAY TODAY – NOVEMBER 13, 2025. FREE ACCESS
Yesterday Today Nov 13, 2025 Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs, 1903. Mordecai Brown, nicknamed “Three Finger” due to a childhood farm injury, was a dominant pitcher in the early 1900s. He was a key player for the Chicago Cubs, leading their pitching staff to two World Series championships in 1907 and 1908. Brown wasContinue reading “YESTERDAY TODAY – NOVEMBER 13, 2025. FREE ACCESS”
Myrna Loy: Beautiful Photographs of a Beautiful Actress During the 1930s & 1940s
Myrna Loy, born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, was only thirteen when her father died of influenza in 1918. Her family subsequently moved to Los Angeles and already learning to dance it wasn’t long before she also took up acting. In 1923 she started dancing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre andContinue reading “Myrna Loy: Beautiful Photographs of a Beautiful Actress During the 1930s & 1940s”
FREE ARTICLE: Yesterday Today – July 24, 2025
Dolores Dorn was an American stage and film actress, who was the co-star of The Bounty Hunter (1954), Uncle Vanya (1957), Underworld U.S.A. (1961), and several other films and was active from 1954 to 1980. She passed away on October 5, 2019, at the age of 85. #ChristmasinJuly https://amzn.to/46WrsaV A Ford Model T U.S. PostalContinue reading “FREE ARTICLE: Yesterday Today – July 24, 2025”
Amazing Colour Photographs of Life in America During the 1940s
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Today’s Photographs – Enjoy!!! Image: An Armenian woman is seen kneeling beside her dead child in a field within sight of help and the safety of Aleppo, Syria, during the Armenian Genocide, 1915. #ArmenianGenocide https://amzn.to/4kZljyT Image: Two students sharing a rocking chair at Macalester College, Minnesota. 1890s. #America1890s https://amzn.to/4lpOZFm Yesterday Today is a reader-supported publication.Continue reading “FREE ARTICLE: YESTERDAY TODAY JUNE 26, 2025”
The Resilient Spirit: Italy in the Aftermath of War
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Steve McQueen and his wife, Neile, Palm Springs, June 1963. Impact-Site-Verification: 640c38c5-a874-4821-8b73-b8191e9aeadb #TheKingOfCool amzn.to/43kozPe A close-up of the fist of boxing heavyweight contender Rocky Marciano as he smiles smugly while standing outside at his training camp at Grossinger’s. 1955. #RockyMarciano amzn.to/3FvMr9i Yesterday Today’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support myContinue reading “Yesterday Today – Free Access – May 29, 2025.”
Stanley Kubrick: A Teenage Photographer’s Journey in 1940s New York
Stanley Kubrick, the legendary filmmaker behind classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining, did not begin his artistic journey behind a movie camera, but rather behind a still camera. As a teenager in the 1940s, Kubrick roamed the streets of New York City capturing the energy, emotions, and contradictions of urban life. HisContinue reading “Stanley Kubrick: A Teenage Photographer’s Journey in 1940s New York”
