Detroit is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the county seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitanContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos Showing Everyday Life in Detroit in the 1940s”
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The Collyer Brothers: Inside the New York City Hoarders’ Brownstone After They Were Found Dead in 1947
Homer and Langley Collyer were an extraordinary pair of brothers. They were born into one of New York City’s oldest families (Homer in 1881 and Langley in 1885) and lived in a mansion on Fifth Avenue near 128th Street, at a time when the Harlem address was fashionable. The pair obsessively collected books, furniture, musicalContinue reading “The Collyer Brothers: Inside the New York City Hoarders’ Brownstone After They Were Found Dead in 1947”
Vintage Photos of Ford Coca-Cola Delivery Trucks From Between the 1920s and 1950s
In an early-1920s speech, a Coca-Cola bottler declared, “Coca-Cola was as instrumental in building up the soft drink industry as Henry Ford was in building up the automotive industry.” Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, itContinue reading “Vintage Photos of Ford Coca-Cola Delivery Trucks From Between the 1920s and 1950s”
Wonderful Vintage Photos From the 1940s and 1950s Show How Huge the Baby Boom Was
The term “Baby Boom” is used to identify a massive increase in births following World War II. Baby boomers are those people born worldwide between 1946 and 1964, the time frame most commonly used to define them. There are about 76 million boomers in the U.S., representing about 29 percent of the population. In Canada,Continue reading “Wonderful Vintage Photos From the 1940s and 1950s Show How Huge the Baby Boom Was”
On Set With Alfred Hitchcock: Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos of the Master at Work
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker who was one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the “MasterContinue reading “On Set With Alfred Hitchcock: Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos of the Master at Work”
50 Rare Photos of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then assuming the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934. DuringContinue reading “50 Rare Photos of Adolf Hitler”
44 Amazing Photos Showing the Tremendous Tragedy of the Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population. The murders were carried out in pogroms and mass shootings; by a policy ofContinue reading “44 Amazing Photos Showing the Tremendous Tragedy of the Holocaust”
Amazing Photographs of Willa Mae Ricker and Leon James Demonstrating Steps of the Lindy Hop in 1943
Willa Mae Ricker was one of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, featured in the famous 1943 LIFE Magazine story on the Lindy Hop with Leon James, along with the white Broadway dancers, Stanley Catron and Kaye Pop whose picture appears on the cover. The photographs of individual dance steps by Gjon Mili are sensational. Especially notable isContinue reading “Amazing Photographs of Willa Mae Ricker and Leon James Demonstrating Steps of the Lindy Hop in 1943”
The Story Behind An Ashamed Mother Who Puts Her Four Children Up For Sale in Chicago in 1948
This devastating photograph from 1948 seems unreal. Surely people can’t sell their children in the United States, even in the 1940s? Family members accused the mother of being paid to stage the photo, which may have been part of the story, but unfortunately, she was dead serious about selling her children. Within two years allContinue reading “The Story Behind An Ashamed Mother Who Puts Her Four Children Up For Sale in Chicago in 1948”
Lady Assassin Lyudmila Pavlichenko Deadliest Female Sniper of All Time
It was June 22nd, 1941 when Hitler cut ties with Stalin and began the ill-fated Operation Barbarossa. As the German Wehrmacht began pouring across the border, a rather fashionable young woman, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, was studying history at Kiev University, Ukraine. Pavlichenko was determined to put her enthusiasm for rifle shooting into play against the enemy.Continue reading “Lady Assassin Lyudmila Pavlichenko Deadliest Female Sniper of All Time”
