The Type A-2 leather flight jacket is an American military flight jacket originally invented and developed for and closely associated with World War II U.S. Army Air Forces pilots, navigators and bombardiers, who often decorated their jackets with squadron patches and elaborate artwork painted on the back. Sometimes casually referred to as a bomber jacket,Continue reading “Bomber Jacket Art: U.S. Air Force Pilots Personalized Nose Art on Their A-2 Flight Jackets During World War II”
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35 Vintage Photos Showing How Bostonians Recycled Scrap Metal To Win The War (1942)
It’s 1942 and the USA is fighting in World War 2. In Boston, Massachusetts, Leslie Jones, a Staff photographer for the Boston Herald-Traveler (1917 to 1956) is taking pictures of locals supporting the fight by collecting scrap metal, cloth, cooking fat, rubber and anything else that could help. Scrap metal drives became competitive, almost frenziedContinue reading “35 Vintage Photos Showing How Bostonians Recycled Scrap Metal To Win The War (1942)”
40 Beautiful Photos of American Actresses from between the 1920s and 1940s
43 Stunning Photos of Actress Debra Paget in the Late 1940s and 1950s
Born 1933 as Debralee Griffin in Denver, Colorado, American actress and entertainer Debra Paget had her first professional job at age 8, and acquired some stage experience at 13 when she acted in a 1946 production of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. Paget is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille’sContinue reading “43 Stunning Photos of Actress Debra Paget in the Late 1940s and 1950s”
50 Vintage Photos Showing Buick Automobiles From the 1940s and 1950s
Buick is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick, it was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General Motors in 1908. Before the establishment of General Motors, GM founder William C. Durant had served as Buick’s general managerContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Showing Buick Automobiles From the 1940s and 1950s”
40 Beautiful Photographs of Elizabeth Taylor in Her Teen Years in the 1940s
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the highest paid movie star in the 1960s, remainingContinue reading “40 Beautiful Photographs of Elizabeth Taylor in Her Teen Years in the 1940s”
50 Stunning Photos of Actress Danielle Darrieux in the 1930s and 1940s
Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux, (1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France’s great movie stars and her eight-decade career was among the longest inContinue reading “50 Stunning Photos of Actress Danielle Darrieux in the 1930s and 1940s”
20 Interesting Photos That Show Britain Transformed Into a Winter Wonderland
There’s something about a blanket of snow that just makes winter feel extra special. In December, workers rushed to their office windows to document the first snowfall of the season. So how did the country cope with it before the days of snow ploughs? Read on for a selection of the some of the mostContinue reading “20 Interesting Photos That Show Britain Transformed Into a Winter Wonderland”
45 Vintage Photos of California in the Late 1940s
California is a state in the Western United States. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39.5 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous and the third-largestContinue reading “45 Vintage Photos of California in the Late 1940s”
37 Amazing Photos of Life in Canada during the Late 1940s & 1950s
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891Continue reading “37 Amazing Photos of Life in Canada during the Late 1940s & 1950s”
