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19 Lovely Portrait Photos of Famous Moms With Their Kids
Here’s a selection of 19 lovely vintage photos of famous moms (Jackie Kennedy, Shirley MacLaine) with their kids, famous kids (Liz Taylor, Sophia Loren) with their moms and, in a few instances, famous kids with their famous moms. According to LIFE magazine, the focus of the gallery is most decidedly not meant to suggest thatContinue reading “19 Lovely Portrait Photos of Famous Moms With Their Kids”
57 Amazing Photographs Showing Life in France in the 1930s and 1940s
France, officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in South America and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.[XIII] Including all of its territories, France has twelve time zones, the most of any country. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the AtlanticContinue reading “57 Amazing Photographs Showing Life in France in the 1930s and 1940s”
50 Amazing Fashion Photographs From Between the 1930s and 1950s
As a staff photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, Louise Dahl-Wolfe introduced a witty naturalism to the staid conventions of fashion photography and helped pioneer the use of color film. After studying painting, figure drawing, and design at the San Francisco Institute of Art, Dahl-Wolfe began experimenting with photography in 1921, inspired by Anne Brigman’s photographs. InContinue reading “50 Amazing Fashion Photographs From Between the 1930s and 1950s”
36 Amazing Photos Showing Children During World War 2
An untold number of children were touched by the atrocities of World War II. Throughout the war, the proportion of civilian deaths to military deaths is said to have been as high as three to one — and some countries were definitely affected much worse than others. The country most affected during the war wasContinue reading “36 Amazing Photos Showing Children During World War 2”
Eva Braun’s Life in Pictures: 20 Rarely Seen Photos of Adolf Hitler’s Wife From LIFE Magazine
These photographs from Eva Braun’s personal picture albums reveal new dimensions of the woman who was Adolf Hitler’s longtime girlfriend and, in their last, frantic hours together, his wife. Braun became the central woman in Hitler’s life after the 1931 suicide of Geli Raubal, the future Führer’s 23-year-old niece (and rumored lover). By all accounts,Continue reading “Eva Braun’s Life in Pictures: 20 Rarely Seen Photos of Adolf Hitler’s Wife From LIFE Magazine”
41 Beautiful Photos of Actress & Singer Jane Powell in the 1940s
American singer, dancer and actress Jane Powell was born in 1929 as Suzanne Lorraine Burce in Portland, Oregon where she achieved local fame as a singer, touring the state as the Oregon Victory Girl selling victory bonds. As a teenager, she relocated to Los Angeles, California, where she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and rosedContinue reading “41 Beautiful Photos of Actress & Singer Jane Powell in the 1940s”
38 Amazing Photos of Celebrated Female Jazz Artists of the 1940s
William Paul Gottlieb (1917-2006) was an American photographer and newspaper columnist who is best known for his classic photographs of the leading performers of the “Golden Age” of American jazz in the 1930s and 1940s. Gottlieb’s photographs are among the best known and widely reproduced images of this era of jazz. During the course ofContinue reading “38 Amazing Photos of Celebrated Female Jazz Artists of the 1940s”
33 Vintage Photos of George H.W. Bush Before He Became the 41st President of the United States
George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, Bush also served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under Ronald Reagan, in the U.S.Continue reading “33 Vintage Photos of George H.W. Bush Before He Became the 41st President of the United States”
22 Vintage Photos of Harley-Davidson Servi-Cars From the 1930s
The three-wheeled Servi-Car was Harley-Davidson’s third motorcycle purposely designed for commercial use. Before it’s introduction in 1932, Harley had tried to enter the commercial market, first with the motorcycle truck and then with the package truck. Neither of these vehicles had the success that Harley was to have with the Servi-Car. It would become Harley’sContinue reading “22 Vintage Photos of Harley-Davidson Servi-Cars From the 1930s”
