Linda Christian (born Blanca Rosa Welter; November 13, 1923 – July 22, 2011) was a Mexican film actress, who appeared in Mexican and Hollywood films. Her career reached its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. She played Mara in the last Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan film Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948). She is also noted forContinue reading “48 Stunning Photos of Linda Christian, the First “Bond Girl”, during the 1940s and 1950s”
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25 Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture a Ladies’ Smoker Night in 1941
On the evening of May 20, members of the Young Women’s Republican Club of Milford, Connecticut, explored the pleasures of tobacco, poker, the strip tease and such other masculine enjoyments as had frequently cost them the evening companionship of husbands, sons and brothers. Men were strictly forbidden from entering the Ladies’ Smoker Night, although theyContinue reading “25 Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture a Ladies’ Smoker Night in 1941”
Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945
The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the goal of capturingContinue reading “Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945”
23 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life of American Teenage Girls in the 1940s
In the life of a 1940s teenager, there was a war going on, but it was something that only seemed to effect their parents. With outside life oblivious to them and marketers still trying to identify this new teen-age demographic the fashions that real teens wore and what was marketed to them were quite different.Continue reading “23 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life of American Teenage Girls in the 1940s”
30 Amazing Old-Time Vending Machines For Everyday Essentials From The 1930s To The 1960s
There were vending machines for every conceivable foodstuff and everyday essential from between the 1930s and 1960s.
42 Vintage Photos That Show What Couples Wore in the 1940s
36 Stunning Photos of Actress Vivien Leigh From the 1930s to the 1960s
Throughout her life Vivien Leigh was considered by most as one of the most beautiful actresses of her day, and for that matter any other day. It was George Cukor, the original director of Gone With the Wind, who said Vivien Leigh was the “consumate actress, hampered by beauty.” When she was once asked, however,Continue reading “36 Stunning Photos of Actress Vivien Leigh From the 1930s to the 1960s”
58 Wonderful Vintage Travel Posters From Around the World Between the 1920s and 1940s
Railways opened up America and Europe, luxe ocean liners introduced elegance into overseas voyages, and drivers took to the road in record numbers in their new automobiles. By the mid-1940s, new airlines crisscrossed the globe, winging adventure-seekers to far-flung destinations. Travel agents and ticket offices during this period were festooned with vivid, eye-catching posters, allContinue reading “58 Wonderful Vintage Travel Posters From Around the World Between the 1920s and 1940s”
28 Wonderful Photos Showing Women’s Fashion From the 1940s
Operation Barbarossa in 50 Stunning Images
Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa) also known as the German invasion of the Soviet Union was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and some of its Axis allies, which started on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. The operation put into action Nazi Germany’s ideological goalContinue reading “Operation Barbarossa in 50 Stunning Images”
