Kurfurstendam After the end of the war, Germany was on its way to rebuild. A divided microcosm of the Cold War by the 1950s, West Berlin, however, was able to emerge from the severe rubble and successfully transformed into a “showcase of the West” from the economic miracle. Corner-East-West-Axelstrasse Apt Bldgs destroyed near Potsdamerplatz KuefurstendamContinue reading “Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of West Berlin in Summer 1953”
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Yul Brynner: One of the First Russian-American Film Stars
Born 1920 as Yuliy Borisovich Briner in the city of Vladivostok, Russian-American actor, singer, and director Yul Brynner had his first Broadway performance with a small part in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in 1941. He found little acting work during the next few years, but among other acting stints, he co-starred in a 1946 production ofContinue reading “Yul Brynner: One of the First Russian-American Film Stars”
24 Black and White Photos of Cypress Gardens in the 1950s
Opened in 1936 by Dick Pope, Sr. and his wife Julie Downing Pope, Cypress Gardens may have been Florida’s first ‘Theme Park.’ After decades of changing ownership and financial troubles, the park was re-opened in 2011 as Legoland Florida, retaining some of the original theme and gardens, but from the 1940s through 2003, Cypress GardensContinue reading “24 Black and White Photos of Cypress Gardens in the 1950s”
Fascinating Vintage Meat Ads From the 1930s to 1970s
It’s always fascinating to compare food advertisings then and now. Back then, pork, beef and chicken were three basic food groups in America, whereas today people have become more conscious of diet and nutrition, which results in the changes in modern selling points: organic, local, healthy and sustainable. Food stylists across social media, of course,Continue reading “Fascinating Vintage Meat Ads From the 1930s to 1970s”
Stunning Black and White Photos of Life in London in the 1950s
Casparus Bernardus Oorthuys (1 November 1908 – 22 July 1975), known as Cas Oorthuys, was a Dutch photographer and designer. Oorthuys first took up photography after he joined the free-thinking Dutch Association of Abstinent Students in the architecture department of the Haarlem MTS. In 1936, Oorthuys became permanent photographer at De Arbeiderspers. He produced photographyContinue reading “Stunning Black and White Photos of Life in London in the 1950s”
25 Amazing Color Photographs of Paris in the 1950s
Post-war Paris brought a blossoming of culture and thought. The Nouvelle Vague transformed French cinema, young couturiers reinvigorated French fashion, existentialism flourished in literature and philosophy, and the city swung and swayed to a vibrant jazz and rock ’n’ roll scene. In the middle of it all, was Paul Almasy. The well-traveled photojournalist, born inContinue reading “25 Amazing Color Photographs of Paris in the 1950s”
Beautiful Photos of Venice in the Early 1950s
During the Second World War, Venice was largely free from attack, the only aggressive effort of note being Operation Bowler, a successful Royal Air Force precision strike on the German naval operations in the city in March 1945. The targets were destroyed with virtually no architectural damage inflicted on the city itself. However, the industrialContinue reading “Beautiful Photos of Venice in the Early 1950s”
Amazing Photos of Kim Novak During the Making of the Film ‘Vertigo’ (1958)
Vertigo is a 1958 American film noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D’entre les morts (From Among the Dead) by Boileau-Narcejac. The screenplay was written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor. The film stared James Stewart as former police detective John “Scottie”Continue reading “Amazing Photos of Kim Novak During the Making of the Film ‘Vertigo’ (1958)”
30 Intimate Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in French Psychiatric Hospitals in the 1950s
Jean-Philippe Charbonnier (August 28, 1921 – May 28, 2004) was a French photographer whose works typify the humanist impulse in that medium in his homeland of the period after World War II. In 1954, Charbonnier documented French psychiatric hospitals, and some of the photographs were published in Réalités in January 1955, in which he employedContinue reading “30 Intimate Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in French Psychiatric Hospitals in the 1950s”
James Dean Photographed by Wilson Millar For His First Film ‘Hill Number One’ (1951)
Before he conquered Hollywood, James Dean toiled in New York television. Hill Number One was an hour-long Easter special sponsored by the Family Rosary Crusade – the story of Jesus after the crucifixion, when he was buried in the tomb and then was risen. It’s talky, stiffly staged, and very earnest. Dean has a smallContinue reading “James Dean Photographed by Wilson Millar For His First Film ‘Hill Number One’ (1951)”
