Born 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American singer and actor Fabiano Anthony Forte, better known to his fans as Fabian, rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand. Forte became a teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Eleven of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100 listing. These cool photosContinue reading “55 Vintage Photos of American Teen Idol Fabian Forte during the Late 1950s and Early 1960s”
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Photos of Vintage Coca-Cola Signs, from New York City to Bangkok
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, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888 Pemberton sold Coca-Cola’s ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketingContinue reading “Photos of Vintage Coca-Cola Signs, from New York City to Bangkok”
38 Fantastic Black and White Photos of Celebrities From the 1940s and 1950s
Born in New York City, American photojournalist Allan Grant (1919-2008) was introduced to photography as a teenager, when he traded a model airplane for a camera. One of his early jobs was in a photo laboratory, where he printed photos by noted photographers such as Alfred Eisenstaedt and Robert Capa. Grant began working for LifeContinue reading “38 Fantastic Black and White Photos of Celebrities From the 1940s and 1950s”
67 Amazing Behind-the-Scenes Photos From the Filming of ‘Sunset Boulevard’ in 1950
Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett. It was named after the thoroughfare that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California. The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a fadedContinue reading “67 Amazing Behind-the-Scenes Photos From the Filming of ‘Sunset Boulevard’ in 1950”
44 Fascinating Color Photographs of Travel Trailers and Motorhomes in the 1950s and ’60s
Modern-day travel trailers trace their origins to gypsy travel wagons and the Conestoga Wagons built to carry settlers across the United States. Created out of Americans’ love for camping and automobiles, the motorhome is born. In 1910 the first motorhome, Pierce-Arrow’s Touring Landau, debuts at Madison Square Garden. A back seat that folds down intoContinue reading “44 Fascinating Color Photographs of Travel Trailers and Motorhomes in the 1950s and ’60s”
40 Amazing Photos of Pablo Picasso in His Villa La Californie in the late 1950s
David Douglas Duncan (1916 – 2018) was an American photojournalist who is best known for his dramatic combat photographs. However another really interesting and much more unknown side of him, is the record that he made in 1957 about the intimate life of the great Pablo Picasso in his Villa La Californie in Cannes, France.Continue reading “40 Amazing Photos of Pablo Picasso in His Villa La Californie in the late 1950s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 7
30 Interesting Vintage Photos of Girls Home Economics Classes From Between the 1920s and 1950s
Many people argue that home economics classes are an outdated, patriarchal set of skills women were forced to learn back in the day that have no place in our modern, feminist school systems. After all, the modern woman can buy her own clothes, pop dinner into a microwave, throw her laundry into a washing machine,Continue reading “30 Interesting Vintage Photos of Girls Home Economics Classes From Between the 1920s and 1950s”
26 Amazing Vintage Photos of Early Harley-Davidson Dealerships
Harley-Davidson, Inc., H-D, or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Along with Indian, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression. The company has survived numerous ownership arrangements, subsidiary arrangements, periods of poor economic health and product quality, and intense global competition toContinue reading “26 Amazing Vintage Photos of Early Harley-Davidson Dealerships”
Wonderful Photos of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on Their Wedding Day in 1954
Hepburn met American actor Mel Ferrer at a cocktail party hosted by mutual friend Gregory Peck. He had suggested that they star together in a play. The meeting would result with them working together in Ondine, during which they began a relationship. Eight months later, on 25 September 1954, they were married at a localContinue reading “Wonderful Photos of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on Their Wedding Day in 1954”
