Tag Archives: 1950s
40 Vintage Photos of Women Wearing One-Piece Bathing Suits in the 1950s
Ladies of the 1950s sure knew how to make an entrance to the beach or at a tiki poolside party. For the early 1950s, despite the reaction to the 2-pieces swimsuit worn by Brigitte Bardot in Manina, the Girl in the Bikini in 1952, most women in the 1950s still wore one-piece suits. To increasingContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos of Women Wearing One-Piece Bathing Suits in the 1950s”
49 Amazing Photos of New York City From Between the 1950s and 1980s
New York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from New York State, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at theContinue reading “49 Amazing Photos of New York City From Between the 1950s and 1980s”
48 Vintage Photos of Travel Around the World by Scooter in the 1950s
World trip, on a Maico scooter with sidecar (the red ‘Pechvogel’), made by Wim Dussel and Manfred Uschold from July 1955 to July 1956. Part of the photo archive Wim Dussel (collection IISH), the collection contains about 10,000 negatives of this trip and slides. Only 36 photographs were previously published in Wim Dussel’s book ‘TheContinue reading “48 Vintage Photos of Travel Around the World by Scooter in the 1950s”
22 Amazing Portrait Photos of Iranian Women From Between the 1920s and 1950s
Parisa Damandan (born 1967) is an Iranian photographer and art historian. She received a degree in photography from the University of Tehran. She is the author of Portrait photographs from Isfahan: Faces in transition, 1920-1950, a book illustrating the history of Isfahan in the early 20th century with portrait photographs, which she collected over aContinue reading “22 Amazing Portrait Photos of Iranian Women From Between the 1920s and 1950s”
Mugshots That Look Like Portraits: 44 Amazing Mid-Century Mugshots From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In 1855, Allan Pinkerton founded the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in Chicago and devised the first Rogues’ Gallery—a compilation of descriptions, methods of operation, hiding places, and names of criminals and their associates. The San Francisco Police Department may have started the practice about the same time. By 1858, New York City had a collectionContinue reading “Mugshots That Look Like Portraits: 44 Amazing Mid-Century Mugshots From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania”
45 Interesting Photos Showing San Francisco in the 1950s
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a cultural, commercial, and financial center in the U.S. state of California. Located in Northern California, San Francisco is the 17th most populous city in the United States, and the fourth most populous in California, with 873,965 residents as of 2020. It covers anContinue reading “45 Interesting Photos Showing San Francisco in the 1950s”
40 Amazing Photos Showing Women’s Fashion in the 1950s
The 1950s were a time when fashion exploded into new directions, new colors, and new silhouettes. Cocktail dresses, circle skirts, short shorts, playsuits, or pants and capri… they all made the 1950s is one of the most glamorous eras of women’s fashion.
53 Stunning Photographs of Celebrities of the Golden Age of Hollywood during the 1950s and 1960s
22 Wonderful Photos of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on Their Wedding Day inSwitzerland in 1954
Audrey Hepburn married Mel Ferrer in Bürgenstock, Switzerland on September 25, 1954. The ceremony was held at a local 13th century Protestant church, Bürgenstock Chapel, at the base of the mountain. The bride wore a white organdie A-line wedding dress with chiffon sleeves by Pierre Balmain and a crown of white flowers in her hair.Continue reading “22 Wonderful Photos of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on Their Wedding Day inSwitzerland in 1954”
