Born 1922 in New York City, American photographer and photojournalist George Barris had a lifelong interest in photography. As a young man, he worked for the U.S. Army’s Office of Public Relations. Many of his photographs of General Dwight D. Eisenhower were published. After the war, he became a freelance photographer and found work inContinue reading “20 Beautiful Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken by George Barris in 1962”
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Space Age: Egg & Ball Chairs of the 1960s and 1970s
The race for the conquest of space had a great impact on people in the mid-1960s and thus also on fashion and design. The question of how one wanted to live in the future brought forth futuristic designs and manifested itself through geometric shapes. With the Sixties Revival at the end of the 20th centuryContinue reading “Space Age: Egg & Ball Chairs of the 1960s and 1970s”
Beautiful 1200 Triumph Herald With a Vintage Cheltenham Caravan
The Triumph Herald is a small two-door car introduced by Standard-Triumph of Coventry, England, in 1959 and made through to 1971. The body design was by the Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti, and the car was offered in saloon, convertible, coupé, estate and van models, with the latter marketed as the Triumph Courier. Standard-Triumph experienced financialContinue reading “Beautiful 1200 Triumph Herald With a Vintage Cheltenham Caravan”
Incredible Vintage Photos of Amsterdam’s People in the 1960s and 1970s
Eduard van der Elsken (1925–1990) was a Dutch photographer and filmmaker. His imagery provides quotidian, intimate and autobiographic perspectives on the European zeitgeist spanning the period of the Second World War into the nineteen-seventies in the realms of love, sex, art, music (particularly jazz), and alternative culture. He described his camera as “infatuated,” and said:Continue reading “Incredible Vintage Photos of Amsterdam’s People in the 1960s and 1970s”
35 Fabulous Photos of Ewa Aulin in the 1960s and 1970s
Born 1950 in Landskrona, Swedish actress Ewa Aulin won the title of Miss Teen Sweden in 1965 at age 15, and earned the title of Miss Teen International 1966. In 1967, at age 16, she made her feature-film debut with a supporting role in the comedy Don Giovanni in Sicilia (Don Juan in Sicily), basedContinue reading “35 Fabulous Photos of Ewa Aulin in the 1960s and 1970s”
40 Vintage Photos of 1960s Young Women in Their Dresses and Skirts
The type of dress worn by women, like most everything else in the sixties, changed drastically from the beginning of the decade to the end. Although that is certainly more true of younger women than the older set, who were perfectly fine with their late 50s-era dresses and long skirts. However, many women were preferringContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos of 1960s Young Women in Their Dresses and Skirts”
30 Vintage Snapshots of People Taking Pictures of Their Feet For Fun
Feet are an important part of our body. They take us where we want to go. They do so much for us, they are incredibly complex devices. Feet may be humble, but they are the most overworked and under-appreciated parts of our body. People from the past are weirdly obsessed with taking pictures of theirContinue reading “30 Vintage Snapshots of People Taking Pictures of Their Feet For Fun”
30 Vintage Photos of Catherine Deneuve Smoking Cigarettes
The French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo spent almost an entire film – the 1960s classic À Bout du Souffle (Breathless) – with a Gauloise dangling from his lips. Audrey Tautou portrayed the designer Coco Chanel pinning haute couture dresses while smoking. Jacques Tati was rarely without his pipe and Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, Catherine Deneuve, GérardContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Catherine Deneuve Smoking Cigarettes”
April 15, 1964: Gail Wise Was the First Person to Buy a Ford Mustang
On April 15, 1964, two days before the Ford Mustang was officially supposed to go on sale, one mistakenly left the dealership. The lucky new owner, the first person to buy a Mustang was Gail Wise, a 22 year old school teacher from Chicago. Her parents let her the money after she landed her newContinue reading “April 15, 1964: Gail Wise Was the First Person to Buy a Ford Mustang”
Czech Classic Beauty: 40 Fabulous Photos of Olga Schoberová in the 1960s
Born 1943 in Prague, Czech actress Olga Schoberová, also known as Olinka Bérová worked as a clerk at the Technomat, for CZK 500 per month. Her older sister Eva was a model. Since Eva was quite busy as a model, Eva once sent Olga, who looked very similar to her, to a modeling job. OlgaContinue reading “Czech Classic Beauty: 40 Fabulous Photos of Olga Schoberová in the 1960s”
