Tag Archives: 1960s

55 Amazing Color Photos of West Germany in 1961

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany between its formation on 23 May 1949 and German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 October 1990. During this Cold War period, the western portion of Germany and West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc. West Germany wasContinue reading “55 Amazing Color Photos of West Germany in 1961”

50 Fantastic Vintage Photos Showing Women’s Hairstyles of the 1960s

Fashion in the 1960s saw a lot of diversity and featured many trends and styles influenced by the working classes, music, independent cinema and social movements. In addition to clothing, hairstyles were also particularly focused on by women. Hairstyles were designed to suit the situation and mood, as popular as the beehive, the flipped bob,Continue reading “50 Fantastic Vintage Photos Showing Women’s Hairstyles of the 1960s”

Vietnam Slide Project: Unseen Photographs Taken by Veterans Show Another Side of the Vietnam War You Don’t Usually See

The Vietnam Slide Project was created by Kendra Rennick, a photo editor in New York who began collecting photo slides after a close friend lost her father, a Vietnam veteran. Her friend found a box of slides that her father had taken while in Vietnam, and from there Rennick has continued to collect photographs thatContinue reading “Vietnam Slide Project: Unseen Photographs Taken by Veterans Show Another Side of the Vietnam War You Don’t Usually See”

30 Vintage Photos of a Singer Karen Carpenter From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s

Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who with her elder brother Richard performed as the duo the Carpenters. With a distinctive three-octave contralto vocal range, she was praised by her peers as a great vocalist. Her struggle with and eventual death from anorexia would laterContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of a Singer Karen Carpenter From Between the Late 1960s and 1970s”

41 Stunning Photos of Singer & Actress Joey Heatherton During the 1960s and 1970s

Born 1944 and raised in Rockville Centre, New York, American actress, dancer, and singer Joey Heatherton began her career as a child actress. She first appeared on television on her father’s show, The Merry Mailman, a popular children’s show in New York. In 1959, at the age of 15, Heatherton became a member of theContinue reading “41 Stunning Photos of Singer & Actress Joey Heatherton During the 1960s and 1970s”

37 Amazing Candid Shots from Paris Cafés and Nightlife in 1962

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 34th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world’s majorContinue reading “37 Amazing Candid Shots from Paris Cafés and Nightlife in 1962”

27 Wonderful Photographs Showing London’s Youth Culture in the Late 1950s and Early 1960s

Britain has one of the most innovative and vibrant youth cultures in the world. It has come to define post-colonial British identity and it has helped to make London the cultural and commercial capital of Europe. This course will examine the history, sociology, aesthetics and economics of British youth culture, from the early days ofContinue reading “27 Wonderful Photographs Showing London’s Youth Culture in the Late 1950s and Early 1960s”

50 Amazing Photographs Showing Life in Italy in the 1960s

There were so many photographers of other countries that have documented Italy and the Italians, from Henri Cartier-Bresson to William Klein but the Barbey’s reportage is a shining example of how a photographer able to immerse himself in a documentary work can achieve to identify certain nuances in an extraordinary way. Barbey is Magnum photographerContinue reading “50 Amazing Photographs Showing Life in Italy in the 1960s”