Tag Archives: 1960s

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”

24 Fascinating Photos Showing Life in London in 1964

London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre,Continue reading “24 Fascinating Photos Showing Life in London in 1964”

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”

50 Amazing Photos of Life in Santiago, Chile in the 1960s

Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile’s most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million, of which more than 6 million live in theContinue reading “50 Amazing Photos of Life in Santiago, Chile in the 1960s”

33 Handsome Photos of Warren Beatty in the 1950s and 1960s

Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, whose career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for 15 Academy Awards, including four for Best Actor, four for Best Picture, two for Best Director, three for Original Screenplay, and one for Adapted Screenplay – winningContinue reading “33 Handsome Photos of Warren Beatty in the 1950s and 1960s”

30 Vintage Postcards Showing Life in West Berlin From Between the 1950s and 1970s

West Berlin (German: Berlin (West) or West-Berlin) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although not a part of the Federal Republic of Germany, West Berlin aligned itself politically in 1949 and after with it and was directly or indirectly represented in its federalContinue reading “30 Vintage Postcards Showing Life in West Berlin From Between the 1950s and 1970s”

30 Vintage Photos of High School Typing Classes From Between the 1950s and 1970s

Call it keyboarding, or old-school typing… During the 1950s and ’60s typewriting was taught mostly in elementary schools, and there was a widely held conviction that typewriting skills might fast-forward a student’s acquisition of the English language — especially spelling. Through typing, students tend to become more aware of the forms that letter patterns take,Continue reading “30 Vintage Photos of High School Typing Classes From Between the 1950s and 1970s”

77 Vintage Photos of Lovely Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants From the 1960s and 1970s

Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California, that operated from 1949 to 1988. It was the first large discount airline in the United States. PSA called itself “The World’s Friendliest Airline” and painted a smile on the nose of its airplanes, the PSA Grinningbirds. Opinion L.A. of theContinue reading “77 Vintage Photos of Lovely Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants From the 1960s and 1970s”