John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor and singer. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes Carrie (1976), Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978), and Urban Cowboy (1980). His acting career declined throughout theContinue reading “35 Handsome Photos of John Travolta During the 1970s and 1980s”
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45 Vintage Photos Showing Street Fashion of Vietnamese Girls During the Early 1970s
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia. Located at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, it covers 311,699 square kilometres (120,348 sq mi). With a population of over 96 million, it is the world’s fifteenth-most populous country. Vietnam borders China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to theContinue reading “45 Vintage Photos Showing Street Fashion of Vietnamese Girls During the Early 1970s”
34 Photographs of Women in Punk From Between the Late 1970s and Early 1990s
These rarely seen, personal photographs, taken from Sam Knee’s forthcoming book, Untypical Girls: Styles and Sounds of the Transatlantic Indie Revolution, chart the rise of women in alternative music. From the advent of punk in late-70s Britain to grunge via no wave, indie, and hardcore, Untypical Girls traces the evolution of indie girl styles, and,Continue reading “34 Photographs of Women in Punk From Between the Late 1970s and Early 1990s”
28 Memorable Movie Posters of Bill Gold
Bill Gold (1921-2018) is an American former graphic designer best known for thousands of film poster designs. He began his professional design career in 1941, in the advertising department of Warner Bros.. Gold became head of poster design in 1947. His first film poster was for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1941), and his most recent workContinue reading “28 Memorable Movie Posters of Bill Gold”
54 Vintage Photos of Women From Between the 1950s to the 1970s
50 Stunning Vintage Photos of Faye Dunaway in the 1960s and Early 1970s
Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) is an American actress. She is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. In 2011, the government of France made her an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. Her career began inContinue reading “50 Stunning Vintage Photos of Faye Dunaway in the 1960s and Early 1970s”
40 Stunning Photos of Model & Actress Lauren Hutton in the 1970s and 1980s
Lauren Hutton’s modeling career began in the mid-1960s. Initially she tried to hide her iconic gap teeth with a cap, and even mortician’s wax. Signing one of the biggest modeling contracts of all time with Revlon in 1973 helped solidify Hutton’s supermodel status. Her partnership with the cosmetics company lasted 10 years. Born Mary LaurenceContinue reading “40 Stunning Photos of Model & Actress Lauren Hutton in the 1970s and 1980s”
33 Wonderful Vintage Photos From ‘Little House on the Prairie’ (Season 1)
The television series Little House on the Prairie aired on the NBC network from 1974 to 1983. The show was a loose adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie semi-autobiographical novel series, although the namesake book was represented in the premiere only; the ensuing television episodes primarily followed characters and locations fromContinue reading “33 Wonderful Vintage Photos From ‘Little House on the Prairie’ (Season 1)”
32 Amazing Photos of New York City during the 1970s
These startling 1970s New York photos reveal a city undergoing an unparalleled transformation fueled by economic collapse and rampant crime.Reeling from a decade of social turmoil, New York in the 1970s fell into a deep tailspin provoked by the flight of the middle class to the suburbs and a nationwide economic recession that hit NewContinue reading “32 Amazing Photos of New York City during the 1970s”
Chola Style and Culture: 40 Amazing Vintage Photos of Latina Gangs in Southern California During the 1970s and 1980s
Vatos get the glory, but we all know it’s the Cholas that hold everything down. These fascinating vintage photos from from between the 1970s and ’80s that show how influential Latina gangsters were on style and culture in Southern California. The look, the poses, the Germanic blackletter font still used widely, and the camaraderie areContinue reading “Chola Style and Culture: 40 Amazing Vintage Photos of Latina Gangs in Southern California During the 1970s and 1980s”
