The 1970s were a heady time in the computer industry. The decade saw many notable inventions and developments, especially in the areas of the personal computer, networking and object-oriented programming. Innovators produced groundbreaking hardware and software. Several large organizations entered the industry or expanded during the decade, including Texas Instruments, Xerox and International Business Machines,Continue reading “38 Vintage Photos of Women Working at Huge Computers in the 1970s and 1980s”
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22 Amazing Photos of Life at Coney Island, New York City in the 1970s
Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach to its east, Lower New York Bay to the south and west, and Gravesend to the north, and includes the subsections of Sea Gate to its westContinue reading “22 Amazing Photos of Life at Coney Island, New York City in the 1970s”
28 Amazing Photos Showing Dizzy Gillespie’s Cheeks Inflating While Playing the Trumpet
If you’re a jazz aficionado, you know the sound. If you’re everyone else, you know the face. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was a jazz legend, a band leader and performer, famous for his contributions to jazz and for the contortions of his face while playing the trumpet. If you’ve never seen Gillespie play, images ofContinue reading “28 Amazing Photos Showing Dizzy Gillespie’s Cheeks Inflating While Playing the Trumpet”
35 Fabulous Photos of Famous People Hanging Out Together Volume 2
30 Vintage Photos of Actress Jamie Lee Curtis From the Late 1970s to the 1980s
Pictures of young Jamie Lee Curtis peek into the early days of the American actress and author who first made headway in her acting career in the 1978 horror film Halloween. In the years since, Curtis has become a household name, not to mention one of the best American actresses working today. But before allContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Actress Jamie Lee Curtis From the Late 1970s to the 1980s”
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55 Fascinating Photographs Showing Life in East Germany in the Mid-1970s
During the Cold War and following the construction of the Berlin Wall, many parts of the world had few ways of fully ascertaining what life was like in East Germany. Indeed, the Eastern Bloc state was isolated from the West in both physical and ideological senses for decades. Aided substantially by the Internet, years afterContinue reading “55 Fascinating Photographs Showing Life in East Germany in the Mid-1970s”
35 Fabulous Photos of Famous People Hanging Out Together Volume 1
30 Incredible Photos Showing Fashion Trends of 1970s Couples
What did the 1970s couples often wear when they hung out together? Just check out these cool pics to see.
22 Amazing Photographs of ABBA’s Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida) on Stage
During World War II, a German officer had an affair with young Norwegian Synni Lyngstad. Once the war ended, he returned to his home country, unaware of the fact that Synni was pregnant with his child. Anni-Frid Lyngstad (or Frida, as she later became known) was born on November 15th, 1945 in the small townContinue reading “22 Amazing Photographs of ABBA’s Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida) on Stage”
