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1925 Rolls Royce Phantom I Jonckheere Coupe
The motor car may have been invented by German engineers, but it took two Brits to refine the concept; Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. With the Silver Ghost, introduced in 1907, Rolls Royce had set new standards in build quality and reliability. The British manufacturer has never been known for their innovations, yet has excelledContinue reading “1925 Rolls Royce Phantom I Jonckheere Coupe”
Eartha Kitt Playing in a Tree, New York, 1952
Gordon Parks, who was the first black photographer on staff at both Vogue and LIFE magazines, is best known for the photo essays he shot for the latter, where, wielding the camera that he referred to as his “choice of weapon,” he created searing portraits of black life in the years before and during theContinue reading “Eartha Kitt Playing in a Tree, New York, 1952”
What Frida Wore: See Frida Kahlo’s Hidden Wardrobe, Locked Away for 50 Years
Frida Kahlo’s clothes are like Frida herself: colorful, powerful, filled with passion. Seeing them immediately evokes the richness of her paintings, while poignantly offering an insight into her life. When Mexican artist Frida Kahlo passed away in 1954, her husband, fellow artist Diego Rivera, anguished by her death, sealed her clothes in the bathroom ofContinue reading “What Frida Wore: See Frida Kahlo’s Hidden Wardrobe, Locked Away for 50 Years”
One of Marilyn’s Very First Movies: 12 Rare Photos of Marilyn Monroe in ‘Dangerous Years’ (1947)
Dangerous Years is a 1947 American drama film produced by Sol M. Wurtzel, directed by Arthur Pierson. Marilyn Monroe makes her first on screen appearance as Evie, the waitress in the restaurant scene. Actually, her voice previously appeared in the film The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, which was released months earlier, as an uncredited voice asContinue reading “One of Marilyn’s Very First Movies: 12 Rare Photos of Marilyn Monroe in ‘Dangerous Years’ (1947)”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 6
Vintage Photos Show How Women Straighten Their Hair With a Clothes Iron From the 1960s
Hair straighteners have become popular in the early 1960s and have been in use ever since. Some women used clothes irons to straighten their hair. This dangerous practice was abandoned after the 1960s although it can still be found in some countries. The sexual revolution was not the only backlash against the idealistic demands placedContinue reading “Vintage Photos Show How Women Straighten Their Hair With a Clothes Iron From the 1960s”
31 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Mary Tyler Moore During the 1960s & 1970s
Born in Brooklyn Heights in 1936, Mary Tyler Moore initially became known for being the face of Hotpoint washing machines dancing as Happy Hotpoint while wearing an elf costume that showed off her legs during the TV series The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. Her voice and legs also appeared regularly (literally only her voiceContinue reading “31 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Mary Tyler Moore During the 1960s & 1970s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1930s Volume 6
Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos of the Young Helen Mirren and Judi Dench in the 1968 Film Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
They are the publicity shots for what appears to be a rather racy Sixties film, with nymphs and fairies frolicking amid an English rural setting. These photographs from behind the scenes on Sir Peter Hall’s 1968 film of A Midsummer Night’s Dream were taken by David Farrell, known for his informal portraits of the mostContinue reading “Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos of the Young Helen Mirren and Judi Dench in the 1968 Film Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream””
