Taken in the streets, clubs, basements and bars of London between 1978 and 1987, the photographs in 78–87 London Youth celebrate the many mutations in London’s youth culture from the height of Punk to the birth of Acid House. British photographer Derek Ridgers has documented the perennial youth ritual of dressing up and going outContinue reading “70 Amazing Photos Showing London’s Youth Culture During the Late 1970s and 1980s”
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42 Lovely Vintage Photos of Little Girls With Their Kittens in the Early 20th Century
26 Interesting Photographs of Youth in Newcastle, England during the Early 1980s
Before and After They Were Famous: 18 Amusing Childhood Pictures of Your Favorite Rock Stars
Sometimes it’s important to remember that every musician starts as an amateur. Before they hit the stage and the big time, they were young and a little bit awkward. Here’s a gallery of 18 before and after pictures of your favorite rock stars.
17 Vintage Photos of American Teenagers in the 1950s
In June 1954, LIFE magazine published an article titled “The Luckiest Generation” that, revisited 60 years later, feels like an almost perfect snapshot of a certain segment of American society at a particular moment in the nation’s history… (Photos by Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 9
60 Magnificent Photos Showing Youth Culture and Street-Style Fashion in California From 1969 – 1973
Amazing Photos Showing SoCal’s Skate, Beach and Punk Scenes From the Late 1960s to the Early 1980s
Spot is a man of many talents. Besides serving as the album producer and sound engineer for punk bands like the Misfits and Black Flag, the photographer, who goes only by Spot, also snapped a treasure trove of photos that perfectly captured SoCal beach and punk rock life during the late 1960s to the earlyContinue reading “Amazing Photos Showing SoCal’s Skate, Beach and Punk Scenes From the Late 1960s to the Early 1980s”
35 Photos of Croatian Survivors of The Sinai Express : European Exiles In Egypt (1944)
Otto Gilmore’s photographs are a “comprehensive, overall photographic study of El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration’s refugee camp for Yugoslavs in the Sinai, Egypt”. Gilmore was the camp in September 1944 at the behest of the US Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information. Also there was Treva Edgerton, a worker with theContinue reading “35 Photos of Croatian Survivors of The Sinai Express : European Exiles In Egypt (1944)”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 9
The 1920s (pronounced “nineteen-twenties,” often shortened to the “20s”) was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. In America, it is frequently referred to as the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”, while in Europe the period is sometimes referred to as the “Golden Twenties” because of theContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 9”
