If there was one legacy, among many, of president Gamal Abdel Nasser that Egypt could have done without – it is the peculiar suspicion of foreigners, to the point of embarrassment, that rode the region’s pan-Arab nationalism wave in the 1950s and 1960s. A problem that still, in various manifestations, continues up until today throughContinue reading “Behind the Iconic Image of Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet for His Wife in Front of the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, 1961”
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42 Vintage Photos of Romantic Couples From the 1900s and 1910s
32 Wonderful New York Wedding Photos From The 1960s
How Men Expressed Romantic Gestures With Their Lovers in the Early 20th Century
These fascinating postcards show how men expressed romantic gestures with their lovers from between the 1900s and 1920s.
68 Vintage Photos of Wartime Goodbyes
31 Colorized Photos of Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova During Their Short Marriage in the 1920s
In 1919, just before the rise of his career, Italian actor Rudolph Valentino impulsively married actress Jean Acker. Acker became involved with Valentino in part to remove herself from the lesbian love triangle, quickly regretted the marriage, and locked Valentino out of their room on their wedding night. The couple separated soon after, and theContinue reading “31 Colorized Photos of Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova During Their Short Marriage in the 1920s”
Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen: 26 Vintage Photographs of the Punk’s Most Famous Couple in the Late 1970s
On Oct. 12, 1978, the body of 20-year-old Nancy Spungen was found in a room at New York’s famous Chelsea Hotel. She and her boyfriend, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, had been living in Room 100 for about a month and a half when Vicious called the front desk, saying that something had happened toContinue reading “Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen: 26 Vintage Photographs of the Punk’s Most Famous Couple in the Late 1970s”
39 Vintage Photos of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo first met Diego Rivera when she was an art student hoping to get advice on her career from the famous Mexican muralist. Although Rivera was married, a courtship ensued. They wed in 1929 (he was 42, she was 22) much to the disapproval of Frida’s parents, who referred to the couple as “theContinue reading “39 Vintage Photos of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera”
Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger: 37 Vintage Pictures of the Grooviest Couple of the 1960s
Love, sex and the best of rock & roll. Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull were the most cool, stylish and creative couple of the sex revolution era. Their groovy style and famous careers made them one of the most popular couples of the late 1960s. Besides being beautiful and the inspiration for a number ofContinue reading “Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger: 37 Vintage Pictures of the Grooviest Couple of the 1960s”
