The idea of a spectacle that exploits people with severe physical deformities and abnormalities, better known as a “freak show,” has existed for centuries. However, these shows only really started to take off as the traveling shows that most of us now recognize in the 1800s, when they traveled to towns with lurid banners advertisingContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos Of “Freak Shows” From The Past”
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The Model in Britain’s Sex-and-Spy Profumo Scandal: 22 Vintage Photos of Christine Keeler in the 1960s
Christine Keeler (1942–2017, Orpington, Kent) was an English model who, as one of the central figures in the Profumo affair, contributed to the collapse of the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. At age 16, Keeler left home and moved to London to work as a fashion model. Over the next two years she took aContinue reading “The Model in Britain’s Sex-and-Spy Profumo Scandal: 22 Vintage Photos of Christine Keeler in the 1960s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 9
Wonderful Photos of 20 Great 1980s Classic Cars
25 Amazing Photos of Cincinnati’s Old Main Public Library Before It Was Demolished in 1955
Built in 1874 on the site reserved for an opera house, the Old Main Cincinnati Library was a thing of wonder. With five levels of cast iron shelving, a fabulous foyer, checker board marble floors and an atrium lit by a skylight ceiling, the place was breathtaking. The library was once one of Cincinnati’s mostContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos of Cincinnati’s Old Main Public Library Before It Was Demolished in 1955”
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.
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 9
Amazing Color Photographs of The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert in 1969
On 30 January 1969, the Beatles performed an unannounced concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, within central London’s office and fashion district. Joined by keyboardist Billy Preston, the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police asked them to reduce the volume. It was the final publicContinue reading “Amazing Color Photographs of The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert in 1969”
33 Candid Photos of Marilyn Monroe at the Premiere of “Some Like It Hot” at the Lowe’s Capital Theatre in March, 1959
Some Like It Hot made its debut around the world in March 1959. Premiere’s were held in Chicago (which Marilyn attended) and Memphis on 17th March and then in Washington on the 21st March. But it was the New York premiere at the Lowe’s Capital Theatre on 29th March 1959 that fans remember most forContinue reading “33 Candid Photos of Marilyn Monroe at the Premiere of “Some Like It Hot” at the Lowe’s Capital Theatre in March, 1959”
‘Slapsie Maxie’: The USO Show for the Korean War in 1954
Founded in 1941 by Mary Ingraham in response to a request from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is a nonprofit organization that provides live entertainment, such as comedians and musicians, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families. During World War II, the USOContinue reading “‘Slapsie Maxie’: The USO Show for the Korean War in 1954”
