The 1960s began with the highly formal up-sweep big hair styles from the late 1950s, but as the women’s movement, protest groups and hippies got into full swing toward the end of that decade, hair styles reflected the changes and became more casual and easier to maintain. The bouffant, or bubble, a formal big-hair up-styleContinue reading “Inside a Women’s Hair Salon From the 1960s”
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57 Rare and Candid Photos of Actress Louise Brooks in the 1920s
Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as a Jazz Age icon and as a flapper icon due to her bob hairstyle that she helped popularize during the prime of her career. At the age ofContinue reading “57 Rare and Candid Photos of Actress Louise Brooks in the 1920s”
Lady Assassin Lyudmila Pavlichenko Deadliest Female Sniper of All Time
It was June 22nd, 1941 when Hitler cut ties with Stalin and began the ill-fated Operation Barbarossa. As the German Wehrmacht began pouring across the border, a rather fashionable young woman, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, was studying history at Kiev University, Ukraine. Pavlichenko was determined to put her enthusiasm for rifle shooting into play against the enemy.Continue reading “Lady Assassin Lyudmila Pavlichenko Deadliest Female Sniper of All Time”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 4
Vintage Photographs of Janis Joplin and Tina Turner Performing at Madison Square Garden, November 27, 1969
During a 1969 interview on the Dick Cavett Show, Janis Joplin was asked who she goes to see when she wants to see a good concert. Her answer was: “Tina Turner. Fantastic singer, fantastic dancer, fantastic show.” On November 27, 1969, she joined Tina on stage at Madison Square Garden for an impromptu duet (IkeContinue reading “Vintage Photographs of Janis Joplin and Tina Turner Performing at Madison Square Garden, November 27, 1969”
Women Workers at a Naval Air Base in Texas 1942
In August 1942, the US Farm Security Administration took these color photographs of women working in the Assembly and Repair Dept. of the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas. The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was a New Deal agency created in 1937 to combat rural poverty during the Great Depression. In these stunning photographs it’sContinue reading “Women Workers at a Naval Air Base in Texas 1942”
46 Vintage Photos That Show Edwardian Ladies in Their Petticoats and Stockings
A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing, a type of undergarment worn under a skirt or a dress. Its precise meaning varies over centuries and between countries. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, in current British English, a petticoat is “a light loose undergarment … hanging from the shoulders or waist”. In modernContinue reading “46 Vintage Photos That Show Edwardian Ladies in Their Petticoats and Stockings”
30 Wonderful Portraits of Artist Georgia O’Keeffe From Between the 1910s and 1930s
Georgia Totto O’Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O’Keeffe has been called the “Mother of American modernism”. In 1905, O’Keeffe began art training at the School of the Art Institute of ChicagoContinue reading “30 Wonderful Portraits of Artist Georgia O’Keeffe From Between the 1910s and 1930s”
Dressing a Victorian Woman in the 1860s
At the beginning of the Victorian era, all clothing was hand-made. Because of this, dresses were expensive, and only the wealthy could afford a large wardrobe. The less fortunate wore cast-offs, clothing from second-hand shops, or sewed their own. After the invention of the sewing machine in 1851, the industry began to change. Not onlyContinue reading “Dressing a Victorian Woman in the 1860s”
51 Vintage Photos of Jayne Mansfield in the Netherlands in 1957
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Mansfield was known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts. Her film career was short-lived,Continue reading “51 Vintage Photos of Jayne Mansfield in the Netherlands in 1957”
