During World War II, a German officer had an affair with young Norwegian Synni Lyngstad. Once the war ended, he returned to his home country, unaware of the fact that Synni was pregnant with his child. Anni-Frid Lyngstad (or Frida, as she later became known) was born on November 15th, 1945 in the small townContinue reading “22 Amazing Photographs of ABBA’s Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida) on Stage”
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40 Vintage Photos Showing Everyday 1940s Women’s Fashions
19 Lovely Portrait Photos of Famous Moms With Their Kids
Here’s a selection of 19 lovely vintage photos of famous moms (Jackie Kennedy, Shirley MacLaine) with their kids, famous kids (Liz Taylor, Sophia Loren) with their moms and, in a few instances, famous kids with their famous moms. According to LIFE magazine, the focus of the gallery is most decidedly not meant to suggest thatContinue reading “19 Lovely Portrait Photos of Famous Moms With Their Kids”
20 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Katherine Helmond From Between the Late 1970s and 1980s
Katherine Helmond, the seven-time Emmy-nominated Texas actress who played the feisty, man-crazy mother Mona Robinson on the long-running ABC sitcom Who’s the Boss? died on February 23, 2019 at her Los Angeles home due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 89. Born on Galveston Island in Texas on July 5, 1929, Katherine Marie HelmondContinue reading “20 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Katherine Helmond From Between the Late 1970s and 1980s”
Eva Braun’s Life in Pictures: 20 Rarely Seen Photos of Adolf Hitler’s Wife From LIFE Magazine
These photographs from Eva Braun’s personal picture albums reveal new dimensions of the woman who was Adolf Hitler’s longtime girlfriend and, in their last, frantic hours together, his wife. Braun became the central woman in Hitler’s life after the 1931 suicide of Geli Raubal, the future Führer’s 23-year-old niece (and rumored lover). By all accounts,Continue reading “Eva Braun’s Life in Pictures: 20 Rarely Seen Photos of Adolf Hitler’s Wife From LIFE Magazine”
41 Beautiful Photos of Actress & Singer Jane Powell in the 1940s
American singer, dancer and actress Jane Powell was born in 1929 as Suzanne Lorraine Burce in Portland, Oregon where she achieved local fame as a singer, touring the state as the Oregon Victory Girl selling victory bonds. As a teenager, she relocated to Los Angeles, California, where she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and rosedContinue reading “41 Beautiful Photos of Actress & Singer Jane Powell in the 1940s”
37 Wonderful Photos Showing Farm Ladies Over 100 Years Ago
These lovely photos that capture portraits of farm ladies from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
38 Amazing Photos of Celebrated Female Jazz Artists of the 1940s
William Paul Gottlieb (1917-2006) was an American photographer and newspaper columnist who is best known for his classic photographs of the leading performers of the “Golden Age” of American jazz in the 1930s and 1940s. Gottlieb’s photographs are among the best known and widely reproduced images of this era of jazz. During the course ofContinue reading “38 Amazing Photos of Celebrated Female Jazz Artists of the 1940s”
34 Fantastic Photos of Women Wearing Trousers During the 1930s
The 1930s is when we really see women in trousers get their stride. It was still not accepted by the majority in the early part of the 1930s. They were not widely worn, but by the mid 1930s it was acceptable for wear for sportswear. They’re mostly seen on campus, at the resort, and inContinue reading “34 Fantastic Photos of Women Wearing Trousers During the 1930s”
54 Gorgeous Photos of Hot Pants During the 1960s & 1970s
Hotpants or hot pants describe extremely short shorts. The term was first used by Women’s Wear Daily in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as velvet and satin for fashionable wear, rather than their more practical equivalents that had been worn for sports or leisure since the 1930s. The term has sinceContinue reading “54 Gorgeous Photos of Hot Pants During the 1960s & 1970s”
