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Fabulous Vintage Pictures of Women’s Hairstyles and Make-Up From the 1920s
Although popular conceptions of the Jazz Age suggest that every fashionable woman bobbed her hair during the 1920s, some women did keep their hair long. Long-haired women did not customarily wear their hair loose; rather, they pulled it back to the nape of the neck and wound it into a smooth chignon or knot. AnotherContinue reading “Fabulous Vintage Pictures of Women’s Hairstyles and Make-Up From the 1920s”
50 Glamorous Vintage Photos of Beautiful Actresses That Defined the 1940s
17 Vintage Photos Documenting a Day in the Life of a 1940s Housewife
In 1941, LIFE magazine sent photographer William C. Shrout to document the lives of one of the biggest single demographics in the U.S: the 30 million housewives who did most of the washing, made beds, cooked meals and nursed almost all the babies of the nation, with little help, no wages and no other jobs.Continue reading “17 Vintage Photos Documenting a Day in the Life of a 1940s Housewife”
60 Amazing Photographs Showing Women’s Street Style from La Belle Époque Between 1910-1914
The French called the era from 1895 to 1914 La Belle Époque. It was an epoch of beautiful clothes and the peak of luxury living for a select few – the very rich and the very privileged through birth. In retrospect we can see it is an era very separate from the 20th century despiteContinue reading “60 Amazing Photographs Showing Women’s Street Style from La Belle Époque Between 1910-1914”
32 Vintage Photos of Smoking Ladies From the 1960s
30 Stunning Photos of Actress Loretta Young From Between the 1930s and 1950s
Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1947 film The Farmer’s Daughter and receivedContinue reading “30 Stunning Photos of Actress Loretta Young From Between the 1930s and 1950s”
45 Beautiful Photos of Lovely Women From the 1950s and 1960s
31 Vintage Photos of Silent Screen Actress Jeanette Loff during the 1920s and 1930s
Another beautiful actress from the silent screen who came to a tragic end. Jeanette Loff is definitely someone worth remembering not only for her beautiful face, but for her many talents. Her life came to a tragic end when she was just thirty-five years old. “I don’t think there is much of a story inContinue reading “31 Vintage Photos of Silent Screen Actress Jeanette Loff during the 1920s and 1930s”
15 Vintage Photographs of Janis Joplin at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, June 1970
Photographer whose work vividly expressed the essence of creative personalities ranging from Janis Joplin to Arthur Miller. Like that of many photographers, David Gahr’s work was better known than his name. He was among the first photographers to specialize in taking pictures of popular musicians and, more specifically, to think them worthy of being photographed.Continue reading “15 Vintage Photographs of Janis Joplin at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, June 1970”
