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60 Incredible Vintage Photos Of Grocery Stores From Across America

Beginning as early as the 14th century, a grocer (or “purveyor”) was a dealer in comestible dry goods such as spices, peppers, sugar, and (later) cocoa, tea, and coffee. Because these items were often bought in bulk, they were named after the French word for wholesaler, or “grossier”. This, in turn, is derived from theContinue reading “60 Incredible Vintage Photos Of Grocery Stores From Across America”

25 Vintage Photographs Show Daily Life of American Children During the Great Depression

During his 50 year career as a photographer, Arthur Rothstein documented a great variety of subjects, including baseball games, war, struggling farmers, and U.S. Presidents. After his graduation from Columbia University, Rothstein’s former professor Roy Stryker, the head of the Photo Unit for the Resettlement Administration (which would later become the Farm Security Administration) madeContinue reading “25 Vintage Photographs Show Daily Life of American Children During the Great Depression”

56 Fascinating Photos Showing Chicago in the 1970s

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is also the most populous city in the Midwestern United StatesContinue reading “56 Fascinating Photos Showing Chicago in the 1970s”

68 Wonderful Vintage Photos of People Having Tea Together in the Early 20th Century

Whilst the custom of drinking tea dates back to the third millennium BC in China and was popularised in England during the 1660s by King Charles II and his wife the Portuguese Infanta Catherine de Braganza, it was not until the mid 19th century that the concept of ‘afternoon tea’ first appeared. Traditional afternoon teaContinue reading “68 Wonderful Vintage Photos of People Having Tea Together in the Early 20th Century”

40 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Paris in 1941

“For Parisians the Seine is a compass, a way to know where you are,” said art historian Marina Ferretti.France had a relatively easier time under German occupation during World War II. That is because Hitler did not consider West Europeans as ‘Untermenschen’. The infamous German brutality was reserved for the Russians. These images were takenContinue reading “40 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Paris in 1941”

50 Amazing Photographs That Show Australian Life During the 1970s and 1980s

Reynolds Mark “Rennie” Ellis (1940-2003) was a social and social-documentary photographer who also worked as an advertising copywriter, seaman, lecturer and television presenter over the course of his life. However he is best remembered for his observations of Australian life. Indeed some of his photos have become icons of what we now call “Australiana”. EllisContinue reading “50 Amazing Photographs That Show Australian Life During the 1970s and 1980s”

40 Fabulous Photos Showing Artists Creating in Their Studios

A good studio for an artist is a very important place. Our creative studios might sometimes look like a pile of rubbish or a mixed-up room, but this is where great creations are born! These photos are not glamorous and they show the artists in a very natural and raw state. This is the behindContinue reading “40 Fabulous Photos Showing Artists Creating in Their Studios”