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17 Vintage Photos of a Young Audrey Hepburn Exploring London’s Parks in 1950

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed ListContinue reading “17 Vintage Photos of a Young Audrey Hepburn Exploring London’s Parks in 1950”

28 Vintage Photos of Birmingham, England In the 1960s

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. It is the second-largest city, urban area and metropolitan area in England and the United Kingdom, with roughly 1.1 million inhabitants within the city area, 2.9 million inhabitants within the urban area and 3.6 million inhabitants within the metropolitan area. The city properContinue reading “28 Vintage Photos of Birmingham, England In the 1960s”

50 Vintage Photos Showing Buick Automobiles From the 1940s and 1950s

Buick is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick, it was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General Motors in 1908. Before the establishment of General Motors, GM founder William C. Durant had served as Buick’s general managerContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Showing Buick Automobiles From the 1940s and 1950s”

40 Beautiful Photographs of Elizabeth Taylor in Her Teen Years in the 1940s

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the highest paid movie star in the 1960s, remainingContinue reading “40 Beautiful Photographs of Elizabeth Taylor in Her Teen Years in the 1940s”

20 Interesting Photos That Show Britain Transformed Into a Winter Wonderland

There’s something about a blanket of snow that just makes winter feel extra special. In December, workers rushed to their office windows to document the first snowfall of the season. So how did the country cope with it before the days of snow ploughs? Read on for a selection of the some of the mostContinue reading “20 Interesting Photos That Show Britain Transformed Into a Winter Wonderland”

45 Vintage Photos of California in the Late 1940s

California is a state in the Western United States. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39.5 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous and the third-largestContinue reading “45 Vintage Photos of California in the Late 1940s”

41 Vintage Photos Showing Brooklyn, New York in 1974

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in New York State, as well as the second-most densely populated county in the United States (after New York County). It is also New York City’s most populous borough,Continue reading “41 Vintage Photos Showing Brooklyn, New York in 1974”

37 Amazing Photos of Life in Canada during the Late 1940s & 1950s

Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891Continue reading “37 Amazing Photos of Life in Canada during the Late 1940s & 1950s”