Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.3 million, is the largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, the largest metropolitan area in the Arab world, the second largest in Africa, and the world’s sixth largest. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the GizaContinue reading “68 Wonderful Photos of Life in Cairo, Egypt During the Early 1940s”
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66 Incredible Photos of Celebrities Before They Were Famous
32 Vintage Photos Showing the Inside of American Restaurants and Cafeterias in the 1940s
During the war (1941-1945) the creation of 17 million new jobs finally pulls the economy out of the Depression. Millions of married women enter the labor force. The demand for restaurant meals escalates, increasing from a pre-war level of 20 million meals served per day to over 60 million. The combination of increased restaurant patronageContinue reading “32 Vintage Photos Showing the Inside of American Restaurants and Cafeterias in the 1940s”
56 Vintage Photos of California During the Early 20th Century
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 “56 Vintage Photos of California During the Early 20th Century”
38 Amazing Colorized Photos of Celebrity Couples From Between the 1930s and 1950s
26 Amazing Photos of Cars in America From the 1940s to the 1960s
These are amazing photos that captured cool cars on the streets of the United States from between the 1940s and 1960s.
35 Fabulous Photos of Famous People Hanging Out Together Volume 4
16 Glamorous Vintage Photographs That Show Celebrities Enjoying Venice, Italy From Between the 1950s and 1970s
These vintage photographs, dating from the 1950s to the 1970s, showed everyone from actors to painters enjoying Venice, Italy. The city was host to the world’s first film festival and long attracted the rich and famous to its renowned waterways. Some like Salvador Dali enjoyed a relaxing gondola ride while American actress Gene Tierney triedContinue reading “16 Glamorous Vintage Photographs That Show Celebrities Enjoying Venice, Italy From Between the 1950s and 1970s”
45 Vintage Photos Showing What Chilhood Was Like in Days Gone By
47 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Life in Chicago During the 1950s and 1960s
Born in San Francisco to Japanese parents, Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921-2012) went with his parents to Japan at age three and grew up in Kochi, Japan. He returned to the United States in 1939 in order to study agriculture at the University of California, but was detained at the Amachi Internment Camp in Armach, Colorado fromContinue reading “47 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Life in Chicago During the 1950s and 1960s”
