Los Angeles, often spoken and written as its initialism, L.A., is the largest city in California. With a 2020 population of 3,898,747, it is the second-largest city in the United States, after New York City, and the third-largest city in North America, after Mexico City and New York City. Los Angeles is known for itsContinue reading “61 Vintage Photos of Life in Los Angeles during the 1930s”
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15 Vintage Photos Showing London Street Scenes during the 1890s
Amazing Photographs Showing Life in Japan during the Late 1940s
After Japan’s surrender in World War II, the country rapidly changed from an imperial nation under an emperor, to a democratic and demilitarized state. Much of Japan lay in ruins after the war, devastated by air raids and the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Yet the country’s economy grew so fast that by 1964,Continue reading “Amazing Photographs Showing Life in Japan during the Late 1940s”
65 Celebrity Photos That Were The Last Known To Be Taken Before They Died
30 Amazing Photos of London Street Children From the Early 1900s
Around 1900, photographer Horace Warner took a series of portraits of some of the poorest people in London – creating relaxed, intimate images that gave dignity to his subjects and producing great photography that is without comparison in his era.
31 Photos Showing Everyday Life of Los Alamitos, California Teenagers during the Early 1970s
44 Remarkable Photographs of James Dean in 1955
When Dennis Stock attended a screening of James Dean’s first film, East of Eden, he knew he wanted to photograph him. He sensed that this charismatic young actor would soon join Marlon Brando and Paul Newman as one of the major film stars of his generation. Stock, who had met Dean at a Hollywood partyContinue reading “44 Remarkable Photographs of James Dean in 1955”
“Just Married!” – 17 Amazing Wedding Cars From the Past
28 Vintage Photographs Showing Life in London during the 1870s
(Photos by John Thomson (1837–1921))
33 Vintage Photos Showing the Lindy Hop: The Dance That Defined the Swing Era
The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities in Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular duringContinue reading “33 Vintage Photos Showing the Lindy Hop: The Dance That Defined the Swing Era”
