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74 Remarkable Vintage Photos Showing Ottoman Clothing in 1873

Ottoman clothing is the style and design of clothing worn by the Ottoman Turks. While the Palace and its court dressed lavishly, the common people were only concerned with covering themselves. Starting in the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, administrators enacted sumptuary laws upon clothing. The clothing of Muslims, Christians, Jewish communities, clergy, tradesmen, andContinue reading “74 Remarkable Vintage Photos Showing Ottoman Clothing in 1873”

20 Vintage Photos Capture the Heartache of Wartime Farewells at the Pennsylvania Station, New York City in April 1943

They stand in front of the gates leading to the trains, deep in each other’s arms, not caring who sees or what they think. Each goodbye is a drama complete in itself. Sometimes the girl stands with arms around the boys’ waist, hands tightly clasped behind. Another fits her head into the curve of hisContinue reading “20 Vintage Photos Capture the Heartache of Wartime Farewells at the Pennsylvania Station, New York City in April 1943”

30 Vintage Photos of Ostrich Farms in Southern California During the Early 20th Century

In the late 19th-century, tourists flocked to Southern California’s ostrich farms to gawk at the ungainly birds. Ostriches arrived in Southern California in 1883 when an English naturalist named Charles Sketchley opened a farm devoted to the tall, flightless birds near Anaheim, in what is today Buena Park. Sketchley’s investors, who included developer Gaylord WilshireContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Ostrich Farms in Southern California During the Early 20th Century”

35 Vintage Portrait Photos of Secretaries in the 1960s

The office of the 1950s and ‘60s was, in many ways, the embodiment of the American dream; it allowed for a comfortable salary, an independent lifestyle, and room for advancement. In the 1960s, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation. The most common job for American women today is still theContinue reading “35 Vintage Portrait Photos of Secretaries in the 1960s”

34 Fantastic Vintage Photographs of Roller Skaters at Venice Beach, California in 1979

Roller skating has and always will be an all-time favorite activity to do while visiting Venice Beach. Here’s a collection of 34 interesting vintage photographs of roller skater girls skating at Ocean Front Walk, California in 1979.

80 Amazing Black and White Photographs Show the World From the 1940s to the 1960s

Édouard Boubat was born in Montmartre, Paris in 1923. He studied typography and graphic arts at the École Estienne and worked for a printing company before becoming a photographer. In 1943 he was subjected to service du travail obligatoire, forced labour of French people in Nazi Germany, and witnessed the horrors of World War II.Continue reading “80 Amazing Black and White Photographs Show the World From the 1940s to the 1960s”

Early Edwardian Life Through the Lens of Émile Zola

Born 1840 in Paris, French novelist, playwright, journalist Émile Zola was also the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. Zola was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer AlfredContinue reading “Early Edwardian Life Through the Lens of Émile Zola”