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48 Wonderful Photos Showing the Cinematic Career of Actress Billie Dove During the 1920s & 1930s
In her silent heyday, this ravishing and highly photogenic star, known for her voluptuous femininity on the silent screen, rivaled that of Mary Pickford, Marion Davies and Clara Bow in popularity. She retired after only a few years into the talking picture era, however, and is not as well-remembered in today’s film circles as theContinue reading “48 Wonderful Photos Showing the Cinematic Career of Actress Billie Dove During the 1920s & 1930s”
47 Vintage Photos Showing Boston’s Street Fashion during the Summer of 1973.
Born in Philadelphia, later a Bostonian and later still a “hall of fame”, fountain-designing Aspenite, Nicholas DeWolf (1928-2006) was a unique, inspiring, engaging and curious soul. Co-founder of Boston’s Teradyne Corporation, Nick was also a lifelong, extremely passionate and talented photographer who was ever ready and ever present, leaving behind many thousands of pre-digital images,Continue reading “47 Vintage Photos Showing Boston’s Street Fashion during the Summer of 1973.”
60 Stunning Photos of Brigitte Bardot from the 1950s & 1960s
40 Amazing B&W Photos Capture the Black Experience in 1940s South Side Chicago
27 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Life in Brooklyn in 1946
Brooklyn is big. If it were its own city, and not part of Gotham, its 2.5 million residents would make up the fourth largest metropolis in the United States. Brooklyn covers almost a hundred square miles of intensely varied terrain, from the beaches of Coney Island and Sea Gate to the brownstones of Park SlopeContinue reading “27 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Life in Brooklyn in 1946”
30 Amazing Vintage Photos of Big Hair During the 1960s
In the 1960s there was one hair motto: “bigger is better!” Some were really able to pull off the big hair like Dolly Parton, Priscilla Presley or Brigitte Bardot, but for others maybe a few of these 1960s hairdos are better left forgotten. A lot of hairspray was needed to keep these in place. SleepingContinue reading “30 Amazing Vintage Photos of Big Hair During the 1960s”
40 Vintage Photos That Shows Everyday Life in Bangkok, Thailand in the 1960s
Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand. The city grew rapidly during the 1960s through the 1980s and now exerts a significant impact on Thailand’s politics, economy, education, media and modern society. The cityContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos That Shows Everyday Life in Bangkok, Thailand in the 1960s”
