Introduced in 1935 as the first modern color film, Kodachrome was used extensively after World War II by amateur photographers equipped with the new high-quality and low cost 35mm cameras. Americans in Kodachrome 1945-1965 is an unprecedented portrayal of the daily life of the people during these formative years of modern American culture. It isContinue reading “25 Vintage Color Photos Showing Life of Americans From Between the 1940s and 1960s”
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An Afternoon At Currie’s Ice Cream Store – Los Angeles 1946
54 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 1
15 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show the Dangers of Constructing the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an iconic office building known as “the Most Famous Skyscraper in the World.” Built during the Depression between 1930 and 1931, the Empire State Building became the world’s tallest office building until 1967. The design of the building changed 16 times during planning and construction, but 3,000 workers completed theContinue reading “15 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show the Dangers of Constructing the Empire State Building”
Diogo Alves: “The Aquaduct Murderer”
On February 19, 1841 one of Portugals most prolific serial killers was hanged for killing over seventy people. Diogo Alves, or, as he would infamously become known as, the “Aqueduct Murderer” would go on a 5 year crime spree (1836-1840) that would keep Lisbon, Portugal firmly in the grip of fear during that time. DiogoContinue reading “Diogo Alves: “The Aquaduct Murderer””
55 Classic Photos of Clark Gable during the 1930s
50 Historic Photos of Life in China during the Early 1920s
Soldiers of the Great War Volume 1
37 Fascinating Photos Showing Life in Chicago in the Early 1940s
John Vachon was a Minnesotan, a graduate of St. Thomas College in St. Paul who moved to D.C. during the end of the Great Depression with dreams of becoming a writer. What he became was a file clerk; actually, it started a bit worse than that:“Well, in 1936 I was looking for a job inContinue reading “37 Fascinating Photos Showing Life in Chicago in the Early 1940s”
33 Incredible Photos Showing Concentration Camps during the Boer War
While the matter remains one of debate, many contend that history’s first concentration camps were built in South Africa, 41 years before the Holocaust began. These camps were built by British soldiers amid the Boer War, during which the British rounded up Dutch Boers and native South Africans and locked them into cramped camps whereContinue reading “33 Incredible Photos Showing Concentration Camps during the Boer War”
