Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third-most populous in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is also the most populous city in the Midwest. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populousContinue reading “Fascinating Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life in Chicago in the 1970s”
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Beautiful 1200 Triumph Herald With a Vintage Cheltenham Caravan
The Triumph Herald is a small two-door car introduced by Standard-Triumph of Coventry, England, in 1959 and made through to 1971. The body design was by the Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti, and the car was offered in saloon, convertible, coupé, estate and van models, with the latter marketed as the Triumph Courier. Standard-Triumph experienced financialContinue reading “Beautiful 1200 Triumph Herald With a Vintage Cheltenham Caravan”
Incredible Vintage Photos of Amsterdam’s People in the 1960s and 1970s
Eduard van der Elsken (1925–1990) was a Dutch photographer and filmmaker. His imagery provides quotidian, intimate and autobiographic perspectives on the European zeitgeist spanning the period of the Second World War into the nineteen-seventies in the realms of love, sex, art, music (particularly jazz), and alternative culture. He described his camera as “infatuated,” and said:Continue reading “Incredible Vintage Photos of Amsterdam’s People in the 1960s and 1970s”
28 Amazing Vintage Photographs of American Stores From the 19th Century
In Victorian era, it was very difficult to keep perishable food fresh. People in the Victorian period would go shopping everyday and bought small amounts of groceries. There were no supermarkets in the 19th century, but little stores of different kinds. The Victorian stores opened six days a week and would stay open in theContinue reading “28 Amazing Vintage Photographs of American Stores From the 19th Century”
30 Vintage Photographs Capture Scenes at a Fun Fair in Paris, 1935
Fishing Boats on the Seine, in Paris
Until the early 1960s, there were still fishing boats in the heart of Paris which, along the quays of the Seine, were sought after by photographers. A romantic Paris, with old-fashioned charm…
Life in America in the 1970s and 1980s
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People Posing With Their Cars in the 1950s
The post-World War II era brought a wide range of new technologies to the automobile consumer, and a host of problems for the independent automobile manufacturers. The industry was maturing in an era of rapid technological change; mass production and the benefits from economies of scale led to innovative designs and greater profits, but stiffContinue reading “People Posing With Their Cars in the 1950s”
43 Fantastic Photos of New York City in the 1970s
Reeling from a decade of social turmoil, New York in the 1970s fell into a deep tailspin provoked by the flight of the middle class to the suburbs and a nationwide economic recession that hit New York’s industrial sector especially hard. Combined with substantial cuts in law enforcement and citywide unemployment topping ten percent, crimeContinue reading “43 Fantastic Photos of New York City in the 1970s”
22 Color Photos of Manchester, England in the 1960s
The sixties was a difficult decade for Manchester. As heavy industry, cotton processing and trading all suffered a severe downturn, the city had to struggle with high unemployment rates. Between 1961 and 1983, Manchester lost 150,000 jobs in manufacturing. The city’s population also suffered a decline during that time. In 1961, Manchester’s population was 662,000,Continue reading “22 Color Photos of Manchester, England in the 1960s”
