Singapore is a sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet, the combined area of which has increased by 25% since the country’s independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. Singapore has the second greatest population density inContinue reading “45 Photos Capture Street Scenes of Singapore in the Early 1970s”
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The “Golden Age” of Childhood: A Gallery of 45 Amazing Daguerreotypes of Siblings From the Mid-19th Century
Daguerreotypes were the first commercially viable photographic process. Developed by French chemist Louis Daguerre in 1839, the technique quickly made its way to the US in the 1840s, the beginning of what some historians characterize as the “golden age” of childhood. To make the image, a daguerreotypist polished a sheet of silver-plated copper to aContinue reading “The “Golden Age” of Childhood: A Gallery of 45 Amazing Daguerreotypes of Siblings From the Mid-19th Century”
Victorian Readers: 40 Vintage Portraits of People Posing With Their Books From 19th Century
Victorians were great readers of the novel, and the number of novels available for them to read increased enormously during Victoria’s reign. The activity of reading benefited hugely from wider schooling and increased literacy rates, from the cheapening costs of publication, from improved distribution that resulted from better transportation, and, towards the end of theContinue reading “Victorian Readers: 40 Vintage Portraits of People Posing With Their Books From 19th Century”
45 Vintage Photos of People at Their Kitchens From the 1960s
In the 1960s, it wasn’t just the fashion that was groovy and out there – interiors and architecture reflected trends of the time, too. One room that really received unique features during the 1960s were kitchens. Whether it was floor-to-ceiling woodwork or chartreuse laminate countertops, kitchens were far from boring during this era. The biggestContinue reading “45 Vintage Photos of People at Their Kitchens From the 1960s”
Beautiful Photos of Frank Sinatra and His Daughter Nancy Sinatra During a Recording Session in 1967
Frank Sinatra had met his first wife, Nancy Sinatra (née Barbato, 1917–2018), in Long Branch, New Jersey in the summer of 1934, while working as a lifeguard. He agreed to marry her after an incident at “The Rustic Cabin” which led to his arrest. They were married from 1939 to 1951, and had three children,Continue reading “Beautiful Photos of Frank Sinatra and His Daughter Nancy Sinatra During a Recording Session in 1967”
Vintage Photos Show the First Class Carriages of the Great Western Railway in the Late 1930s
Drinking in a Great Western Railway buffet bar, September 1938. In 1832 it became clear that Bristol simply had to be connected to London. A group of businessmen got together and turned to one of Britain’s greatest engineers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The go-ahead was given in 1835 and the story of the Great Western RailwayContinue reading “Vintage Photos Show the First Class Carriages of the Great Western Railway in the Late 1930s”
35 Vintage Photos Show Fashion Styles of 1950s Couples
Fashion in the 1950s saw a clear gender divide. While men and boy’s fashion moved towards a more casual day-to-day style, women and girl’s fashion prioritized elegance, formality, and perfectly matched accessories. Couture womenswear saw rapid change with new designers such as Cristobal Balenciaga and Hubert de Givenchy disrupting the overtly feminine silhouette popularized byContinue reading “35 Vintage Photos Show Fashion Styles of 1950s Couples”
40 Incredible Colorized Photos Show What Life in America Looked Like during the 1930s and 1940s
Street kids at play, Georgetown, Washington D.C., Summer 1935 The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, the “Black Tuesday”, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions ofContinue reading “40 Incredible Colorized Photos Show What Life in America Looked Like during the 1930s and 1940s”
30 Amazing Photos Show Street Scenes of Amsterdam During the 1930s
Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. It is colloquially referred to as the “Venice of the North”, attributed by the large number of canals which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam is well known for its nightlife and festival activity; with several of its nightclubs (Melkweg, Paradiso) among theContinue reading “30 Amazing Photos Show Street Scenes of Amsterdam During the 1930s”
Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of West Berlin in Summer 1953
Kurfurstendam After the end of the war, Germany was on its way to rebuild. A divided microcosm of the Cold War by the 1950s, West Berlin, however, was able to emerge from the severe rubble and successfully transformed into a “showcase of the West” from the economic miracle. Corner-East-West-Axelstrasse Apt Bldgs destroyed near Potsdamerplatz KuefurstendamContinue reading “Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of West Berlin in Summer 1953”
