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17 Fantastic Photos of 1930s New York City

New York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from the state of New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. LocatedContinue reading “17 Fantastic Photos of 1930s New York City”

40 Haunting and Beautiful Portraits of Native American Peoples From the Early 20th Century

Edward S.Curtis is an American photographer who created one of the most enduring and iconic visual records in the history of the photographic medium, a record that has informed our vision of who we are and where we came from. The images he created during his extraordinary, thirty-year odyssey have touched viewers throughout the world.Continue reading “40 Haunting and Beautiful Portraits of Native American Peoples From the Early 20th Century”

Amazing Photographs Showing Everyday Life in Mexico in 1902

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. MexicoContinue reading “Amazing Photographs Showing Everyday Life in Mexico in 1902”

Los Angeles Oil Fields Boom: Pictures of Oil Derricks Looming Over California Beaches During the 1920s and 1930s

In the 1890s, the small town of Los Angeles (population 50,000) began a transformation driven by the discovery and drilling of some of the most productive oil fields in history. By 1930, California was producing nearly one quarter of the world’s oil output, and its population had grown to 1.2 million. In the decades thatContinue reading “Los Angeles Oil Fields Boom: Pictures of Oil Derricks Looming Over California Beaches During the 1920s and 1930s”

34 Amazing Photos Showing Las Vegas at Night in the 1970s

Las Vegas (Spanish for “The Meadows”), often known simply as Vegas, is the 26th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert.Continue reading “34 Amazing Photos Showing Las Vegas at Night in the 1970s”

33 Amazing Photographs Capturing Daily Life of the Hells Angels Biker Gang in California in the 1960s

America loves its outlaws, but few of us actually dare to live the lifestyle. In 1965, the Hells Angels were little known outside the American West. LIFE photographer Bill Ray spent several weeks in Southern California, photographing and traveling with the San Bernardino chapter of a gang that would soon become notorious for its hedonistic,Continue reading “33 Amazing Photographs Capturing Daily Life of the Hells Angels Biker Gang in California in the 1960s”

61 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Europe during the Mid-1960s

These recovered Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides were taken by noted photographer William P. Gottlieb in Britain and Scandinavia, 1965-1966.These Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides were recovered from a dumpster, where they had been discard by my neighbor, a retired professional photographer. Labels on the boxes, and their source, indicate that they were taken by William P.Continue reading “61 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Europe during the Mid-1960s”

Amazing Vintage Photos of Life on the Beaches of Pre-War Poland

Before the war, Polish beaches hosted royal families and emperors, as well as the era’s icons of dance and cinema. Kings, emperors, Mata Hari, Marlena Dietrich, and Poland’s own stars of the artistic and political scenes all took to the sandy coast of the Baltic sea, as well as the wilder cliffs of the DniesterContinue reading “Amazing Vintage Photos of Life on the Beaches of Pre-War Poland”