New Zealand (Maori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Maui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 700 smaller islands, covering a total area of 268,021 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of AustraliaContinue reading “60 Interesting Black and White Photos Showing Life in New Zealand During the Early 1970s”
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51 Amazing Photos Showing Fashion and Style from the 1930s
60 Amazing Portraits of African-American Ex-Slaves in the Late 1930s
These portraits of African American men and women from locations in Texas were taken in the late 1930s as part of the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) of the Work Progress Administration (WPA). They are part of a group of 500, together with more than 2,000 first-person accounts of the experience of being a slave. PeopleContinue reading “60 Amazing Portraits of African-American Ex-Slaves in the Late 1930s”
55 Incredible Photos Showing Oahu Beaches, Hawaii in the Early 1970s
Oahu, also known as “The Gathering Place”, is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island is within Honolulu County and the state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu’s southeast coast. Including small associated islands such as FordContinue reading “55 Incredible Photos Showing Oahu Beaches, Hawaii in the Early 1970s”
51 Vintage Historical Photos Showing the United States From 1865 to the 1930s
35 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Womens Style & Fashion During the 1960s
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1930s Volume 3
50 Vintage Photos Of Italy In The 1950s
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and several islands surrounding it, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is located in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, in Southern Europe; it is also considered part of Western Europe. A unitary parliamentary republicContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Of Italy In The 1950s”
24 Amazing Photographs Showing New York’s Street Scenes in the 1960s
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 “24 Amazing Photographs Showing New York’s Street Scenes in the 1960s”
50 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Slovakia in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia’s mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), with a population ofContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Slovakia in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
