RMS Mauretania was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, launched on the afternoon of 20 September 1906. She was the world’s largest ship until the launch of RMS Olympic in 1910. Mauretania became a favourite among her passengers. She captured theContinue reading “40 Incredible Photos Showing the Interior of the R.M.S. Mauretania During Its Launching in 1906”
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50 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing the Horrible Living Conditions in New York’s Slums During the Late 19th Century
New York, often called New York City to distinguish it from New York State, or NYC for short, 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.Continue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing the Horrible Living Conditions in New York’s Slums During the Late 19th Century”
57 Amazing Photos Showing Street Scenes of New Haven, Connecticut in the Early 1970s
New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 as determined by the 2020 United States Census,Continue reading “57 Amazing Photos Showing Street Scenes of New Haven, Connecticut in the Early 1970s”
Women in Pants: Vintage Photos From the 1850s to the 1930s
Although fashion did not embrace the look of trousers on the female form until the late 20th century, history saw working women wearing them a hundred years prior. From Victorian coal miners who rolled up their skirts around their waist to reveal soot-covered pants underneath to today’s terrible backlash of factory-torn denim, spandex jeggings, andContinue reading “Women in Pants: Vintage Photos From the 1850s to the 1930s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1960s Volume 2
33 Amazing Photos Showing Street Scenes and Architecture of Czechoslovakia in 1976
Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe, created in October 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland became part of Germany, while the country lost further territories to Hungary and Poland. Between 1939 and 1945 the state ceased to exist, as Slovakia proclaimedContinue reading “33 Amazing Photos Showing Street Scenes and Architecture of Czechoslovakia in 1976”
33 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Ontario, Canada during the Late 19th Century
Ontario is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada’s most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country’s population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada’s fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and NunavutContinue reading “33 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Ontario, Canada during the Late 19th Century”
23 Amazing Photos of Scenes From Venice Beach, California during the 1970s and 1980s
25 Interesting Photos That Show What Wallpapers Looked Like in the 1960s
Here is a cool photo collection that shows what wallpapers looked like from the 1960s.
38 Incredible Photos Showing Life in London During the 1930s
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre,Continue reading “38 Incredible Photos Showing Life in London During the 1930s”
