Once upon a time, our computers and various technologies came in vibrant colors. It made sense at a time when computers were massive. Also, 1960s and 70s decor tended to make everything colorful. Unlike today where our refrigerators are plain white or stainless steel – fridges of the 60s and 70s were harvest gold, tangerineContinue reading “14 Colorful Pictures of Computers in the 1970s and 1980s”
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27 Vintage Photographs That Show How Soldiers Made Their Homes in Dugouts and Trenches During World War I
Dugouts were protective holes dug out of the sides of trenches. The size of dugouts varied a great deal and sometimes could house over ten men. A manual published by the British Army recommended dugouts that were between 2 ft. and 4 ft. 6 in. wide, roofed with corrugated iron or brushwood and then coveredContinue reading “27 Vintage Photographs That Show How Soldiers Made Their Homes in Dugouts and Trenches During World War I”
27 Fantastic Vintage Circus Posters from the Late 19th Century
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclists as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term circus also describes the performance which has followed various formats through itsContinue reading “27 Fantastic Vintage Circus Posters from the Late 19th Century”
20 Interesting Photos of Railways in Hamburg, 1959
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Low Saxon: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg), is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the overall 7th largest city and largest non-capital city in the European Union with a population of over 1.84 million. Hamburg’s urban area hasContinue reading “20 Interesting Photos of Railways in Hamburg, 1959”
Beautiful Vintage Photos That Show Life in Southern Australia in the 1940s.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign transcontinental country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi), Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world’s sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest,Continue reading “Beautiful Vintage Photos That Show Life in Southern Australia in the 1940s.”
11 Vintage Photos of Salvador Dalí and Amanda Lear in Cadaqués, Spain in 1972
Amanda Lear’s first meeting with Salvador Dalí took place around autumn 1965 in Le Castel, a famous Parisian restaurant and nightclub, and gave the beginning to an over-15-year-long friendship. Lear has since been the painter’s muse and closest friend, although, as she herself repeatedly marked, their relationship never was intimate. In “My Life with Dalí”Continue reading “11 Vintage Photos of Salvador Dalí and Amanda Lear in Cadaqués, Spain in 1972”
54 Incredible Photos Showing Life Inside Japanese Internment Camps in the United States During World War II
In the United States during World War II, about 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of whom lived on the Pacific Coast, were forcibly relocated and incarcerated in concentration camps in the western interior of the country. Approximately two-thirds of the internees were United States citizens. These actions were issued by president Franklin D. RooseveltContinue reading “54 Incredible Photos Showing Life Inside Japanese Internment Camps in the United States During World War II”
Last Train Coming: Rare Photographs of Jimi Hendrix Arriving for the Final Concert Performance at the Isle of Fehmarn in Germany, 1970
On September 5, 1970, The Jimi Hendrix Experience flight from the Berlin Tempelhof Airport to the Fuhlsbuettel Airport in Hamburg and then travel by train to Puttgarden to come to the Isle of Fehmarn for the Love & Peace Festival on September 6, 1970, which was also Jimi Hendrix’s final live performance. James Marshall “Jimi”Continue reading “Last Train Coming: Rare Photographs of Jimi Hendrix Arriving for the Final Concert Performance at the Isle of Fehmarn in Germany, 1970”
20 Rare Color Photographs of Nazi Germany During the 1930s
Those photos are as fascinating as they are chilling. It’s crazy to see all of those images put into color… but also pretty scary, too. Nazi Party was not just a political organization, it was a psychological propaganda machine. The Nazis had an incredible sense of aesthetics and fully understood the power of iconography andContinue reading “20 Rare Color Photographs of Nazi Germany During the 1930s”
22 Amazing Photographs Documenting Female Pilots Training for Duty in Sweetwater, Texas during WWII
In 1943, LIFE Magazine devoted a cover story to the Women Airforce Service Pilots training in Sweetwater, Texas. Looking at the images from this 1943 LIFE cover story about their training, it’s easy to see why the women of the WASP program fought for that recognition. Though the “girl pilots” seemed to be enjoying themselvesContinue reading “22 Amazing Photographs Documenting Female Pilots Training for Duty in Sweetwater, Texas during WWII”
