Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area, that stretches well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city andContinue reading “63 Amazing Photos of Milan in the 1930s”
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38 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing People Decorating Their Christmas Trees
It’s time to prepare for Christmas. There are a lot of things to do, and decorating for Christmas trees is indispensable. Look at these vintage photos to see how people decorated their Christmas trees in the past.
20 Vintage Photos That Show Travel Trailers During the 1940s and 1950s
Travel trailers and caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture and furnishings and equipment of a home. In the United States, the history of travel trailers can be traced back to the early 1920s, when those who enjoyedContinue reading “20 Vintage Photos That Show Travel Trailers During the 1940s and 1950s”
75 Wonderful Vintage Photos That Show What Summer Fun Looked Like From the 1920s to the 1950s
Summer is for many a season of youth and dreams, of lighthearted moments we have longed for, as sunbeams and shadows stretch on hot sidewalks and a nightly breeze, along with crickets’ chirping, serenades our dreamy thoughts. These vintage photos show what summer fun looked like from between the 1920s and 1950s: (Images via LIFEContinue reading “75 Wonderful Vintage Photos That Show What Summer Fun Looked Like From the 1920s to the 1950s”
41 Vintage Photos That Capture Lovely Moments of Babies from Their Christmas in the Past
37 Vintage Photos of Christmas during the Second World War
The Weekend Jackie and JFK Got Engaged: 24 Vintage Photos Showing JFK and Jackie at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, in 1953
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and then-U.S. Representative John Fitzgerald Kennedy belonged to the same social circle, and were formally introduced by a mutual friend, journalist Charles L. Bartlett, at a dinner party in May 1952. Bouvier was attracted to Kennedy’s physical appearance, charm, wit and wealth. The two also shared similarities in both being Catholic andContinue reading “The Weekend Jackie and JFK Got Engaged: 24 Vintage Photos Showing JFK and Jackie at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, in 1953”
44 Photos of Britain During the 1920s and 1930s
25 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Watts a Year After the 1965 Riots
The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. On August 11, 1965, Marquette Frye, a 21-year-old African American man, was pulled over for drunken driving. After he failed a field sobrietyContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Watts a Year After the 1965 Riots”
67 Vintage Photos of Life in Arizona during the 1930s
Arizona is a state in the Western United States, grouped in the Southwestern and occasionally Mountain subregions. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and NewContinue reading “67 Vintage Photos of Life in Arizona during the 1930s”