The Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, headquartered in Boston, was organized as an auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1835. Its roots were in the New England Anti-Slavery Society, organized by William Lloyd Garrison, editor of The Liberator, in 1831, after the defeat of a proposal for a college for blacks in New Haven. In 1838,Continue reading “Vintage Photos of Anti-Slavery Broadsides of Massachusetts”
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Titanic: Newspaper Front Pages With the First Stories of the Disaster on April 15, 1912
Here are some front pages of newspapers around the country, showing very first reports of the Titanic disaster. Newspaper front pages with the first stories of the Titanic disaster on April 15, 1912 As you can see, several of the headlines were completely inaccurate. Of course, that’s to be expected — there was very littleContinue reading “Titanic: Newspaper Front Pages With the First Stories of the Disaster on April 15, 1912”
A Newspaper Article From 1963 Predicted a Phone That You’d One Day Be Able to Put in Your Pocket
The concept of a cellphone existed long before you held one in your hand. In 1963, a newspaper article from the Mansfield News-Journal accurately predicting people would be able to carry a phone in their pocket in the future. The article was published on April 18, 1963. It features a picture of a woman holdingContinue reading “A Newspaper Article From 1963 Predicted a Phone That You’d One Day Be Able to Put in Your Pocket”
Needlework & Crafts: Do-It-Yourself Fashion From 1971 and 1972
Fashion trends come and go every year, however, nowadays consumers are challenging the fashion industry to take on more ethically sustainable practices, as fast fashion has already been a major issue in the world. One not-so-difficult way to solve this problem is “do-it-yourself” fashion, which not only paves the way for creativity to flourish butContinue reading “Needlework & Crafts: Do-It-Yourself Fashion From 1971 and 1972”
Young Japanese Women’s Fashion of the Late 1960s
After World War II, the strong influence from the United States caused Japanese ways of dressing to undergo a major transition, and people began to more readily follow the trends from the West. Japanese women were starting to replace the loose-fitting trousers called monpe, required wear for war-related work, with Western-style skirts. Whilst we’re byContinue reading “Young Japanese Women’s Fashion of the Late 1960s”
50 Amazing Illustrations of Pin-Up Girls by Enoch Bolles From the Art Deco Era
Enoch Bolles (1883–1976) was one of the best known of the Art Deco era pin-up artists, mostly because of the massive exposure his images received on newsstands from coast to coast. Enoch Bolles’ pin-up girls were fun-loving and sexy, often provocative in their poses but occasionally caught in embarrassed or slightly self-conscious moods. Bolles beganContinue reading “50 Amazing Illustrations of Pin-Up Girls by Enoch Bolles From the Art Deco Era”
50 Classic LIFE Magazine Celebrity Photos
Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent “special” until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography. Life was independently published for its first 53Continue reading “50 Classic LIFE Magazine Celebrity Photos”
48 Amazing Vogue Covers Illustrated by Georges Lepape From Between the 1910s and 1930s
Georges Lepape is a French illustrator, who was born in Paris in 1887; he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and he soon entered the world of art. In 1911 he created the book entitled Les Choses de Paul Poiret, by illustrating the maison’s collection. His illustrations show some thin and long-limbed feminineContinue reading “48 Amazing Vogue Covers Illustrated by Georges Lepape From Between the 1910s and 1930s”
The Story Behind the Iconic Photo of 16-Year-Old Elizabeth Taylor Taken by Philippe Halsman
Performance was in Elizabeth Taylor’s blood. Her mother had worked as an actress until she married. At the age of 3, the young Taylor started dancing, and eventually gave a recital for Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Not long after relocating to California a family friend suggested the Taylors’ daughter take a screen test. She soonContinue reading “The Story Behind the Iconic Photo of 16-Year-Old Elizabeth Taylor Taken by Philippe Halsman”
Dolly Parton Becomes the First Country Singer to Pose for Playboy in 1978
Readers are disappointed when they open the magazine to see the wholesome singer in a Playboy bunny outfit, but with no nudity. Perhaps as a desperate distraction, in some of the shots she’s accompanied by a guy in a rabbit suit looking like some kind of deranged Easter bunny. Dolly Parton became the first countryContinue reading “Dolly Parton Becomes the First Country Singer to Pose for Playboy in 1978”
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