Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe. The country is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. Switzerland is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein toContinue reading “25 Vintage Photos of Vacationing in Switzerland During the Early 1960s”
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54 Interesting Photos Showing Life in Singapore in the Mid-1960s
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south,Continue reading “54 Interesting Photos Showing Life in Singapore in the Mid-1960s”
38 Vintage Photos Showing People Posing With Signs From the Past
Here below is a cool photo collection that shows people posing with signs from between the 1920s and 1960s.
70 Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life in Malaya During the Early 1960s
Malaya is a former country in Southeast Asia that consists of the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and some adjacent islands (originally including Singapore) and that now forms the western part of the federation of Malaysia and is known as West Malaysia. The area was colonized by the Dutch, Portuguese, and the British, whoContinue reading “70 Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life in Malaya During the Early 1960s”
50 Fascinating Photographs of Life From the 1940s to the 1960s
Yale Joel began his career as a professional photographer when he was 19 years old, he served as a combat photographer during World War II, and several years later became a member of the famous LIFE magazine photography staff. Working out of the LIFE bureaus in Washington, Paris, Boston and New York, he established anContinue reading “50 Fascinating Photographs of Life From the 1940s to the 1960s”
29 Wonderful Photos Showing Denmark in 1966
Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the most populous and politically central constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean. European Denmark is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden,Continue reading “29 Wonderful Photos Showing Denmark in 1966”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1960s Volume 9
The 1960s (pronounced “nineteen-sixties”, shortened to the “’60s” or the “Sixties” ) was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. The “cultural decade” of the 1960s is more loosely defined than the actual decade. It begins around 1963–1964 with the John F. Kennedy assassination, the Beatles’ arrival inContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1960s Volume 9”
Yesterday’s Buffet: A Look at the Mid-Century Smörgåsbord
The buffet’s time had truly arrived in post-WWII America. Enjoying an unprecedented economic boom, the “table of plenty” fit perfectly within this period. Gone were the Depression-era days of meager portions, and gone were the WWII days of rationing. In Cold War America, tables bent beneath the weight of the mighty buffet. Aside from ScandinavianContinue reading “Yesterday’s Buffet: A Look at the Mid-Century Smörgåsbord”
50 Gorgeous Vintage Wedding Photos From the 1920s
30 Amazing Photographs Showing Life in France During the Early 1930s
France, officially the French Republic, is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include FrenchContinue reading “30 Amazing Photographs Showing Life in France During the Early 1930s”
