Ondo City is the second largest city in Ondo State, Nigeria. It is the trade center for the surrounding region. Yams, cassava, grain, and tobacco are grown. Cotton is also grown, and is used to weave cloth called Aso Oke fabric. Ondo City is also the largest producer of cocoa products in the region. TheContinue reading “40 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Ondo, Nigeria, 1982”
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33 Vintage Photos Showing What Offices Looked Like During the 1950s and 1960s
That’s what offices from the 1950s and 1960s looked like.
37 Fantastic Vintage Photographs Showing Life in New York City in the Early 20th Century
From 1890 to 1930, the larger cities were the focus of national attention. The skyscrapers and tourist attractions were widely publicized. Suburbs existed, but they were largely bedroom communities for commuters to the central city. San Francisco dominated the West, Atlanta dominated the South, Boston dominated New England; Chicago, the nation’s railroad hub, dominated theContinue reading “37 Fantastic Vintage Photographs Showing Life in New York City in the Early 20th Century”
23 Wonderful Color Photos of Native Americans in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
As a filmmaker, Paul Ratner is drawn to images. His first love of film came from old black and white movies by world cinema auteurs like the jarring works of Bergman, Eisenstein, Bunuel, Lang, Dreyer, Ozu and other great masters. “For a while in college, it felt almost like cheating to watch a film madeContinue reading “23 Wonderful Color Photos of Native Americans in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
75 Vintage Photos of Life in Mexico during the 1950s
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. MexicoContinue reading “75 Vintage Photos of Life in Mexico during the 1950s”
45 Fantastic Photos Showing Living Rooms in the 1960s
42 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Life in New York During the Early 1970s
New York, often called New York City (NYC) to disambiguate it from the State of New York, 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. LocatedContinue reading “42 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Life in New York During the Early 1970s”
55 Vintage Photos of Italy during the Mid-1950s
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Republic of Italy, is a country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and several islands surrounding it, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, in Southern Europe; it is also considered part of Western Europe.Continue reading “55 Vintage Photos of Italy during the Mid-1950s”
25 Amazing Photos Of “Freak Shows” From The Past
The idea of a spectacle that exploits people with severe physical deformities and abnormalities, better known as a “freak show,” has existed for centuries. However, these shows only really started to take off as the traveling shows that most of us now recognize in the 1800s, when they traveled to towns with lurid banners advertisingContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos Of “Freak Shows” From The Past”
