During the Second World War there was a sudden increase in the number of weddings. Unsure of what the future held and anxious to formalise their relationships – and perhaps in need of some hope and joy – men and women overcame the obstacles of bombs and rationing with ingenuity on their way to theContinue reading “Wonderful Photos of WWII Soldiers With Their Brides”
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50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 7
51 Vintage Photos of World War II at Home in Britain
When Britain went to war on 3 September 1939 there was none of the ‘flag-waving patriotism’ of August 1914. The British people were now resigned to the fact that Hitler had to be stopped by force. The first eight months of the war were a time of official unwarranted optimism and bureaucratic muddle. Many earlyContinue reading “51 Vintage Photos of World War II at Home in Britain”
Before Laptops, iPads and Seat Back Videos: 13 Vintage Color Photos Show What Travelers Did to Pass the Time on Long Flights in the 1950s and ’60s
What did we ever do to pass the time on aircraft before laptops, iPads, Ipods and seat back videos with 1000 choices of entertainment? In the 1950s and 60s inflight entertainment as we know it today was in its infancy and rudimentary. Although the first film was shown on an aircraft in 1921 it wasn’tContinue reading “Before Laptops, iPads and Seat Back Videos: 13 Vintage Color Photos Show What Travelers Did to Pass the Time on Long Flights in the 1950s and ’60s”
23 Pictures of Pimps, Prostitutes and Homeless of 1970s Times Square Through a Bartender’s Camera
In 1972 Shelly Nadelman began a ten-year run bartending at one of New York City’s most notorious dives: the Terminal Bar, located across the street from the Port Authority Bus Terminal near Times Square. For ten years, right up until the bar closed for good in 1982, he shot thousands of black and white photographs,Continue reading “23 Pictures of Pimps, Prostitutes and Homeless of 1970s Times Square Through a Bartender’s Camera”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 6
Rare Color Photographs Capture Daily Life in the First Nazi Concentration Camps in 1933
Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps throughout the territories it controlled before and during the Second World War. The first Nazi camps were erected in Germany in March 1933 immediately after Hitler became Chancellor and his Nazi Party was given control over the police through Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick and Prussian Acting Interior Minister HermannContinue reading “Rare Color Photographs Capture Daily Life in the First Nazi Concentration Camps in 1933”
30 Color Photographs of Anti-Vietnam War Protests in the U.S From the 1960s and Early 1970s
24 Amazing Runaway Slave Ads From the 19th Century
Throughout the 500-year history of slavery in North America, enslaved people tried to escape. Once newspapers were common, enslavers posted “runaway ads” to try to locate these fugitives. When fugitives escaped, enslavers often placed runaway notices in newspapers. Such ads included any kind of information that might help readers identify the fugitive: the name, height,Continue reading “24 Amazing Runaway Slave Ads From the 19th Century”
