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26 Famous Gangsters From The 1920s & 1930s
The terms “gangster” and “mobster” are mostly used in the United States to refer to members of criminal organizations associated with Prohibition. In 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution banned the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption. Many gangs sold alcohol illegally for profit, and used acute violence to stakeContinue reading “26 Famous Gangsters From The 1920s & 1930s”
“The Forgotten Holocaust”: Horrific Photos From The Rape Of Nanking, 1937-1938.
Left: A Chinese woman is tied to a pole and forcibly kissed by a Japanese soldier. Right: Elsewhere, a man is left blindfolded and tied up. Both images were taken during the Rape of Nanking. “The Forgotten Holocaust”: Horrific Photos From The Rape Of Nanking, 1937-1938. These tragic photos and stories that capture the horrorsContinue reading ““The Forgotten Holocaust”: Horrific Photos From The Rape Of Nanking, 1937-1938.”
FREE ARTICLE – December 14, 2024
Subscribe to Yesterday Today Blog to receive updates on the most current posts, and the best part is- IT’S FREE!!!: Italian peasant girl. Photograph by James Wallace Black, 1825-1896. Photo taken in 1861. #Italy https://amzn.to/49hVK7v “In Poverty Gap, West 28 Street – an English coal heaver’s home.” New York City. Photograph by Jacob Riis, 1880-1890s.Continue reading “FREE ARTICLE – December 14, 2024”
FREE ARTICLE – December 12, 2024
This article is FREE but should you wish to support us on a monthly basis you may do so below by clicking on the “Subscribe” button. Your support will go a long way in helping us to provide you, our readers, the best possible historical content. If you are unable to commit to a monthlyContinue reading “FREE ARTICLE – December 12, 2024”
Amazing Vintage Photographs of People at Home From the 1900s
A typical Edwardian interior was something new and cheerful. Fresh and light colors composed most of the interiors in this period. It saw the beginning of a deviation from the formal to informal. Furnitures started being made of bamboo and wicker. They were made in various styles which included baroque, rococo and empire. Modern creativityContinue reading “Amazing Vintage Photographs of People at Home From the 1900s”
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Life Before World War II: Fascinating Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Budapest, Hungary in 1939
Though the history of color photography dates back more than a hundred years, the production and publication of color enlargements (photopositives) has only been widespread since the 1940s, when color film first entered mass use. These fascinating color photographs were taken by an unknown photographer using Agfacolor, they show everyday life in Budapest in 1939,Continue reading “Life Before World War II: Fascinating Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Budapest, Hungary in 1939”
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”
