What did brides and grooms wear to their weddings in the 19th century? In most cases, not what we would think of as bridal wear, which actually is more like Victorian formal evening clothing. Instead, 19th-century couples wore their best day clothes, the clothing we would wear to church or a special daytime occasion. AContinue reading “38 Fantastic Photographs of Hungarian Newlyweds From the 19th Century”
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28 Interesting Photos of France in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
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. Including all of its territories, France has twelve time zones, the most of any country. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and fromContinue reading “28 Interesting Photos of France in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
Amazing Colorized Photos From Days Gone By
44 Photos of Britain During the 1920s and 1930s
60 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City council area, one of the 32Continue reading “60 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980”
52 Vintage Photographs Showing Florida During the 1920s
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; itContinue reading “52 Vintage Photographs Showing Florida During the 1920s”
60 Wonderful Vintage Photographs Showing Life in America During the 1940s
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39 Creepy Vintage Santa Claus Photos From the Past
You’d better watch out, ’cause these Santas will make you cry! Nearly everyone has known someone to be scared of Santa Claus or has been that kid wetting their pants on the jolly man’s lap. Santa knows when we’ve been sleeping. He knows if we’ve been bad or good. He can be kind of scary!Continue reading “39 Creepy Vintage Santa Claus Photos From the Past”
39 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Life of Stockholm During the 1940s and 1950s
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. It has the most populous urban area in Sweden as well as in Scandinavia. Approximately 975,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area,[6] and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area.[10] The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea.Continue reading “39 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Life of Stockholm During the 1940s and 1950s”
