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36 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Newlyweds in the 1970s
17 Wonderful Photos Showing Fun at Rockaway Beach, New York, 1950
Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is bounded by Arverne to the east and Rockaway Park to the west. It is named for Rockaway Beach, which is the largest urban beach in the United States, stretching for miles along the Rockaway PeninsulaContinue reading “17 Wonderful Photos Showing Fun at Rockaway Beach, New York, 1950”
40 Incredible Vintage Photos of Ridiculous Stunts from the Past
18 Vintage Photos Showing New York During the 1950s
While looking through his aunt’s attic in 2009, Soren Larson found a treasure trove: His grandfather, an amateur photographer named Frank Oscar Larson whom Soren describes as the “family shutterbug,” had taken a remarkable collection of New York street scene photos in the 1950s. The pictures had been tucked away in the attic since 1964,Continue reading “18 Vintage Photos Showing New York During the 1950s”
37 Fascinating Photos of People With Their Radios During the Golden Age of Radio, 1920s-1950s
The old-time radio era, sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Radio, was an era of radio programming during which radio was the dominant electronic home entertainment medium. It began with the birth of commercial radio broadcasting in the early 1920s and lasted until the 1950s, when television superseded radio as the medium ofContinue reading “37 Fascinating Photos of People With Their Radios During the Golden Age of Radio, 1920s-1950s”
42 Vintage Photos of Life in Paris during the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
28 Remarkable Photos Showing the World in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
18 Vintage Photos of The Sun and Star Rooftop Café in Atlantic City in the Winter of 1948
Visiting Atlantic City in January, you most likely wouldn’t have your bikini and sunglasses in tow, but in the winter of 1948, the Senator Hotel had a secret weapon for attracting guests all year round. Perched above the snow-capped buildings of the seaside resort, this skyscraper hotel boasted a portal to the tropics with aContinue reading “18 Vintage Photos of The Sun and Star Rooftop Café in Atlantic City in the Winter of 1948”
