Born in San Francisco, Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895-1989) worked as a staff photographer for Harper’s Bazaar from 1936 through 1958. She introduced a witty, relaxed, and natural aspect to fashion photography and, in the process, helped “define the post-war look of American women.” Dahl-Wolfe also made memorable portrait photographs of leading figures from politics and theContinue reading “62 Vintage Photos Showing Women’s Fashion During the 1940s”
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68 Beautiful Photos Showing Teenage Girls in Dresses From the 1860s
53 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Sandra Dee From the 1950s and 1960s
Sandra Dee (born Alexandra Zuck; April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005) was an American actress. Dee began her career as a child model, working first in commercials, and then film in her teenage years. Best known for her portrayal of ingénues, Dee earned a Golden Globe Award as one of the year’s most promisingContinue reading “53 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Sandra Dee From the 1950s and 1960s”
60 Amazing Portraits of African-American Ex-Slaves in the Late 1930s
These portraits of African American men and women from locations in Texas were taken in the late 1930s as part of the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) of the Work Progress Administration (WPA). They are part of a group of 500, together with more than 2,000 first-person accounts of the experience of being a slave. PeopleContinue reading “60 Amazing Portraits of African-American Ex-Slaves in the Late 1930s”
30 Vintage Photos of Actor Jackie Chan From the 1970s to the 1990s
Datuk Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954) SBS, MBE, PMW, born Chan Kong-sang and known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong actor, director, martial artist and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing inContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Actor Jackie Chan From the 1970s to the 1990s”
35 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Womens Style & Fashion During the 1960s
50 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Slovakia in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia’s mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), with a population ofContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Slovakia in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
46 Behind-the-Scenes Photos of David Bowie Filming ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ in 1975
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg and written by Paul Mayersberg. Based on Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel of the same name, the film follows an extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering fromContinue reading “46 Behind-the-Scenes Photos of David Bowie Filming ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ in 1975”
