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60 Gorgeous Photos That Show the Fashion & Style Sense of Carole Lombard in the 1930s

Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Lombard was born into a wealthyContinue reading “60 Gorgeous Photos That Show the Fashion & Style Sense of Carole Lombard in the 1930s”

The “Queen of Funk”: 35 Amazing Photos Showing Chaka Khan During the 1970s

Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the “Queen of Funk”, Khan was the first R&B artist toContinue reading “The “Queen of Funk”: 35 Amazing Photos Showing Chaka Khan During the 1970s”

37 Vintage Photos of Alaska Natives From the Late 19th to the Early 20th Centuries

Alaska Natives or Alaskan Natives are indigenous peoples of Alaska, United States and include: Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures. They are often defined by their language groups. Many Alaska Natives are enrolled in federally recognized Alaska Native tribal entities, who in turn belong to 13 AlaskaContinue reading “37 Vintage Photos of Alaska Natives From the Late 19th to the Early 20th Centuries”

40 Vintage Photos of Actor Alain Delon From the 1960s

Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is known as one of Europe’s most prominent actors and screen sex symbols from the 1960s and 1970s. He achieved critical acclaim for roles in films such as Purple Noon (1960), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), L’Eclisse (1962), TheContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos of Actor Alain Delon From the 1960s”

Anne Frank: Her Life in Pictures

Annelies Marie Frank (12 June 1929 – c. February 1945) was a German-Dutch diarist of Jewish heritage. One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the 1947 publication of The Diary of a Young Girl (originally Het Achterhuis in Dutch; English: The Secret Annex), in which she documentsContinue reading “Anne Frank: Her Life in Pictures”

21 Amazing Photographs of 19-Year-Old Cher in a Record Studio in Los Angeles, California, 1966

At age 16, Cher dropped out of school, left her mother’s house, and moved with a friend into Los Angeles, where she took acting classes and worked to support herself. Cher met Sonny Bono in November 1962 when he was working for record producer Phil Spector. Cher accepted Sonny’s offer to be his housekeeper. SonnyContinue reading “21 Amazing Photographs of 19-Year-Old Cher in a Record Studio in Los Angeles, California, 1966”

27 Amazing Photos Show Celebrities of the Hollywood Golden Age Taking a Musical Break

Celebrities are just like us. They also need a leisure time period after work. These intimate photos captured classic celebrities taking a musical break from between the 1920s and 1950s.