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20 Amazing Mugshots of American Women in the 1960s
The police mugshot photograph was developed as early as the mid-nineteenth century, and it has since developed as an iconic photographic type in its own right. Formulaic and recognized the world over, it was developed when the Victorian fascination of labelling and categorizing of people was at its height. Remarkably, the mugshot photograph has changedContinue reading “20 Amazing Mugshots of American Women in the 1960s”
39 Fantastic Andy Warhol Celebrity Polaroids From the 1970s and 1980s
It may seem like a recent phenomenon, but Andy Warhol was an anomalous life logger in the 1960s, endlessly snapping Polaroids of the celebrities buzzing around him. “My idea of a good picture is one that’s in focus and of a famous person,” king of Pop Art Andy Warhol once said. Carrying a Polaroid cameraContinue reading “39 Fantastic Andy Warhol Celebrity Polaroids From the 1970s and 1980s”
46 Amazing Portrait Photos of English People From the 1850s
The ambrotype, also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass made by a variant of the wet plate collodion process. Like a print on paper, it is viewed by reflected light. Like the daguerreotype, which it replaced, and like the prints produced by a Polaroid camera, each isContinue reading “46 Amazing Portrait Photos of English People From the 1850s”
45 Stunning Photos of Classic Beauties In Front of their Mirrors
Extraordinary Photos of Coco Chanel during the 1910s and 1920s
“A women who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” – Coco Chanel Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era with popularizing a sporty, casual chic as theContinue reading “Extraordinary Photos of Coco Chanel during the 1910s and 1920s”
37 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Coleen Gray During the 1940s and 1950s
Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in the films Nightmare Alley (1947), Red River (1948), and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956). Gray was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska,[1] her family moved to Hutchinson, Minnesota when she was seven.Continue reading “37 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Coleen Gray During the 1940s and 1950s”
24 Amazing Color Autochrome Portrait Photos of Women During the Early 20th Century
A collection of amazing color portrait photos of women from the early 20th century; these photographs were made on color photographic Autochrome plate technology.
50 Amazing Photos Showing Impressive Beards in the 19th Century
The early 1800s saw a trend for side-whiskers, which became extremely popular – so popular, in fact, that some canny traders began to peddle false whiskers to men who wanted an instant fix. In the 1840s, spurred on by the successes of British cavalry soldiers in the field, men began to grow moustaches in imitationContinue reading “50 Amazing Photos Showing Impressive Beards in the 19th Century”
62 Beautiful Photos of Actress Conchita Montenegro From Between the 1920s and 1940s
Born 1911 as Concepción Andrés Picado in San Sebastian, Spanish model, dancer and actress Conchita Montenegro first worked professionally as a model for the famous painter Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta. During her childhood, she learned classical and Spanish dance. She was credited with revolutionizing the presentation of Spanish dances. Montenegro turned from dancing to dramaticContinue reading “62 Beautiful Photos of Actress Conchita Montenegro From Between the 1920s and 1940s”
