Shelley Winters (born August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She won two Academy Awards for her supporting roles in Hollywood films, but her zany, wisecracking real-life persona entertained a much larger audience over the years as a frequent talk-show guest. Winters nevertheless left behindContinue reading “20 Stunning Black and White Photos of Shelley Winters When She Was Young in the 1940s and 1950s”
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18 Amazing Mugshots of Men and Women From Sacramento during the Early 20th Century
Murder and mayhem have long fascinated photographers and film aficionados, and are also inextricably linked with collectors of vernacular photography. But, how did the mugshot become a fine-art collectible? For New York-based collector and curator Mark Michaelson the answer is personal. In an interview with the New York Daily News he noted, “I’m looking forContinue reading “18 Amazing Mugshots of Men and Women From Sacramento during the Early 20th Century”
23 Amazing Vintage Photos of Actress & Model Tamara Dobson During the 1960s & 1970s
Tamara Janice Dobson (May 14, 1947 – October 2, 2006) was an American actress and fashion model. Beginning her career in modeling during the late 1960s, Dobson became best known for her title role as government agent Cleopatra “Cleo” Jones the 1973 Blaxploitation film Cleopatra Jones and its 1975 sequel Cleopatra Jones and the CasinoContinue reading “23 Amazing Vintage Photos of Actress & Model Tamara Dobson During the 1960s & 1970s”
31 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Stewardess Uniforms from the 1960s and 1970s
52 Stunning Photos of Actress Terry Moore in the 1940s and 1950s
Born 1929, in Glendale, California, as Helen Luella Koford, American film and television actress Terry Moore worked as a child model before making her film debut in Maryland in 1940. She was billed as Judy Ford, Jan Ford, and January Ford before taking Terry Moore as her name in 1948. She is one of theContinue reading “52 Stunning Photos of Actress Terry Moore in the 1940s and 1950s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Wartime Weddings of Soldiers of World War 2
The war years of 1939 to 1945 were filled with romance amid pain and suffering. During World War II many women arranged wartime weddings within a few days to accommodate a boyfriend coming home on a 24 hour leave, before being sent to combat. Frequently there was no time to get a special dress andContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Wartime Weddings of Soldiers of World War 2”
55 Beautiful Photos of Yvonne de Carlo from between the 1940s and 1960s.
A vibrant, full-bodied performer with a rich voice and a lushly sensuous if somewhat odd beauty, Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007) achieved stardom in the 1940s in some of the more bizarre escapism of that era. Yvonne De Carlo was a Canadian born American actress, singer, and dancer whose career spanned more than seven decades. AContinue reading “55 Beautiful Photos of Yvonne de Carlo from between the 1940s and 1960s.”
26 Vintage Photos of the Playsuit: The Popular Fashion of Young Women From the 1940s
A playsuit was a one-piece romper. The top resembled a button-down blouse that would come in at the waist and extend into shorts. Teens and grown women during the 1940s wore what were actually called playsuits. Vintage playsuits were worn outdoors – either at the beach, in the backyard to catch some sun or forContinue reading “26 Vintage Photos of the Playsuit: The Popular Fashion of Young Women From the 1940s”
27 Amazing Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Alligators in the Early 20th Century
During the first few decades of the 20th century, the people of Los Angeles had alligator fever. Starting in 1907, alligator rides, feedings, and trained alligator shows were all the rage, thanks to “Alligator Joe” Campbell and Francis Earnest, proprietors of the California Alligator Farm—one of the longest-running, and strangest, amusements in the city ofContinue reading “27 Amazing Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Alligators in the Early 20th Century”
45 Stunning Photos of Actress Paulette Goddard in the 1930s
Born 1910 as Marion Levy, American actress Paulette Goddard was a child fashion model and a performer in several Broadway productions as a Ziegfeld Girl. She signed her first film contract with producer Samuel Goldwyn to appear as a Goldwyn Girl in Whoopee! (1930), and then appeared in City Streets (1931), Ladies of the BigContinue reading “45 Stunning Photos of Actress Paulette Goddard in the 1930s”
