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50 Vintage Photos of People Wearing Bathing Suits From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

By the end of the 19th century people were flocking to the oceanside beaches for popular seaside activities such as swimming, surf bathing, and diving. The clumsy Victorian-style bathing costumes were becoming burdensome. A need for a new style bathing suits that retained modesty but was free enough to allow the young lady to engageContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos of People Wearing Bathing Suits From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”

39 Amazing Portrait Photos of Mexican People in the 1860s

Here’s a photo album of Mexican occupationals made by the studio “Cruces y Campa” in the 1860s. The album contains portraits of occupations, vendors and marketeers. Antíoco Cruces and Luis Campa made a brilliant career as photographers in Mexico City from between the years of 1862 and 1877. Their studio called Art Photography was locatedContinue reading “39 Amazing Portrait Photos of Mexican People in the 1860s”

America’s Sweetheart: 30 Stunning Black and White Portraits of Mary Pickford in the 1910s and 1920s

Mary Pickford, nicknamed “America’s Sweetheart,” was one of the most successful women in the film industry in the early part of the 20th century. She was a successful businesswoman who demanded higher salaries and greater control in her films. Mary Pickford (born Gladys Louise Smith) was born April 8, 1892 in Toronto. Some sources listContinue reading “America’s Sweetheart: 30 Stunning Black and White Portraits of Mary Pickford in the 1910s and 1920s”

50 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Pier Angeli in the 1950s

Born 1932 as Anna Maria Pierangeli in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italian television and film actress Pier Angeli made her film debut in Domani è troppo tardi (1950) after being spotted by director Léonide Moguy and De Sica. Her American cinematographic debut was in the starring role of the 1951 film Teresa, for which she won aContinue reading “50 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Pier Angeli in the 1950s”

70 Amazing Photographs of American Soldiers During the Vietnam War

In the spring of 1965, within weeks of 3,500 American Marines arriving in Vietnam, a 39-year-old Briton named Larry Burrows began work on a feature for LIFE magazine, chronicling the day-to-day experience of U.S. troops on the ground—and in the air—in the midst of the rapidly widening war. In the heat of battle, in theContinue reading “70 Amazing Photographs of American Soldiers During the Vietnam War”

30 Vintage Photos of Female WWII Pilots in the U.S. Army Air Force

During World War II, a select group of young women pilots became pioneers, heroes, and role models… They were the Women Airforce Service Pilots, WASP, the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft. In 1942, the United States was faced with a severe shortage of pilots, and leaders gambled on an experimentalContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Female WWII Pilots in the U.S. Army Air Force”