Born from the imagination of Lee Iacocca, vice president and general manager of the Ford Division, the first Ford Mustang debuted on April 17, 1964 at the World’s Fair in New York. This Mustang, which was available as a coupe or convertible, featured chrome wrap around bumpers, a lengthened hood, and a shortened rear deck.Continue reading “37 Vintage Photos of People Posing With Their 1960s Mustang”
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34 Incredible Colorized Photos Reveal What Life Was Like for French Soldiers During World War I
Artist Frederic Duriez has redefined World War One as we know it by Photoshopping colourless photos. Each snap has had different tones layered on top of the original photographs to bring new depth. They offer an alternative look at the conflict that ravaged the world between 1914 and 1918. The majority of Duirez’s photos focusContinue reading “34 Incredible Colorized Photos Reveal What Life Was Like for French Soldiers During World War I”
30 Amazing Photos of Female Partisans and Resistance Fighters During World War II
Role of women in organized opposition to the German occupiers of France and the Vichy Regime during World War II. The French Resistance, in which women played an integral role, consisted of various forms of opposition to Nazi and pro-Nazi rule in occupied and Vichy France during World War II. Resistance against the Nazis andContinue reading “30 Amazing Photos of Female Partisans and Resistance Fighters During World War II”
30 Beautiful Actresses from the Edwardian Era
39 Gorgeous Photos of Actress & Muse Edie Sedgwick During the 1960s
Edie Sedgwick, American model, actress and muse to Andy Warhol, was a regular at The Factory and a 1960s fashion icon. Sedgwick became known as “The Girl of the Year” in 1965 after starring in several of Warhol’s short films in the 1960s. She was dubbed an “It Girl”, while Vogue magazine also named herContinue reading “39 Gorgeous Photos of Actress & Muse Edie Sedgwick During the 1960s”
30 Amazing Early Portrait Photos From the Victorian Era
British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) has been described as one of the Finest portraitists of the nineteenth century-in any medium. Raised in a well-connected and creative family, Cameron led an unconventional life for a woman of the Victorian age. After devoting herself to an artistic and literary salon at her home on the IsleContinue reading “30 Amazing Early Portrait Photos From the Victorian Era”
28 Early Color Portrait Photos From the 1910s
It’s amazing how easy it is to picture the past in black and white. Even when we know of course it was as colorful as today, it’s still striking to come across the shots that demonstrate this. Somehow color makes it feel so much nearer. Autochromes, the main process of color photography for the firstContinue reading “28 Early Color Portrait Photos From the 1910s”
53 Stunning Vintage Photos of Dorothy Lamour in the 1930s and 1940s
The American actress and singer quit school at 14 to help support her family and began entering beauty pageants and was crowned ‘Miss New Orleans’, in 1931. In 1935, Dorothy Lamour went on tour with Herbie Kay’s orchestra which led her to obtain her own musical program on the radio. In 1936, she moved toContinue reading “53 Stunning Vintage Photos of Dorothy Lamour in the 1930s and 1940s”
The Last Ziegfeld Girl: 33 Rare Photographs of Doris Eaton Travis From the 1920s
Doris Eaton Travis (1904-2010) was an American dancer, stage and film actress, dance instructor, writer, and rancher, who was the last of the acclaimed Ziegfeld girls. Travis began performing onstage as a young child, and made her Broadway debut at the age of 13, and joined the famed Ziegfeld Follies as the youngest Ziegfeld girlContinue reading “The Last Ziegfeld Girl: 33 Rare Photographs of Doris Eaton Travis From the 1920s”
14 Vintage Photographs of Debbie Harry Posing With Her Cars in the Late 1970s
In 1979, the pop world was agog over a New Wave band fronted by an aggressive and slightly loopy blonde female singer known as Debbie Harry. The band was Blondie. Their hits were legion. From the breakthrough album “Parallel Lines” in 1978 alone they had Hanging On the Telephone, One Way or Another, Sunday GirlContinue reading “14 Vintage Photographs of Debbie Harry Posing With Her Cars in the Late 1970s”
