During the Spring of Nations (a series of revolutions which swept across Europe), Poles took up arms in the Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 to resist Prussian rule. The uprising was suppressed and the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Posen, created from the Prussian partition of Poland, was incorporated into Prussia. In 1863, a new PolishContinue reading “40 Amazing Vintage Portraits of Polish Men in the Late 19th Century”
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Stunning Photos of Actress Piper Laurie in the 1950s
Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs on January 22, 1932) is an American actress. As of 2022, her acting career has spanned over 70 years. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Laurie is known for her roles in the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children ofContinue reading “Stunning Photos of Actress Piper Laurie in the 1950s”
Wonderful Portrait Photos of Actor Peter Lorre From the 1930s & 1940s
Peter Lorre (born László Löwenstein; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was an Austrian-Hungarian and American actor. Lorre began his stage career in Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused anContinue reading “Wonderful Portrait Photos of Actor Peter Lorre From the 1930s & 1940s”
30 Rarely Seen Daguerreotype Portraits of People Smiling
The Daguerreotype, the first widely used photographic process, was invented in 1839. The exposure time in those early days was really long, sometimes lasting up to 15 minutes or so. Way too long to hold a smile. Grinning exercises far too many muscles. People would tire out, change their expression, and ruin the daguerreotype. NoContinue reading “30 Rarely Seen Daguerreotype Portraits of People Smiling”
Handsome Photos of Actor Paul Muni During the 1930s
Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; September 22, 1895[1]– August 25, 1967) was an Austro-Hungarian American stage and film actor who grew up in Chicago. Muni was a five-time Academy Award nominee, with one win. He started his acting career in the Yiddish theater. During the 1930s, he was considered one of the mostContinue reading “Handsome Photos of Actor Paul Muni During the 1930s”
The “Chinese Bardot”: 40 Beautiful Photos of Actress Nancy Kwan During the 1960s
Born 1939 in Hong Kong, Chinese-American actress, philanthropist, and former dancer Nancy Kwan began filming the movie The World of Suzie Wong in London with co-star William Holden in 1960. Owing to Kwan’s perceptible Eurasian appearance, the film’s make-up artists endeavored to make her look more Chinese. Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper wrote that the “scatteringContinue reading “The “Chinese Bardot”: 40 Beautiful Photos of Actress Nancy Kwan During the 1960s”
The Man Who Would Be King: Some Vintage Album Covers of Orion, Elvis Presley’s Masked Doppelganger
“If Elvis is alive, he wears a mask and goes by the name Orion.”Ever heard of Orion? An unknown singer plucked from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight as part of a crazy scheme that had him masquerade as Elvis back from the grave. Jimmy Ellis was born James Hughes Bell in Pascagoula, Mississippi onContinue reading “The Man Who Would Be King: Some Vintage Album Covers of Orion, Elvis Presley’s Masked Doppelganger”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 11
The 1940s (pronounced “nineteen-forties” and commonly abbreviated as “the 40s”) was a decade that began on January 1, 1940, and ended on December 31, 1949. Most of World War II took place in the first half of the decade, which had a profound effect on most countries and people in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. TheContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 11”
Natalie Wood Roller Skating in ‘The Last Married Couple in America’ (1980)
The Last Married Couple in America is a 1980 comedy film released in the US. It was directed by Gilbert Cates, whose most successful film Oh, God! Book II, was released in the same year. The film starred George Segal and Natalie Wood as a California couple in the late 1970s struggling to maintain theirContinue reading “Natalie Wood Roller Skating in ‘The Last Married Couple in America’ (1980)”
32 Daguerreotypes of Mothers Posing With Their Children From the Mid-19th Century
A daguerreotype is a single reversed image, made as a direct positive onto a silvered copper plate. Its reflective surface is an easy way to tell the difference between a daguerreotype and an early photograph taken using a different technique. The image is made of a combination of silver and mercury, resting on that plate.Continue reading “32 Daguerreotypes of Mothers Posing With Their Children From the Mid-19th Century”
