The idea of a spectacle that exploits people with severe physical deformities and abnormalities, better known as a “freak show,” has existed for centuries. However, these shows only really started to take off as the traveling shows that most of us now recognize in the 1800s, when they traveled to towns with lurid banners advertisingContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos Of “Freak Shows” From The Past”
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20 Amazing Portraits of French Actresses Taken During the 1950s and 1960s
Though brought up in a family mostly interested in scientific studies, Thérèse Le Prat, born Thérèse Cahen in 1895 in Pantin, was taught literature and music. When she divorced the publisher Guillaume Le Prat in the early 1930, he offered her a really good camera, and she started photography. Thanks to her dawning talent andContinue reading “20 Amazing Portraits of French Actresses Taken During the 1950s and 1960s”
42 Lovely Vintage Photos of Little Girls With Their Kittens in the Early 20th Century
39 Wonderful Fashion Photos From 1946-1956
29 Cheesy Portraits of David Hasselhoff From the 1980s
David Hasselhoff knows the score and it seems he is always winning. With those baby blue eyes, German perm and Persian rug chest hair, they don’t call him the Night Rider for nothing. The only question is… can you handle this much Hoff? Well can you? David Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, and producer,Continue reading “29 Cheesy Portraits of David Hasselhoff From the 1980s”
The Model in Britain’s Sex-and-Spy Profumo Scandal: 22 Vintage Photos of Christine Keeler in the 1960s
Christine Keeler (1942–2017, Orpington, Kent) was an English model who, as one of the central figures in the Profumo affair, contributed to the collapse of the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. At age 16, Keeler left home and moved to London to work as a fashion model. Over the next two years she took aContinue reading “The Model in Britain’s Sex-and-Spy Profumo Scandal: 22 Vintage Photos of Christine Keeler in the 1960s”
25 Incredible Photographs of Backstage During Bob Dylan’s 1975 Tour ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’
Photographer Ken Regan took almost 14,000 photographs during his time with Bob Dylan’s tour Rolling Thunder Revue. He had complete, unrestricted and exclusive access during that year of 1975. Regan was the sole photographer on the tour, which included music greats Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and T-Bone Burnett. Poet Allen Ginsberg andContinue reading “25 Incredible Photographs of Backstage During Bob Dylan’s 1975 Tour ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’”
26 Interesting Photographs of Youth in Newcastle, England during the Early 1980s
15 Vintage Photos Show Beautiful Bridal Fashion in the 1960s
Weddings looked so cool and classic back then. These old pictures of brides in the 1960’s are even more romantic as they show beautiful brides in their classic gowns at the happiest moments of their lives. Bridal fashion has changed so much but it seems that nothing can replicate this timeless beauty.
Before and After They Were Famous: 18 Amusing Childhood Pictures of Your Favorite Rock Stars
Sometimes it’s important to remember that every musician starts as an amateur. Before they hit the stage and the big time, they were young and a little bit awkward. Here’s a gallery of 18 before and after pictures of your favorite rock stars.
