Born 1947 in Hampton, Middlesex, English musician, singer, and songwriter Brian May is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. His compositions for the band include “We Will Rock You”, “Tie Your Mother Down”, “I Want It All”, “Fat Bottomed Girls”,Continue reading “Before Queen – Rare Photos of Teenager Brian May in the Late 1950s and Early 1960s”
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12 Adorable Vintage Photographs of a Very Young Jackie Kennedy Onassis From the 1930s
Before she was a First Lady, Jackie Kennedy was a little girl who loved horses as these pictures show. Jackie Kennedy, née Bouvier, was born in Southampton, Long Island, New York, the daughter of wealthy Wall Street stockbroker John Vernou Bouvier III (1891–1957) and his wife Janet Norton Lee (1907–1989). She had a younger sister,Continue reading “12 Adorable Vintage Photographs of a Very Young Jackie Kennedy Onassis From the 1930s”
Lost Bird, Survivor of the Wounded Knee Massacre, 1890
On 29 December 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, one of America’s most shameful events would take place. In what would become known as the Wounded Knee Massacre the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment would kill nearly 300 men, women, and children of the Lakota nationContinue reading “Lost Bird, Survivor of the Wounded Knee Massacre, 1890”
The Story Behind the Only Known Photograph of Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy Together
Sixty years ago, on Aug. 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died at the age of 36 of an overdose in her Los Angeles home. Just three months prior to her death, Monroe, dressed in a skin-tight, nude-colored dress, sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden ten days before his 45th birthday.Continue reading “The Story Behind the Only Known Photograph of Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy Together”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 7
11 Fantastic Photos of a Young Clint Eastwood in 1956
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, film director, producer, and composer. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his role as the “Man with No Name” in Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy” of Spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero cop HarryContinue reading “11 Fantastic Photos of a Young Clint Eastwood in 1956”
Faces From the Front: Incredible Before and After Photos Show World War I Soldiers’ Horrific Facial Injuries
These incredible before and after photographs show how British and French soldiers had to have their faces completely rebuilt having been maimed during World War One. The photos are part of a book, Faces from the Front, looking at the early development of plastic surgery. It highlights the work of young surgeon Harold Gillies, whoContinue reading “Faces From the Front: Incredible Before and After Photos Show World War I Soldiers’ Horrific Facial Injuries”
Amazing Vintage Photographs of Janis Joplin Posing With Her Colorful 1965 Porsche 356c
Janis Joplin joined up with Big Brother and the Holding Company in 1966, at the height of San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury scene. Success came quickly, and soon the band was headlining now-legendary venues like Filmore West, Winterland, and Avalon Ballroom. By 1968, Janis had the means for some rock star transportation, and paid a Beverly HillsContinue reading “Amazing Vintage Photographs of Janis Joplin Posing With Her Colorful 1965 Porsche 356c”
Dolly Parton Becomes the First Country Singer to Pose for Playboy in 1978
Readers are disappointed when they open the magazine to see the wholesome singer in a Playboy bunny outfit, but with no nudity. Perhaps as a desperate distraction, in some of the shots she’s accompanied by a guy in a rabbit suit looking like some kind of deranged Easter bunny. Dolly Parton became the first countryContinue reading “Dolly Parton Becomes the First Country Singer to Pose for Playboy in 1978”
Awesome Self-Portraits of George Harrison With a Fisheye Lens in India, 1966
George Harrison and his wife Pattie flew from London to Bombay (Mumbai), India in September 1966. The purpose of the visit was for George to take sitar lessons with Ravi Shankar, and for the couple to study yoga. The Harrisons stayed at the Taj Mahal hotel in Bombay, under the names Mr and Mrs SamContinue reading “Awesome Self-Portraits of George Harrison With a Fisheye Lens in India, 1966”
