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67 Amazing Photos of Afghanistan during the 1960s before the Taliban
When you think of Afghanistan, you probably don’t think of short skirts, nice cars and liberal lifestyles, but just as Iran looked very different in the 1970s, these fascinating pictures show that Afghanistan in the 1960s was a very different country than the one that exists today. The pictures were taken by American university professorContinue reading “67 Amazing Photos of Afghanistan during the 1960s before the Taliban”
50 Magnificent Photos of Cities of the World During the 19th and 20th Century
27 Amazing Historical Photos of Life in Cairo from between the 1860s and 1880s
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.3 million, is the largest metropolitan area in the Arab world, the second largest in Africa, and the sixth largest in the world. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancientContinue reading “27 Amazing Historical Photos of Life in Cairo from between the 1860s and 1880s”
71 Wonderful Color Photos Showing Life in the United States during the 1950s
33 Amazing Vintage 1950s Street Photos of NYC And Chicago
Vivian Maier, an excellent New York street photographer who took thousand of photos in the 1950s and 60s, was left woefully unacknowledged during her time. It was only in 2011, two years after her death, that her photos were recognized for their raw beauty in a collection published by historian and collector John Maloof. MaloofContinue reading “33 Amazing Vintage 1950s Street Photos of NYC And Chicago”
