Marilyn Monroe and screenwriter Arthur Miller on set of the film ‘The Misfits’, 1961. Two little girls reading a board advertising carrots instead of ice lollies, 1941. Wartime shortages made such substitutions a necessity.
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Amazing Portrait Photos of African-American Women in the 19th Century
Throughout the early nineteenth century, African Americans formed a substantial minority of inhabitants of the United States; 15 to 18 percent of the total population were free or enslaved black people. In 1800, there were about one million black people living in the country; by 1850, that number had grown to about 3.6 million. WhiteContinue reading “Amazing Portrait Photos of African-American Women in the 19th Century”
Vintage Portraits of a Young and Beautiful Akiko Wakabayashi in the 1960s
Akiko Wakabayashi (born December 13, 1939) is a retired Japanese actress. She is best known in English-speaking countries for her role as Bond girl Aki in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Before this, she had made many films in her native Japan, especially Toho Studio’s monster films, such as Dagora, theContinue reading “Vintage Portraits of a Young and Beautiful Akiko Wakabayashi in the 1960s”
Homes of the Future: A Look Back at Charles Schridde’s Stunning ‘60s Ads For Motorola
Charles Schridde was born in 1926 and grew up in rural Illinois. He was an artist from an early age and received a scholarship to the Chicago Art Institute when he was age 17. He began at the institute, but was then enlisted in the Navy for two years. When he returned from the Navy,Continue reading “Homes of the Future: A Look Back at Charles Schridde’s Stunning ‘60s Ads For Motorola”
40 Incredible Colorized Photos Show What Life in America Looked Like during the 1930s and 1940s
Street kids at play, Georgetown, Washington D.C., Summer 1935 The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, the “Black Tuesday”, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions ofContinue reading “40 Incredible Colorized Photos Show What Life in America Looked Like during the 1930s and 1940s”
Yesterday Today: September 4
Jim Morrison, 1968 A heavily-armed patrol of ‘L’ Detachment SAS in their jeeps in the North African Desert, January 1943. A Fireman’s Bicycle from the year 1905. A Rare 1947 Labatt Brewing Co. Streamliner, one of the coolest delivery trucks ever built. Nirvana’s first photo shoot as a band, 1988 Grandpa Munster reading a PlayghoulContinue reading “Yesterday Today: September 4”
Anthony Steel: One of Britain’s Most Popular Matinee-Idols During the Early 1950s
Born 1920 in London, England, British actor and singer Anthony Steel was best known for his appearances in British war films of the 1950s such as The Wooden Horse (1950) and Where No Vultures Fly, and his marriage to Anita Ekberg. Steel was described as “a glorious throwback to the Golden Age of Empire… theContinue reading “Anthony Steel: One of Britain’s Most Popular Matinee-Idols During the Early 1950s”
30 Stunning Vintage Photos of Anna May Wong in the 1930s
Anna May Wong (born Wong Liu Tsong) was an American actress, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Wong became interested in movies at a very young age and decided to pursue a film career. During the silent film era,Continue reading “30 Stunning Vintage Photos of Anna May Wong in the 1930s”
30 Amazing Photos Show Street Scenes of Amsterdam During the 1930s
Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. It is colloquially referred to as the “Venice of the North”, attributed by the large number of canals which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam is well known for its nightlife and festival activity; with several of its nightclubs (Melkweg, Paradiso) among theContinue reading “30 Amazing Photos Show Street Scenes of Amsterdam During the 1930s”
Abolitionist Button, ca. 1850s
Abolitionist Button is an early photography daguerreotype and gold photographic print created from between the 1840s to the 1850s. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is in the public domain, and tagged jewelry and political work. This miniature daguerreotype shows two hands resting on a book. The photographContinue reading “Abolitionist Button, ca. 1850s”
