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Rare Photos of 3-Year-Old Norma Jeane (Later Marilyn Monroe) With Her Family on the Beach of Santa Monica in 1929

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress, model and singer. Famous for playing comedic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era’s sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actressContinue reading “Rare Photos of 3-Year-Old Norma Jeane (Later Marilyn Monroe) With Her Family on the Beach of Santa Monica in 1929”

20 Vintage Photos That Show Travel Trailers During the 1940s and 1950s

Travel trailers and caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture and furnishings and equipment of a home. In the United States, the history of travel trailers can be traced back to the early 1920s, when those who enjoyedContinue reading “20 Vintage Photos That Show Travel Trailers During the 1940s and 1950s”

40 Beautiful Photos of Actress Jeanne Crain in the 1940s and 1950s

Born 1925 in Barstow, California, American actress Jeanne Crain had her first sizable role in Home in Indiana (1944). The film, shot in Technicolor, was popular at the box office and established Crain as a film name. In 1949, Crain appeared in three films. A Letter to Three Wives (1949), in which Crain was oneContinue reading “40 Beautiful Photos of Actress Jeanne Crain in the 1940s and 1950s”

34 Fascinating Photos of Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla (10 July [O.S. 28 June] 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla studied engineering and physics in the 1870s withoutContinue reading “34 Fascinating Photos of Nikola Tesla”

Fascinating Vintage Photos of Rome in the Mid-1950s

These amazing photos were captured by Allan Hailstone on a trip to Rome as a schoolboy with his father and a friend in August 1956. They had been inspired to go after seeing the 1954 movie Three Coins in the Fountain. “Before the advent of cheap airfares and mass tourism, it was easy in 1956Continue reading “Fascinating Vintage Photos of Rome in the Mid-1950s”

40 Vintage Portrait Photos of a Young Petula Clark

Born 1932 in Ewell, Surrey, British singer and actress Petula Clark began her professional career as a child entertainer on BBC Radio during the Second World War. In 1954, she charted with “The Little Shoemaker”, the first of her big UK hits, and within two years she began recording in French. Her international successes haveContinue reading “40 Vintage Portrait Photos of a Young Petula Clark”