Female Short Pants in the 1950s: The Day When the Shorts Were “Short Shorts” _ US
The 1950s decade was the first decade that embraced women wearing shorts for more than just beach wear. 1950s shorts came in several lengths and styles to fit a variety of leisure activities women enjoyed. The shortest of the 1950s…
Vintage Snapshots Capture Daily Life of Venice Beach, Los Angeles in the 1930s _ US
Venice is a residential, commercial and recreational beachfront neighborhood on the Westside of the city of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1905 as a seaside resort town and was an independent city until 1926, when it merged with Los…
Wonderful Color Photos of Daily Life in Florida in the 1940s _ US
Joseph Janney Steinmetz was an American commercial photographer whose images appeared in publications including the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Look, Time, Holiday, Collier’s, and Town & Country. He documented scenes of American life including the wealthy and middle-class Americans, including Floridians. After moving to Sarasota, Florida in…
Fascinating Vintage Photographs Captured of Daily Life of the New York Police Department in the 1970s _ US
1978. Police officer playing with the children in Harlem. 1972. Detention facilities. 1978. Investigators from the 9th Precinct with his lieutenant Edward Manetho. 1978. The police are trying to help fallen from overdose addict. 1978. The police intervened when a…
Interesting Black and White Photos Capture Daily Life in San Francisco, 1943 _ US
Here’s a collection of interesting black and white photographs of daily life in San Francisco during wartime. All photographs were taken by LIFE photographer Meith Hagel in 1943. Daily Life in San Francisco, 1943 Daily Life in San Francisco, 1943 Daily Life…
Between Training and Resting: Stunning Vintage Photographs Capture Daily Life of the Circus Girls of Sarasota in 1949 _ US
In 1949, LIFE magazine sent famed photographer Nina Leen to document the daily life of a sassy troupe of young women who had run off and joined the famous Barnum & Bailey Circus in Sarasota, Fla. What developed was a portrait of…
30 Best Photos of Women Wearing Trousers in the 1930s _ US
Trousers or pants first appear in recorded history among nomadic steppe-people in Western Europe. Archaeological evidence suggests that men and women alike wore pants in that cultural context. However, for much of modern history, the use of trousers has been…
22 Vintage Photos That Will Make You See the 1940s Differently _ US
With much of the decade dominated by World War II, the 1940s have not gone down in history as the happiest of times. But the ’40s had much more to them than war. Swing dancing, jazz, fabulous fashion, classic film,…
1940s Printing Technique: When Printing Photos on Fabric Was the Next Big Thing _ US
In the 1940s, men and women had been pushing the technical limits of photography ever since the medium was born, well over a century before — but no one , it seems, had ever bothered to devote the energy, time…
40 Elegant Photos of Young Women in Prom Dresses From the 1940s _ US
In 1939, Gone with the Wind came to theaters with amazing success. Suddenly, fashion turned back in time to the Victorian age, especially formal gowns and dresses, which embraced fitted bodices, puffed sleeves (or sleevelessness), and large full skirts. The economy still…