The Midi Skirts: How One of Today’s Top Trends Caused a 1970s Fashion War _ US
Despite its resurgence today, the midi skirt was a contentious new style when introduced at the turn of the 1970s. The midi skirt was a popular length in the 1940s, a fashion decade known for its elegance and grace. By…
Feathered Hair: The Popular Haircut in the 1970s and Early ’80s _ US
Feathered hair is a hairstyling technique that was popular in the 1970s and the early 1980s. It was designed for straight hair. The hair was layered, with either a side or a center parting. The hair would be brushed back…
Fashion in Washington University in St. Louis in 1944 _ US
Fashion in St. Louis. Photographed by LIFE photographer Nina Leen in 1944. Students writng notes in what may be fashion class outside Brookings Hall, the most recognizable building on the Danforth Campus, Washington University in St. Louis.
Amazing Vintage Photos Captured Inside the WTC’s Windows on the World, the Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World _ US
Windows on the World opened in 1976 on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower. The restaurant was renowned for its floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. It served food from all over the…
50 Vintage Photographs That Capture Suburban Life in New York State in the 1940s _ US
In the postwar era, many Americans moved away from cities and into suburbs, helped by GI Bill benefits that guarantied home loans. Techniques of mass production made it possible to build homes faster and cheaper than ever before. Using an…
Classic Hollywood Blonde Bombshell: Glamorous Photos of Carroll Baker in the 1950s and 1960s _ US
Born 1931 and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, American actress of film, stage, and television Carroll Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954, where she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in the film of Tennessee Williams’s Baby…
Jack Earle of El Paso, One of the World’s Tallest Humans, Stood at 7 Feet, 6.5 Inches _ US
Jack Earle was born Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich on 3 July 1906 in Denver, Colorado, and he died 18 July 1952 in El Paso Texas. He was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer. In March 1939, during the Wadlow/Humberd…
Detroit’s I-94 Uniroyal Tire Was Once a Giant Ferris Wheel at the 1964 NY World’s Fair _ US
The Uniroyal Giant Tire was created by the Uniroyal Tire Company for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, where it functioned as a Ferris wheel. Since 1966 it has served as a static display in Allen Park, Michigan, alongside Interstate…
21 Fascinating Vintage Photos That Capture Kids Playing on the Streets of New York City in the 1940s _ US
These interesting black and white photos below were taken by LIFE photographer Ralph Morse around streets of New York City in June, 1947… Girls playing hopscotch in the street. Young boy playing w. his orange crate scooter which he just made by…
40 Cool Pics Show Gifts That Children Often Received on the ’50s and ’60s Christmas _ US
Which gifts did children often get on Christmas in the 1950s and ’60s? Check out these cool snaps to see. Was this article helpful? Yes No Related articles 14 Historical Photos That Show the Evolution of Television From the 1920s…