Year: 2024

1930s: One of the Best Periods of Women Hat Fashion

If the 1920s was considered the boom for women clothing fashion, the 1930s was the period of hat styles. They were not only beautiful, unique but also diversity of styles. Let’s see these 81 beautiful hats for women and choose…

Old Photos of St Paul’s Cathedral, London

St Paul’s Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of…

29 Fascinating Black and White Photographs That Capture Scenes of London Youth Culture in the Late 1950s and Early 1960s

Britain has one of the most innovative and vibrant youth cultures in the world. It has come to define post-colonial British identity and it has helped to make London the cultural and commercial capital of Europe. This course will examine…

19 Interesting Vintage Pictures of Londoners Sunbathing

12th July 1952: From left to right, Windmill Girls Lesley Wade, Maureen O’Dea and Lee Pearson drinking tea on the sunny rooftop of the Windmill Theatre in London’s West End. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images) An ambulance man on…

Everyday Life in England During the 1950s-60s Through John Gay’s Lens

John Gay, born Hans Göhler (1909-1999), came to England in 1935. He was one of the generation of German emigres who made a contribution to British culture and academia. After a period of war service, he established himself as a…

Grainy and Gorgeous: 26 Wonderful Black and White Photos of Life in London in 1973

These snapshots of London in 1973 were taken by Belfast-born photographer Norman Craig. “I worked in a lot of different buildings in the City from the 1970s to the 1990s.” Craig shared. “It’s likely I took some snaps in those…

Pictures of the 1951 Festival of Britain on the South Bank in London

The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition held throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. It was organised by the government to give the British a feeling of recovery in the aftermath of war and to promote the British…

Affascinanti foto vintage in bianco e nero di Napoli negli anni ’50 – TS

Napoli è il capoluogo della regione Campania e la terza città più grande d’Italia, dopo Roma e Milano. Il centro storico della città, che è il più grande del suo genere in Europa ed è stato dichiarato Patrimonio dell’Umanità dall’UNESCO, trasuda…

Incredibili fotografie a colori dell’Italia tra gli anni ’10 e ’30 – TS

Hans Hildenbrand (1870–1957) era un fotografo tedesco famoso per aver scattato fotografie a colori durante la prima guerra mondiale. Il suo omologo francese è considerato Jules Gervais-Courtellemont. Hildenbrand era un fotografo per il National Geographic dopo la guerra. Queste sono alcune…

Tính cách của người “Sài Gòn ngày xưa” qua những mẩu chuyện ngắn được người xưa kể lại _ GXNC

Lâu nay, trong nhiều bài νiết, tính ᴄáᴄh ᴄủa người Sài Gòn, ᴄả xưa νà nay, đều đượᴄ nhiều người mô tả là nồng hậu, thân thiện, hiếu kháᴄh, νui νẻ, dễ ᴄhịu, hào sảng νà phóng khoáng, thẳng thắn…