50 Romantic Images of Young and Sweet Couples in Love During the 1930s and 1940s _ US-LGT
You have to bear of these somewhat sappy images of couples being all lovey-dovey. The photographs show couples who were young and in love during the 1930s and 1940s. They are collected from the awesome archive of LIFE magazine. It’s not just…
Rare Color Photographs of Hippie Peddlers on the Streets of New York City in the Late 1960s _ US-LGT
We’re not sure what the criteria was to be labelled a Hippy in LIFE magazine, perhaps it was having a hairstyle that was over two inches long, as some of these street vendors from a photo set titled Hippie Peddlers don’t look like hippies….
40 Fascinating Pics Show What Parties Looked Like in the 1950s _ US-LGT
The 1950s was a time when drive-ins, diners and poodle skirts were all the rage. Enjoy this simple time once more through these fascinating photos of the fifties parties. Partie Like 1950s Partie Like 1950s Partie Like 1950s Partie Like…
27 Historical Photos That Show Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the 1930s _ US-LGT
Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge began with the groundbreaking ceremony on July 9, 1933. Discussion of connecting both sides of the Bay with a bridge began in the early part of the 20th century. In 1929, the California…
25 Vintage Snapshots of New Year’s Eve Parties in the 1950s and 1960s _ US-LGT
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve, also known as Old Year’s Day or Saint Sylvester’s Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day…
Feathered Hair: The Popular Haircut in the 1970s and Early ’80s _ US-LGT
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…
The Sexiest Knees in America: The Curious Story of Mack Sennett’s Bathing Beauties From the 1910s and 1920s _ UK-LGT
In 1915, up-and-coming silent film actor and director Mack Sennett had a bold idea: He would form a bevy of young women to appear as a comedic element in his short films and for promotions across America. The group, to…
The Pioneers of Preppy: Seven Prestigious American Women’s Colleges Gave Us a Way of Dressing That’s Still Going Strong Today _ US-LGT
In the 1930s, women attending the Seven Sisters colleges began rebelling against the dress code restrictions, eventually developing a new, empowering style of clothing: preppy. The Seven Sisters-a prestigious group of American colleges: Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith,…
40 Viпtage Sпaps of Yoᴜпg Girls With Very Big Hair iп the 1980s _ US-LGT
The 1980s caп be categorized as a decade of excess. The пew geпeratioп of yoᴜпg people placed a heavy emphasis oп iпdividᴜality, materialism aпd coпsᴜmerism, all of which was reflected iп the popᴜlar fashioпs aпd hairstyles of the time. As…
Beautiful Women’s Factory Fashions Designed by Tina Leser, 1953 _ US-LGT
In April 1953 about 16 million Americans worked in manufacturing jobs—many more than today, where the number is about 11 million. And roughly a quarter of those workers back then were women. Many work near moving machinery or poisonous dusts…