Haunting pictures of Londoners sheltering in the Underground during World War II, 1940-1941
During the Second World War, Londoners of all classes flocked to Underground platforms to keep themselves safe from the destruction that was being wrought above the ground by the German bombers. The Blitz refers to the strategic bombing campaign conducted…
Post-War Photos in Color, 1946
Some amazing color photographs show what life looked life in 1946, just a year after the war’s end. Accident in Geneva, 1946. Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, 1946. Montrose Beach in Chicago, 1946. 1946, Scotland, UK — A man and…
Colorized Photos That Show the Interior of the Moorfield House in Lancashire in 1947
A set of colorized photos from Landstrider1691 that show the interior of Moorfield House on Moorside Road, Swinton, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. The house has twenty-five rooms and 7even acres of gardens. Dining Room, Moorfield House, Moorside Road, Swinton, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK First…
40 Vintage Color Photographs of Liverpool, UK in the 1950s and 1960s
The 1950s was a time of great change in Britain – especially after the immediate post-war austerity years. In Liverpool, massive slum clearance programmes started to change the face of the city, television began to infiltrate people’s lives, and the…
Edwardian London as Seen Through the Eyes of a Russian Tourist
London entered the 20th century at the height of its influence as the capital of the largest empire in history, but the new century was to bring many challenges. London was the largest city in the world from about 1825…
The Most Beautiful but Tragic Actress of Edwardian Era – Stunning Colorized Photos of Gabrielle Ray in the 1900s
Born 1883 as Gabrielle Elizabeth Clifford Cook in Cheadle, Stockport, England, English stage actress, dancer and singer Gabrielle Ray was considered one of the most beautiful actresses on the London stage and became one of the most photographed women in…
Visible Girls: Fascinating Photographs Capture Female Mods, New Romantics, Skinheads and Rockabillies of London in the Early ’80s
In the early 1980s, Anita Corbin photographed the female punks, rockabillies, and mods at London pubs and clubs. Now 35 years on Anita wants to track down her subjects to photograph them again as adults. “Back in the 1980s you couldn’t move…
Barbara Goalen: The Most Photographed Woman in Britain in the Fifties
Born 1921 in British Malaya, Barbara Goalen became a model at the age of 24. She came to international prominence between 1945 and 1954, then gave up her career at the height of her success. Barbara Goalen as a model…
26 Enchanting Color Photographs That Show What Life Was Like in Britain from the 1950s
Britain in 1950 was different, in many ways, from Britain today. The most obvious difference was in the physical fabric of the country. In 1950 the legacy of the Second World War was still everywhere to be seen. In the…
70 Fascinating Vintage Color Photographs That Capture Life in Leeds in the 1970s
A glimpse into 1970s Leeds is captured on these nostalgic images which show a very different city to the one we know. The photographs were taken by Eric Miles. Shoppers crossing Lands Lane. Opposite the Parkinson Building on Woodhouse Lane –…