Vintage Photos of People Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in New York City During the 1940s and 1950s _ US
The New York City St. Patrick’s Parade is the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world. These vintage photographs capture New York City St. Patrick’s parades during the 1940s and 1950s: Wide World photographer Carl Donnelly Nesensohn…
17 Vintage Photographs Show Women Wearing Crazy Easter Bonnets in the Mid-20th Century _ US
There is something freeing about wearing a chicken or a bunny or carton of eggs on your head! Even if you don’t celebrate Easter as a religious holiday, Spring is something we all celebrate, and what better way to help…
Vintage Photos of Halloween Parties in the Early 20th Century _ US
Halloween is a popular holiday that takes place on October 31. In the United States and Canada, children dress in costumes and go trick-or-treating. Many people carve jack-o’-lanterns out of pumpkins. Halloween parties for children feature fortunetelling, mock haunted houses,…
Jane Withers: One of the Most Popular Child Stars in Hollywood in the 1930s and Early 1940s _ US
Born 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia, American actress and children’s radio show host Jane Withers began her entertainment career at the age of three and, during the Golden Age of Radio, hosted her own children’s radio program in her home city…
See How Kids Used to Celebrate Halloween From the 1930s Through the 1980s _US
Classic Halloween traditions like dressing up and carving pumpkins have been around for a while. Here, check out how kids in decades past celebrated the year’s spookiest day. 07 Oct 1930 — Children carve their own pumpkins for Halloween on…
40 Vintage Photos Show What Men Wore in the 1930s _ US
The Great Depression and World War II bookended the 1930s, but fashion flourished anyway during this decade. Inexpensive fabrics, affordable catalog clothing, and homespun ingenuity let anyone copy styles previously worn by the wealthy. The male silhouette in this period…
35 Interesting Vintage Snapshots of 1960s Women With Bouffant Hairstyle _ US
A bouffant is a type of hairstyle characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides. The modern bouffant, considered by one source to have been invented by British celebrity…
Rare Color Photos Depict Life in the US During the Great Depression, 1939-1941 _ US
The Great Depression, a somber epoch in American history, is often characterized by the stark imagery of hardship. Traditionally, these images have been captured in grainy black and white, offering a glimpse into an era defined by Hoovervilles, snaking unemployment…
Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of the U.S Just After the Great Depression by Marion Post _ US
Born 1910 in New Jersey, American photographer Marion Post worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression documenting poverty and deprivation. Post’s photographs for the FSA often explore the political aspects of poverty and deprivation. They also often…
35 Fabulous Photos of Marion Martin in the 1930s and ’40s _ US
Born 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American actress Marion Martin made her film debut in She’s My Lillie, I’m Her Willie and subsequently played minor roles, often as showgirls. By the end of the decade she had played leading female roles in several…