Charming Vintage Photos of Roller-Skating Girls From the Mid-20th Century _ US
These endearing snapshots capture the carefree spirit of roller-skating girls, showcasing their charm, elegance, and boundless joy. Rediscover the simple pleasures and timeless appeal of these young skaters from days gone by. The inception of roller skating traces back further…
34 Cool Photos of People Posing With Their Record Players in the 1950s and ’60s _ US
Invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison as a phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone or since the 1940s called a record player, is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. Record players from the…
50 Funny and Interesting Vintage Photos of Everyday Life in the U.S. From the Early 20th Century _ US
These interesting vintage photos captured everyday life in the U.S. from between the 1900s and 1940s: Women and their proposing beaus Children playing with puppets Girls basketball 1931 style Couple with big feet arcade photo Hawaiian Hula beauties Turn of…
25 Amazing Photos Capture Stores of the U.S. in the Early 1940s _ US
The early 1940s were dominated by World War II and its impact on the United States as well as many countries throughout the world. The U.S. experienced a cultural shift when many jobs once occupied by men were left vacant…
The freaky high school fashion of the hippie era seen through rare photos, 1969 _ US
The high school fashion of 1969. These photographs, taken for LIFE magazine in the fall of 1969, explored the “freaky new freedoms” of fashion seen on high school students across the United States. Some of the women show the strong…
Vintage pictures of bizarre vending machines you never knew existed, 1920-1960 _ US
This collection of photographs shows some of the world’s oldest and oddest vending machines. Nowadays almost anything imaginable can now be purchased from the vending machines, however, the trend for automated purchases is nothing new, as these vintage photographs prove….
25 Amazing Photos of U.S. Post Office Buildings From the Early 1900s _ US
The architecture of the United States demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country’s history of over two centuries of independence and former Spanish and British rule. Post office buildings of the United States in…
Vinyl listening booths to discover new music, 1950s _ US
Young men listening to songs in a special listening booth. 1954. Nowadays you can easily listen to new songs on your smartphone using your earphones, but this wasn’t the case in the past. Many music stores in the 1950s introduced…
Preparing and printing the New York Times, 1942 _ US
Long before the age of computerized printing presses and journalists being able to file stories via computer, the process of creating the day’s newspaper was a much more arduous, hand-made process. In September 1942, Office of War Information photographer Marjory…
52 Amazing Vintage Photos That Show the United States in the 1900s _ US
Here is an amazing collection of rarely-seen vintage photos capturing the U.S scenes in the 1900s. The Flatiron Building, New York in 1902 The lakefront from Illinois Central Station, Chicago, 1901 The obelisk in Central Park, New York, circa 1900…