50 Prom Photos That Preserve Awkward Moments Some Teens Would Probably Rather Forget, 1950s
Prom is a special time for most high school students because it typically symbolizes that moment where they realize they don’t have to care about high school anymore. Prom is supposed to be a special time that you remember for…
43 Amazing Color Photographs of New York City in the 1970s
From the time he arrived in the United States from Chile as a college student in 1965, the photographer Camilo José Vergara has been haunting, and haunted by, American cities. Vergara began as a humanistic New York street photographer in the early…
25 Interesting Vintage Photographs That Document Everyday Life of American Teenage Girls in the 1940s
In the life of a 1940s teenager, there was a war going on, but it was something that only seemed to effect their parents. With outside life oblivious to them and marketers still trying to identify this new teen-age demographic…
Holiday Nostalgia Train: Take a Ride on a Vintage 1930s New York Subway Car
The MTA is bringing back Holiday Nostalgia Rides on vintage train cars, with the 1930s R1/9 train cars, which will depart from Second Avenue F train station. Here’s what the New York Transit Museum says: “The Holiday Nostalgia Train consists of eight…
Glamour Girls of the Air: Fascinating Pictures of an Airline Stewardess Essay in 1958
The rather odd education that the girls are getting is preparing them for one of the most coveted careers open to young American women in the 1950s. They all want to be airline stewardesses. The job they want does not…
The huge mobile phones of the old days, 1970-1990
Jeanne Bauer walks with a DynaTAC on 6th Avenue in New York, accompanied by John Mitchell, the Motorola engineer behind the phone. 1973. The history of proto mobile phones goes back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued in Kentucky for…
Carroll O’Connor: Acting Icon with Unforgettable Roles
Carroll O’Connor, born on August 2, 1924, was a highly versatile and accomplished actor known for his iconic roles and significant impact on television. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Archie Bunker in the groundbreaking sitcom “All in…
The Statue of Liberty: The story in pictures of the Mother of Exiles, 1875-2000
An 1875 image of Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the creator of the Statue of Liberty, posing with a visitor while the statue was under construction inside a Paris studio. The Statue of Liberty, officially Liberty Enlightening the World, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi…
Leisure Suit: The Outfit That Defined the 1970s Men’s Fashion
A leisure suit is a casual suit consisting of a shirt-like jacket and matching trousers, often associated with American-influenced fashion and fads of the 1970s. When it comes to the disco-heavy 1970s, one fashion trend jumps to mind — leisure…
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