Amazing Views of Esso Northumbria Tanker Under Construction at Wallsend, UK in 1969 _ UK
The Esso Northumbria was the first of a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyneside, in 1969. When launched on May 2, 1969 by Princess Anne it was the largest vessel to have been…
40 Incredible Color Photographs That Show What Life Was Really Like in Britain in the 1950s _ UK
Unemployment was very low in the 1950s and it was a long period of prosperity. In the early part of the decade, there was still rationing. However, food rationing ended in 1954. In the 1950s living standards in Britain rose…
36 Fascinating Black and White Photos Capture Lives of Belfast Kids From the Late 1980s _ UK
The United Kingdom in the 1980s was a time of turmoil, with severe recession and mass unemployment leading to widespread distress and resistance. Following a period of economic slowdown and industrial strife in the 1970s, the Conservative government of the…
23 Romantic Vintage Photos of Couples in the UK in the 1950s _ UK
Take a look back at vintage lovers in the United Kingdom through 23 fascinating vintage photographs below: A couple looking across the Thames, London. (FPG) A couple in Hyde park. (Cornell Capa) A couple out in the fields. (Hulton-Deutsch) A…
21 Lovely Vintage Photos of Cute Kids in Melbourne from the 1940s-50s
Here is a lovely collection of children from Melbourne taken between the 1940s and 1950s. Cute Kids in Melbourne from the 1940s-50s Cute Kids in Melbourne from the 1940s-50s Cute Kids in Melbourne from the 1940s-50s Cute Kids in Melbourne…
The Tasman Bridge Disaster Occurred in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1975
The Tasman Bridge was open to traffic in August 1964 in Hobart, the capital city of Australia’s island state of Tasmania. It was a four-lane, high level concrete bridge constructed with a central navigation span for shipping. Prior to 1964,…
An Amazing Photo Diary From Two Women Who Traveled Around Australia in a VW in 1963
Spelio had these slides to sort, and the diary to Blog one day. He scaned them ready for Betty’s 90th birthday in Mrach 2014, 50 years since the trip. “Two of my aunts Dorothy and Betty drove around Australia in their…
Vintage Australian Fashion of the 1930s
Young women running over a sand dune on an unidentified beach, ca. 1935 Young people enjoying a day at the beach, ca. 1938 Friends posing on Kirra Beach, 1938 Beachgoers at Burleigh Heads, 1938 Group of mates riding in a…
Vintage Photos of Horse Drawn Omnibus in Australia From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
In the 1880s Sydney’s main streets were laid with durable hardwood blocks. The city was filled with the sound of steel-tyred buses and other vehicles rumbling over these blocks, accompanied by the clip clopping of countless horses’ hooves. The horse…
Summer Under Southern Skies of Australia in the 1940s
These are beautiful vintage photos that show the life in southern Australia in the 1940s. Relaxing under the summer sun in Townsville Diving into Sydney Harbor under summer skies Cooling down with an ice block under summer skies in New…