Airship R33 in amazing pictures, 1919-1925
The British airship R33 in its hangar as it prepares for its first-ever flight at an aerodrome in Barlow, Yorkshire. 1919. The airship R33 was built by Armstrong Whitworth and was completed after the end of the First World War….
Rollermania! 45 Interesting Photos of Roller Disco in the 1970s and 1980s
A roller disco is a discothèque or skating rink where all the dancers wear roller skates of some kind. The music played is modern and easily danceable, historically disco but in modern times including almost any form of dance music…
Pictures of Women’s Fashions in the 1960s and 1970s
The 1960s was the era of rising hemlines and the mini skirts. Up until the 1960s hemlines were at an acceptable knee height with the introduction of the ’60s hemlines grew shorter this created controversy when they first appeared exposing…
Portraits of Beautiful Young Girls Featured on the ‘Top of the Pops’ Album Covers of the First 40 Volumes
Beginning in 1968 and running for some 92 volumes through into the eighties, the Top of the Pops albums formed one of the longest series of record releases in the U.K. Issued every few weeks, each new Top of the Pops album brought together…
Vintage Color Snapshots of Birmingham in the 1960s
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. In the last 200 years, from a market town of Warwickshire, Birmingham has risen into the fastest-growing city of the 19th century, spurred on by a combination of…
The “Princess of Pop”: 30 Gorgeous Photos Show Fashion Styles of Kylie Minogue in the 1980s
Born 1968 and raised in Melbourne, Australian-British singer, songwriter and actress Kylie Minogue has worked and lived in the United Kingdom since the 1990s. She achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, where she played tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson….
Black and White Photos of Glastonbury Festival in 1982
Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, in England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have…
Sabrina, Britain’s Answer to Marilyn Monroe: 25 Black and White Portraits of Norma Ann Sykes in the 1950s and 1960s
Norma Ann Sykes (1936–2016) was a 1950s English glamour model who progressed to a minor film career. She was best known for her hourglass figure of 42.5-inch (108 cm) breasts coupled with a tiny 19-inch (48 cm) waist and 36-inch…
The Thames of Old London: 20 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show the River Thames in the 1910s and 1920s
The River Thames is 215 miles long and has been an important trade route throughout its history. Some people believe that the Romans may have been influenced by the Thames when they were choosing where to build London. According to…
Fascinating Portraits of Factories and Small Shop Owners in Leeds in the 1970s
Born in 1943, Peter Mitchell joined the Ministry of Transport as a trainee straight from school, but thought better of it and went to study art at Hornsey College of Art in north London instead, specializing in silk-screen printing. Then, in 1973,…