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30 Intimate Snapshots Show How Americans Enjoyed Christmas in the 1970s

Christmas is coming! A submitted photo collection of Flickr’s members that shows how Americans enjoyed it from the 1970s. Christmas in Livermore, CA, 1972 Christmas morning. Branden, Brent and Brian (his first Christmas) and me in front of the fireplace….

Intimate Found Snaps of a Going Away Party in 1950

Want to say goodbye in style? Whether you’re the one leaving, or you’re pulling a party together for a friend, throwing a going away party doesn’t have to be a daunting task. You can have fun and show your creativity…

The 1974 North End Christmas Party Through Fascinating Photos

The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It has the distinction of being the city’s oldest residential community, where people have continuously inhabited since it was settled in the 1630s. Though small, only 0.36 square miles…

A Peek Into a 1920s Party of the 1950s

The 1920s, a time also known as the Roaring Twenties, was time post World War I where America was in one of its prime positions. America was seen as a world power and the lifestyle for men and women flourished….

Funny Vintage Photos From New Year’s Eves Past _ US

In case you haven’t been planning your ensemble/resolutions for months now, New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Whether you like to celebrate in the craziness that is Times Square, at a small gathering with friends, or with a…

Here’s What New Year’s Looked Like During Prohibition Era _ US

As we head out to the bars and nurse hangovers this weekend, let’s take a moment to remember how our grandparents and great-parents used to celebrate this holiday. For many during the 1920s and early ’30s, the occasion was observed…

New Year on the Beach: 12 Interesting Vintage Photos of Women Greeting New Year in Swimsuits in the 1930s _ US

Feminine cotton printed bathing suits often with little over skirts to hide the thighs gradually replaced the ugly 1920s fashion. Drawing of a playsuit for the beach. Fashion and costume history. The 1920s suit which sometimes sported cutout sections in…

30 Intimate Snaps That Capture Thanksgiving Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s _ US

These intimate snapshots that show the atmosphere of Thanksgiving dinners from the 1950s and 1960s.  Thanksgiving Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s Thanksgiving Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s Thanksgiving Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s Thanksgiving Dinners in the…

The Glory of 1980s Staten Island: 44 Photos That Show What NYC’s ‘Forgotten Borough’ Looked Like in the Early 1980s _ US

Taken in the “forgotten borough” of Staten Island between 1983 and 1984, the photographs in Christine Osinski’s Summer Days Staten Island create a portrait of working-class culture in an often overlooked section of New York City. Captured on Osinski’s large format 4×5…

During the Transition From the 1950s to the 1960s, Big Hair and Bouffants Were the Hairdos of the Day _ US

Fashion is always beyond our imagination. Looking back to the 1960s, “the bigger is the better,” it’s the fashion trend that seemed to be very common among women. People have always been extremely dedicated to their appearance, and nothing exemplifies…