Interesting Vintage Photos of Los Angeles Railway Streetcars _ US
We are looking east on Oregon Avenue in 1906, which was the original name of Santa Monica Boulevard in this part of Los Angeles, California. The line going off the left of the frame could be the Westgate Line that…
Amazing Found Photos of Howard College Homecoming Parade in 1959 _ US
Founded as Howard College in Marion, Alabama. The college added a new school of business and reorganized to achieve university status in 1965. Since the name “Howard University” was already in use, Howard College was renamed in honor of Frank…
Stunning Color Photographs of the U.S. From the Early 20th Century _ US
Photography’s earliest practitioners dreamed of finding a method for reproducing the world around them in color. Some nineteenth-century photographers experimented with chemical formulations aimed at producing color images by direct exposure, while others applied paints and powders to the surfaces…
30 Handsome Portrait Photos of Dick Haymes in the 1940s and ’50s _ US
Born 1918 in Buenos Aires, Argentinian singer, songwriter and actor Dick Haymes was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor, television host, and songwriter….
Dizzy Height: These 25 Death-Defying Photo-ops High in the Air From the Past Are Simply Terrifying! _ US
These death-defying vintage photos show workers goofing around in the past. Some of them are just doing their jobs. Their scary, vertigo-inducing jobs. Circa 1933. A workman takes a siesta on a girder during the building of Radio City, the…
Amazing Vintage Photos of the USS Macon Airship Under Construction _ US
The USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting and served as a “flying aircraft carrier”, designed to carry biplane parasite aircraft, five single-seat Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk for scouting or two-seat…
In 1930 the Indiana Bell Building Was Rotated 90°, No One Inside Felt It Move! _ US
The Central Union Telephone Company built a headquarters building on the corner of Meridian and New York Streets, in 1907. Indiana Bell bought Central Union in 1929, but found the existing headquarters inadequate. Originally, the old building was to be…
Don’t Look Down! Vintage Photographs of Skyscraper Window Cleaners From the Past _ US
Cleaning high-rise windows is nothing like cleaning the windows of your house or bedroom, which only needs a damp cloth, a squeegee, some window cleaning detergent or a bucket of soapy water and some elbow grease! When you’re cleaning windows…
The Golden Age of Floppy Disks: 27 Interesting Vintage Photos of Women at Computers in the 1980s _ US
Here’s a stack of images of women at computers in the 1980s. As you might have guessed, most are secretaries doing glamorless data entry for the gentlemen in double breasted suits (we weren’t “enlightened” back then). (via Retrospace)
40 Vintage Photos Show Fashion Styles of ’50s Young Couples _ US
The 50s was an interesting time for fashion and focused on garments that celebrated the female form. It was an exciting time, with new patterns and silhouettes, and many styles are still popular in fashion today. Poodle skirts and ponytails,…