30 Rare and Amazing Black and White Photographs of the 1969 Woodstock Festival Taken by Baron Wolman
Baron Wolman was Rolling Stone magazine’s first photographer. In 1969 he was on the road photographing music festivals around the USA on assignment for Rolling Stone magazine when word started to trickle through about a major musical event happening in upstate New York. Joining…
Inside a 1947 Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, the “Largest and Fastest Aircraft in Commercial Service”
After World War II, Boeing reentered the commercial market with a new long-range airliner, the Stratocruiser (Model 377). It was the first Boeing commercial transport since the Stratoliner, and like its military counterpart, the C-97, was based on the B-29…
This Was What Every Popular Fast-Food Restaurant Looked Like the Day They Opened
As you cruise along the busy streets of any major American city, you can’t miss the countless signs of fast-food joints that decorate the skyline. But before these drive-thrus became a common sight at every highway stop, these fast-food places…
These Old Photos Show What High School Looked Like in the 1970s
The 1970s in America marked a period of remarkable social and cultural change, with high schools serving as microcosms of the shifting values and attitudes of the time. Through a collection of vintage photos, this article provides a vivid glimpse…
30 Fascinating Vintage Photographs of Girls Home Economics Classes From Between the 1920s and 1950s
Many people argue that home economics classes are an outdated, patriarchal set of skills women were forced to learn back in the day that have no place in our modern, feminist school systems. After all, the modern woman can buy…
Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile: Photos of Its Evolution as America’s Favorite Driving Dog
Like any hot dog on a sizzling grill, the classic Wienermobile has plumped up a bit through the ages. But its hot dog evangelizing mission has remained the same since 1936. And nothing has changed with its iconic orange and…
40 Vintage Postcards Capture People at Bars and Nightclubs in the Mid-20th Century
Establishments providing drinks and entertainment have existed in many forms throughout history and across cultures. The beginnings of the nightclub as we know it emerged in the 19th century with saloons and bars of Western industrial nations. By the early…
Lovely Vintage Photos of Kids With Their Pedal Cars
When the automobile made its appearance, the pedal car soon followed. Pedal car history goes back to the 1890s when most were modeled from the real cars on the road at the time. Since their conception, pedal cars were all…
These Videophones From the Future Past Are Cooler Than Your iPhone’s FaceTime!
Can you even remember what life was like before video technologies like FaceTime or Skype? Out of all of the fantastic tech that the Internet has made possible, video conferencing is by far one of the most impactful. Modern video…
20 Vintage Photos That Show the Golden Age of Travel Trailers During the 1940s and 1950s
Travel trailers and caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture and furnishings and equipment of a home. In the United States, the history…