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27 Amazing Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life of Brooklyn in 1946 _ US

Brooklyn is big. If it were its own city, and not part of Gotham, its 2.5 million residents would make up the fourth largest metropolis in the United States. Brooklyn covers almost a hundred square miles of intensely varied terrain,…

From Fur Bikinis to Madonna’s Pyjamas: ’80s New York Street Style Photography by Amy Arbus _ US

Street style photography is now a huge thing you can find it in magazine as well as on hundreds of blogs from around the world, one of the first photographers to create photography of this style was Amy Arbus. As style…

The New York World’s Fair of 1964 through a collection of amazing photographs _ US

As a sequel to the successful 1939 New York World’s Fair, the second World’s Fair opened on April 22, 1964, and its theme was “Peace Through Understanding”. 650 acres (210 ha) of pavilions, public spaces, and displays from exhibitors around the world….

33 Cool Pics That Show How People Enjoyed Parties in the 1970s _ US

Here below is a photo collection that shows how people enjoyed parties from the 1970s. These photographs provide a glimpse into the lively party scene of the 1970s era. Guests are seen dancing, socializing, and simply having fun across various…

Amazing Vintage Photos of Black Women From Washington, D.C.’s Scurlock Studio _ US

These images from Washington, D.C.’s Scurlock Studio, are a picture of the traditionally black city’s burgeoning middle class. In 1900, Addison Scurlock (1883-1964), an African-American photographer, moved D.C. from Fayetteville, North Carolina to apprentice with Moses Rice, a white photographer….

Rare Pictures of Lucille Mulhall, the First Cowgirl of America _ US

Born in the saddle, Lucille Mulhall was the spirited daughter of Colonel Zach Mulhall, an Oklahoma ranch owner. Unlike her sisters, she wasn’t interested in dolls and sewing or piano lessons but preferred branding yearlings and roping wolves and jack-rabbits…

Amazing Vintage Photographs of Harold Lloyd’s Magnificent (Year-Round!) Christmas Tree _ US

If you haven’t put your Christmas tree up yet, then you are already too late. Did you know that Harold Lloyd kept his tree up all year long! This most impressive Christmas tree belonged to silent film actor, photographer, renaissance…

17 Vintage Photos of Angelenos Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Past _ US

St. Patrick’s Day is the official day for Americans claiming they’re a quarter-Irish to wear green and make a fool of themselves at the bar. The truth is that the holiday—that baffles the Irish—has always been a little silly. We dug…

An Amazing Look Inside the O’Reilly’s Bar on Third Avenue, New York in 1942 _ US

Amazing vintage pictures of Third Avenue and somewhere between E 50th and E 59th Street, New York in 1942. Inside the O’Reilly’s Bar on Third Avenue Inside the O’Reilly’s Bar on Third Avenue Inside the O’Reilly’s Bar on Third Avenue…

55 Fascinating Color Snaps That Capture Street Scenes of Waikiki Town, Hawaii in the 1950s _ US

Waikīkī, also known as Waikiki Beach, is a beachfront neighborhood of Honolulu on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Waikiki is most famous for Waikīkī Beach, but it is just one of…