35 Vintage Photos That Defined Street Fashion in the 1940s _ US
World War II dominated the first half of the 1940s as well as fashions in the Western world. Materials such as silk, nylon, wool, leather, rubber, and zippers were needed in wartime production. Clothing was rationed in the United States…
Stunning photos depicting the rebellious fashion at Woodstock, 1969 _ US
No one expected the 1969 Woodstock concert and festival to draw a crowd estimated at half-million — nor that the gathering would become a legendary touchstone for the counterculture of the 1960s and a unique event in the history of…
Vintage photos of people posing on Tennessee’s Umbrella Rock in Lookout Mountain, 1860-1940 _ US
Umbrella Rock on top of Lookout Mountain was one of the more iconic tourist spots from the 1880s through the 1940s. These images, assembled by Chattanooga’s local historical organization Picnooga, capture almost 60 years of photo opportunities on Umbrella Rock….
The photographic story of the The Great New York to Paris Auto Race of 1908 _ US
The racers line up at the starting point in Times Square. At the dawn of the 20th century, automobiles were an infant technology with none of the infrastructure we take for granted today: road maps, traffic signals, pavement, gas stations,…
Vintage Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Los Angeles From 1940s to 1960s _ US
These amazing color photographs show the streets of Los Angeles between the 1940s and 1960s. During the early 20th century, Los Angeles continued to boom and by the early 1920s, it had overtaken San Francisco in size. By 1939 it…
Vivid Kodachrome Photos Show the Bygone Manhattan of the Early 1940s _ US
Step into a time machine through a series of vivid Kodachrome photographs that offer an enthralling glimpse into the bygone streets of Manhattan during the early 1940s. These colorful snapshots serve as portals to a city pulsating with life, painting…
Vintage photos of Detroit’s Ice Fountain on Washington Boulevard, 1890-1930 _ US
These vintage photos show one of the unique features of Detroit in winter: the famous ice fountain on Washington Boulevard. Several jets of water are allowed to play all winter, resulting in tons of crystal and massive berg of ice…
41 Amazing Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Their Motorcycles _ US
The history of the motorcycle begins in the second half of the 19th century. Motorcycles are descended from the “safety bicycle,” a bicycle with front and rear wheels of the same size and a pedal crank mechanism to drive the…
Vintage Photos of People With Telephones in the 1950s _ US
The 1950s were prosperous years for the United States and saw many technological and economic advances. One of these forward strides was the widespread adoption of the telephone in American homes and businesses. By the 1950s, roughly two-thirds of American…
An American Odyssey: Stunning Color Photos of the United States from the Late 1800s _ US
These rediscovered Photochrom and Photostint postcard images from the private collection of Marc Walter were produced by the Detroit Photographic Company between 1888 and 1924. Using a photolithographic process that predated the autochrome by nearly 20 years, they offered people…