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Emotional Portrait Photos of American Child Laborers in the 1900s-10s

These are 27 emotional portrait photos of American child laborers taken by photographer Lewis Wickes Hine in the 1900s and 1910s. 5-year old picking cotton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 1916 5-year-old after day’s work, was tired and refused to be photographed, Biloxi,…

Lovely Vintage Pictures of Children with Their Snowman in the Winter

In the enchanting winter scenes captured through the lens of time, the charm of bygone eras comes to life in lovely vintage pictures featuring children and their snowmen. Each photograph tells a tale of innocence, joy, and the simple pleasures…

32 Sweet Photos That Capture Christmas at St. Joseph Orphanage, Louisville in the 1960s

These sweet photos from stjoekid that capture children on Christmas days at St. Joseph Orphanage, Louisville, Kentucky in the 1960s. Christmas at St. Joseph Orphanage Christmas at St. Joseph Orphanage Christmas at St. Joseph Orphanage Christmas at St. Joseph Orphanage Christmas at St….

Girls Getting Some Sun in University of Missouri – Kansas City, Spring of 1964

In the vibrant spring of 1964, the University of Missouri – Kansas City came alive with the blossoming beauty of its campus, echoing the vivacity of the season. Among the many scenes that painted the university grounds with warmth and…

Rare Photographs From the 1958 Oscar Rehearsals

During Hollywood’s Golden Age, being a star entailed more than just acting: leading men and women had to sing, dance, play it straight, play the clown — in short, they had to know how to entertain. Little wonder, then, that…

Top 12 Girl Groups of the 1960s

At the beginning of the 1960s, pop and rock and roll trends of the 1950s continued; nevertheless, the rock and roll of the decade before started to merge into a more international, eclectic variant. In the early-1960s, rock and roll…

30 Lovely Photos of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland During the Filming of ‘Babes on Broadway’ (1941)

Babes on Broadway is a 1941 American musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland and directed by Busby Berkeley, with Vincente Minnelli directing Garland’s big solo numbers. The film, which features Fay Bainter and Virginia Weidler, was the third in…

Amazing Black and White Photos Capture SoCal’s Skate, Beach and Punk Scenes From Between the Late 1960s and Early 1980s

Spot is a man of many talents. Besides serving as the album producer and sound engineer for punk bands like the Misfits and Black Flag, the photographer, who goes only by Spot, also snapped a treasure trove of photos that…

Fascinating Vintage Photos of People Shopping For Christmas in 1962

Take a look at people shopping for Christmas season at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1962 through 14 fascinating vintage photographs taken by LIFE photographer Yale Joel:   Shopping For Christmas in 1962 Shopping For Christmas in 1962 Shopping For Christmas in 1962…

28 Black and White Photos That Document the Annual Christmas Dance of Lynchburg College, Virginia in the Late 1950s

An amazing photo collection from Lynchburg College Archives that show Annual Christmas Dance of students in Lynchburg College, Virginia from the late 1950s. Few from 1960. 28 Black and White Photos That Document the Annual Christmas Dance of Lynchburg College, Virginia in the…