Pictures of Clubs at North Carolina Women’s Colleges in the Early 20th Century _ US
Not all clubs at women’s colleges in North Carolina were highly formal organizations. Many were formed to connect students with similar interests, to connect students from the same state, or purely in pursuit of fun. How would you like to…
Amazing Photographs That Capture Daily Life at Club 57 in the Late 1970s and Early ’80s _ US
Club 57 was one of the first truly avant-garde night clubs and performance spaces in the New York City’s East Village. From 1979 through 1983, Club 57 played host for countless venues and was the source of immeasurable of creative…
Long Before Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig: How the ‘Fat Ladies Non-Anonymous Club’ Revolutionized Weight Loss in the 1950s _ US
“See you lighter.” This was the standard farewell used by members of Take Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, a weight-loss club for women founded in 1948 by a former employee of a Milwaukee brewery. The group, described by LIFE Magazine as “a…
35 Cool Photos Show Middle-Aged Women’s Fashion of the 1960s _ US
Women’s 1960s fashion was an extreme style and attitude from the start of the decade to the end. In the early years, the fashion idol was Jackie Kennedy with her perfect white pearls and tailored suit dresses. By the middle…
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…