42 Intimate Portrait Photos of Young People of San Diego in the Early 1970s
These intimate color photos were taken by American photographer Harold Gee that show portraits of his young friends in San Diego from 1971 to 1975. “Late Sixties, and I was timid about carrying a camera because there were a lot of folks…
Strap On Your Roller Skates and Bust Out Your Short-Shorts, It’s Time to Hit Venice Beach circa 1979-1980
Once an idyllic canal town founded as an eccentric seaside escape in 1905, Venice, California later fused into greater Los Angeles in 1926. This former bohemian beach community then descended into increasing urban decay over the coming decades. Yet glimmers…
40 Vintage Photos Show What Living Rooms Looked Like in the 1960s
The “Retro Modern” style is associated with the decades of the 1950s and 1960s. As a furniture material, polypropylene, which was manufactured in colors that could be matched to paint chips, came into its own. Foam molding, mostly used as…
42 Vintage Found Snaps Show Christmas Trees and Nativity Scenes on TV Sets
Here is an interesting collection of found photos from TackyJulie that shows Christmas trees & nativity scenes on TV sets. Here is an interesting collection of found photos from TackyJulie that shows Christmas trees & nativity scenes on TV sets. Here is an…
50 Splashes of Retro Festivity: Midcentury Moments from New Year’s Heydays
New Year is the time that everyone gives each other the best wishes. It’s also the time for parties. Check out these interesting color snapshots to see how people celebrated the New Year in the 1950s and 1960s. New Year…
Peek Into the Past: 42 Snapshots of 1950s Domestic Life
The architectural characteristics of homes also changed in the 1950s. Houses were smaller than in the pre-War period. Open-plan living was introduced, and the fitted kitchen was part of every household, making the housewife’s work a lot easier. Popular color…
60 of the Most Iconic Moments of the 1960s
Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll defined the 1960s. But the decade was also a time of pivotal change — politically, socially and technologically. Check out 60 of the most iconic moments of the decade. 1. The ‘Greensboro Four.’ On February…
27 Amazing Vintage Snapshots of Cool Girls of the Sixties
In the 1960s, deep cultural changes were altering the role of women in American society. More girls went on to higher education and in 1962 there were over 26,000 girls at university. Having lived away from home, and with greater…
Street View, Then & Now: New York City’s Fifth Avenue From a Century Ago vs. Today
The New York Public Library has recently released even more digitized images from their vast collection, including more than 180,000 in the public domain. With this public domain remix, you can compare the photos from the 1911 Fifth Avenue from Start to…
Stunning Black and White Photos Show How American Actresses Greeting New Year in the Past
Here are stunning vintage photos of American actresses greeting New Year. Alice Faye Alice White Ann Blyth Ann Miller Ann Rutherford Barbara Rush Bette Davis Betty Grable Billie Seward and Lucille Ball Cyd Charisse Donna Reed Dorothy Patrick Esther Williams…