Here’s What New Year’s Looked Like During Prohibition Era _ US
As we head out to the bars and nurse hangovers this weekend, let’s take a moment to remember how our grandparents and great-parents used to celebrate this holiday. For many during the 1920s and early ’30s, the occasion was observed…
New Year on the Beach: 12 Interesting Vintage Photos of Women Greeting New Year in Swimsuits in the 1930s _ US
Feminine cotton printed bathing suits often with little over skirts to hide the thighs gradually replaced the ugly 1920s fashion. Drawing of a playsuit for the beach. Fashion and costume history. The 1920s suit which sometimes sported cutout sections in…
30 Intimate Snaps That Capture Thanksgiving Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s _ US
These intimate snapshots that show the atmosphere of Thanksgiving dinners from the 1950s and 1960s. Thanksgiving Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s Thanksgiving Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s Thanksgiving Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s Thanksgiving Dinners in the…
The Glory of 1980s Staten Island: 44 Photos That Show What NYC’s ‘Forgotten Borough’ Looked Like in the Early 1980s _ US
Taken in the “forgotten borough” of Staten Island between 1983 and 1984, the photographs in Christine Osinski’s Summer Days Staten Island create a portrait of working-class culture in an often overlooked section of New York City. Captured on Osinski’s large format 4×5…
During the Transition From the 1950s to the 1960s, Big Hair and Bouffants Were the Hairdos of the Day _ US
Fashion is always beyond our imagination. Looking back to the 1960s, “the bigger is the better,” it’s the fashion trend that seemed to be very common among women. People have always been extremely dedicated to their appearance, and nothing exemplifies…
28 Found Photos Show What Service Stations of the US Looked Like in the Early 20th Century _ US
These amazing photos were found by Steve Hagy that show what service stations of the US looked like in the 1920s and 1930s. Jeff’s Texaco, Newburgh, New York Area, August 22, 1924 Western Oil Station at Pentwater, Michigan, 1926 Reeder’s Sinclair, Lake…
48 Amazing Photos That Document Daily Life at Restaurants and Stores of Norfolk, Virginia in 1919 _ US
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach. Norfolk is located at the core of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, named for…
The Disappearing Face of New York: 27 Wonderful Photos of Old Storefronts in New York _ US
James and Karla Murray, specialists in urban photography, spent more than ten years photographing the distinctive facades of family-run shops in neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs. Their brilliant documentation of New York’s irreplaceable, generations-old storefronts has made headlines all over…
30 Vintage Snaps of People Decorating Their Christmas Trees From the 1950s and 1960s _ US
The history of Christmas trees goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome and continues with the German tradition of candlelit Christmas trees first brought to America in the 1800s. Discover the history of the…
35 Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak _ US
Born 1889 in Lyck, Germany (now Poland) and emigrated in 1907, American photographer Theodor Horydczak is believed to have taken up photography during or after World War I, possibly while a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. His numerous…