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50 Prom Photos That Preserve Awkward Moments Some Teens Would Probably Rather Forget, 1950s

Prom is a special time for most high school students because it typically symbolizes that moment where they realize they don’t have to care about high school anymore. Prom is supposed to be a special time that you remember for…

The Pioneers of Preppy: Seven Prestigious American Women’s Colleges Gave Us a Way of Dressing That’s Still Going Strong Today

In the 1930s, women attending the Seven Sisters colleges began rebelling against the dress code restrictions, eventually developing a new, empowering style of clothing: preppy. The Seven Sisters-a prestigious group of American colleges: Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith,…

The Statue of Liberty: The story in pictures of the Mother of Exiles, 1875-2000

An 1875 image of Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the creator of the Statue of Liberty, posing with a visitor while the statue was under construction inside a Paris studio. The Statue of Liberty, officially Liberty Enlightening the World, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi…

Flying first class in the 1960s seen through amazing photographs

First class of Swissair in 1960s. Life was once simpler. There was only one class for passengers on airline flights. Initially, it was a very ‘adventurous’ class – open cockpits and high rates of fatalities. It then evolved to become…

When Airplane Food Was First Class: A Mouthwatering Look at What In-Flight Meals Used to Be Like in the Golden Age of Flying

Have you ever had any complaints about the meals served up to you during a long-haul flight? They are admittedly not the same as they were before. You can now travel back in time to the golden age of flying…

25 Vintage School Group Photos from the 1950s

For how many years on dwelling the earth, living the life adulthood, stressful responsibilities often make us think going back to childhood, especially the years where we meet our first best-friend, our first crush and other stuff that detaches us…

Contrasting Eras: New York City in the 1920s Compared to the Present Day

The city has undergone some major changes since the Roaring ’20s. Then: Battery Park (1922)   Now Then: Lower Manhattan Now   Then: 34th Street & Fifth Avenue (1922) Now   Then: Times Square (1922) Now Then: Times Square (1922)…

Vintage photos of everyday life in New York, 1950s

Pigeons gather in Times Square on a rainy day in 1954 in front of the marquee for “A star is Born” starring Judy Garland. These vintage photographs capture a timeless energy and diversity that is characteristic of the sleepless streets…

60 Vintage Pictures of Lovely Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants From the 1960s and 1970s

Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California, that operated from 1949 to 1988. It was the first large discount airline in the United States. PSA called itself “The World’s Friendliest Airline” and painted a…

Forgotten photographs of a late summer Sunday in Central Park, 1942

On a lazy Sunday afternoon in September 1942, photographer Marjory Collins wandered around New York City’s Central Park capturing a series of incredible images. The amazing and quasi-candid shots show families, friends, kids, lovers, and sailors enjoying a sunny day….