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Rare photos show the street life of Victorian New York City, 1896

These vintage photographs, taken by photographer Alice Austen, capture the working people of New York City. They depict employees, postmen, firefighters, policemen, street cleaners, cab drivers, and other trade people whose work kept the city functioning. She also photographed people…

Christmas Nostalgia: Vintage Photos From the 1940s and 1950s That Will Make You Feel Warm

The allure of Christmas transcends time, but few eras have captured its true essence quite like the enchanting decades of the 1940s and 1950s. In those post-war years, the festive season was steeped in a kind-hearted spirit and simple joys,…

50 Fascinating Pics Capture People Posing With Their Convertibles From Between the 1930s and ’60s

A convertible, cabriolet or spyder/spider is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. The methods of retracting and storing the roof vary between models. A convertible allows an open-air driving experience, with the…

Los Angeles Over 80 Years Ago: 30 Rarely Seen Photos of the Second-Largest City in the U.S in the 1930s

These are what the life of Los Angeles looked like in the 1930s. Los Angeles Over 80 Years Ago Los Angeles Over 80 Years Ago Los Angeles Over 80 Years Ago Los Angeles Over 80 Years Ago Los Angeles Over…

Vintage Photos of 12 Crazy Wooden Homes on Wheels From the Early 20th Century

There is no formal definition of a house car but in the early 1900s, Americans want to take to the roads and explore. Some creative Tin Can tourists decided that they’d rather bring their home with them rather than have…

12 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show People Who Weren’t Afraid of Heights

We might all feel a little nervous going higher than humans are meant to – it’s evolution apparently that makes us worry about falling from a height. But in 12 vintage photographs below that show these people are not afraid…

38 Snapshots Prove That Jeans Made the 1950s Girls Look So Cool

Invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873, jeans marked culture of the last 140 years probably more than we think. Jeans are undeniably a fashion mainstay, but that wasn’t always the case. In fact, jeans are one fashion…

43 Amazing Color Photographs of New York City in the 1970s

From the time he arrived in the United States from Chile as a college student in 1965, the photographer Camilo José Vergara has been haunting, and haunted by, American cities. Vergara began as a humanistic New York street photographer in the early…

Holiday Nostalgia Train: Take a Ride on a Vintage 1930s New York Subway Car

The MTA is bringing back Holiday Nostalgia Rides on vintage train cars, with the 1930s R1/9 train cars, which will depart from Second Avenue F train station. Here’s what the New York Transit Museum says: “The Holiday Nostalgia Train consists of eight…

Carroll O’Connor: Acting Icon with Unforgettable Roles

Carroll O’Connor, born on August 2, 1924, was a highly versatile and accomplished actor known for his iconic roles and significant impact on television. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Archie Bunker in the groundbreaking sitcom “All in…