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,…
The early teen bicycle messengers, 1908-1917
“George Christopher, Postal Tel. #7, 14 years old. Been at it over 3 years. Does not work nights. Location: Nashville, Tennessee”. November, 1910. In 1908, the National Child Labor Committee hired Lewis Hine, a New York sociologist, and photographer, to…
Rarely Seen Vintage Photographs of a Lost London From Between the 1900s and 1910s
A small collection of rare vintage photographs of London, taken between the 1910s and 1910s, from the Archives of English Heritage. The photographs provide a unique record of whole districts of London as they were vanishing… Arch, Shepherd’s Place, off…
Incredible Color Photos Captured London’s Street Scenes in 1966
These incredible color photos of London’s street scenes were taken in June, 1966 by American photographer Richard Friedman when he made his first trip to the capital of England. London’s Street Scenes in 1966 London’s Street Scenes in 1966 London’s Street…
R.I.P David Bowie! Here Are 32 Amazing Vintage Photos of the Extraordinary Artist from the Early Days of His Career
David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, a talented English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, and actor who died on January 10, 2016 at the age of 69. There were rumors within the industry regarding Bowie’s ill…
66 Amazing Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of London During the 1950s
Aldwych, London, 1 August 1955 Astoria Theatre (cinema), Charing Cross Road, London, mid-1957 Charing Cross Road at night, London, 1 August 1955 Charing Cross Road, London, 1 August 1955 Charing Cross Road, London, 1 August 1955 Charing…
MOD: Fashion Characteristic of British Young People in the 1960s
Mod is a subculture that began in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and spread, in varying degrees, to other countries and continues today on a smaller scale. Focused on music and fashion, the subculture has its roots in a small…
Rare photographs of Robert Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, 1910-1913
The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. It was led by Robert Falcon Scott and had various scientific and geographical objectives. Pictured: The Terra Nova. In…
Everyday Life in the UK Through Kurt Hutton’s Camera Lens
Kurt Hutton, born Kurt Hübschmann (1893-1960), was a German-born photographer who pioneered photojournalism in England and was one of the most influential photographer’s in twentieth century Britain. Hutton begun his career with the Dephot agency in Germany, before he moved…
20 Stunning Color Photos Show British Women’s Fashions of the 1920s
See more Video he 1920s is the decade in which fashion entered the modern era. It was the decade in which women first abandoned the more restricting fashions of past years and began to wear more comfortable clothes (such as…