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24 Interesting Photos of Baylor University Students, Texas From Between the 1940s and 1950s

Baylor University is a private Baptist university in Waco, Texas. Chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas, it is the oldest continuously-operating university in Texas and one of the first educational institutions west of the…

20 Vintage Photos From Between the 1940s and 1970s Show How Glamorous Flying Used to Be!

Although flying today is cheaper, safer, and faster than it’s ever been, it’s becoming an increasingly unpleasant experience as airlines cram more passengers into planes, causing overcrowding and delays. It’s enough to make travelers wish for the golden age of…

Amazing Vintage Photos Show the Ford Assembly Lines Mass-Producing Model T Cars, 1910s-1920s

Henry Ford was not the first to create the assembly line, but his car and moving assembly line were certainly the most successful and memorable. After creating his version of the automobile in 1896, Ford moved workshops first to Mack…

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…

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…

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…

Here’s What It Was Really Like (And It’s Actually Crazy) to Fly in the 1950s

Air travel has come a long way since the 1950s, this we know. But in the ’50s, flying was something different. It was something magical and marvelous. Air travel exploded into its Golden Age, and airplane trips weren’t just a…

Robert Wadlow: The tallest man in history seen through stunning photographs, 1918-1940

Wadlow with his mother and brother. 1935. Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in the world, was born in Alton, Illinois, on February 22, 1918, to Harold Franklin and Addie May Wadlow, and was the oldest of five children. Nobody could’ve…

24 Creative and Beautiful Vintage Women’s Easter Bonnets During the 1940s and 1950s

Traditionally Easter was a time that people bought a new hat, it was the end of lent and signified the start of a new season, it also meant that you attended church for three days in a row. It soon…