25 Vintage Portraits of Beautiful Women With Cloche Hats in the 1920s
The cloche hat is a fitted, bell-shaped hat for women usually made of felt. It was invented by milliner Caroline Reboux in 1908, became especially popular during the 1920s, and continued to be commonly seen until about 1933. Its name…
Amazing Portraits of Elspeth Beard, the First British Woman to Ride a Motorcycle Around the World
In an age before sat-nav, internet, email and mobile phones – and in an age when women hardly ever traveled alone to adventurous countries – Elspeth Elspeth achieved something that is still remarkable today. In 1982, Beard embarked on a two-year solo…
52 Fascinating Black and White Photographs Capture Street Scenes of London in the Summer of 1954
Hans Richard Griebe of Kiel went to London in August 1954 to take part in a short course of ‘Colloquial English’ run by the The London School of English in Oxford Street. He brought with him a 35 mm Exakta…
A Crowd at a Pub in London, 1967
The pub scene has been a thing in England for as long as people have been crowding around a bar and telling stories while they drink. There may be bars in other countries, but pubs are an entirely different animal…
The Dangerous Playgrounds of the Past Through Vintage Photographs, 1880s-1940s
If it seems like today’s kids have gotten “softer” compared to the kids decades ago, perhaps it’s because playgrounds have gotten softer as well. Thanks to state laws and personal injury lawyers, the landscape of the typical playground has changed…
The Belgian refugees in Britain: A warm reception that turned to resentment, 1914-1918
Belgian refugees on the harbor at Ostend waiting for a boat to take them to England. 1914. The outbreak of war in 1914 left many Belgians homeless and penniless. Germany invaded Belgium on its way to France, sending hundreds of…
Amazing Vintage Photos of the United Kingdom From the Early 20th Century
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Charlie Chaplin in Red Letter Photocards for His Essanay Films in 1915
These Red Letter photocards were for the British release of his Essanay films in 1915. Many times they included the name Charlie into the title, for instance this is from The Champion but in it’s British release Champion Charlie, Work was called Charlie at Work. In…
Family Ride on a Five Seat Bike in England, 1950
Who needs a van when you can ride as a family! How cool is this family circa 1950. Mr. Eric Jewell, of Dukes Avenue, Finchley, London, finds the solution to go with his whole family to the countryside: a five…
The beautiful life of England in the 1960s and some other countries
These recovered Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides from Baldran were taken by noted photographer William P. Gottlieb in Britain and Scandinavia, 1965-1966. “I recovered these Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides from the dumpster, where they had been discard by my neighbor, a retired professional…