Charming Photos of Beauty Queens of the 1920s Have Been Brought to Life in Vivid Color for the First Time _ US
These stunning images of 1920s beauty queens reveal how ideas of beauty have changed – and how they haven’t – in the last 100 years. The photographs were colorized by Irish artist Matt Loughrey of My Colorful Past. “I think…
How We Came to Play: Pictures of Kids Enjoy Dangerous Playgrounds in the Early 20th Century _ US
On warm spring evenings, blustery fall afternoons, and sticky summer days, when nostalgia and memories brush past you, where does your mind go? Where did you spend many hours as a school-age child? For most of us it was a…
Vintage Photographs of Gevalia Coffee Pot Trucks From the 1950s _ US
The 1950’s pot-shaped tractors of Gevalia in Gävle, Sweden. This is sort of like the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, but with coffee. The caffeinated car was a promotional vehicle for Gevalia Coffee in the 1950s. Founded in Sweden in 1853, today,…
Vintage Photos Show What Kids Wore in the 1970s _ US
If you grew up in the 1970s, chances are you had a rockin’ sense of style. Adults were donning leisure suits and bell bottoms, and stores adapted those trends to fit their littlest costumers, too. At that time, it was…
Louie Mattar’s Cadillac, the Car That Has Everything, 1952 _ US
Louie Mattar, a San Diego garage owner with a big imagination, who turned his 1947 Cadillac into a how-to guide for four-wheeled DIYers everywhere. When he bought a brand new Cadillac four years ago, the extra equipment his dealer offered…
Sunny Days, Girls and Blue Jeans Patches in the 1970s _ US
Before the ’70s era, jeans were assigned to the working class, namely farmers and others who toiled outside in the dirt and mud. But when the casualness of the late 1960s made its way into the next decade, jeans in…
33 Lovely Photos of Children at Their Birthday Parties in the 1950s _ US
During the Great Depression, it was rare for most children to have any recognition of their birthday beyond a special cake served as dessert after family dinner. In the 1950s, there was a new emphasis on “age-appropriate” parties, with only…
Found Snaps of ‘Ladies and Cars’ That Defined Women’s Fashion in the 1930s _ US
What did women wear in the 1930s? Just check these glamorous found snapshots to see. Was this article helpful? Yes No Related articles 14 Historical Photos That Show the Evolution of Television From the 1920s Through the 1970s _ US…
Children playing with stacks of hyperinflated currency during the Weimar Republic, 1922 _ US
The currency became worthless with kids using it like Lego bricks. Post First World War Germany was hit by one of the worst cases of hyperinflation in recent history. The German mark fell from 4.2 marks to the dollar to…
The Donna Reed Show: A Classic Family Sitcom and Timeless Portrayal of American Domestic Life _ US
“The Donna Reed Show” stands as a timeless classic in the annals of American television. Airing from 1958 to 1966, this beloved sitcom created by William Roberts offered a heartfelt and endearing portrayal of the Stone family and their suburban life in…