30 Candid Photographs Captured Madonna on the Streets From the 1980s _ US
When you think about clothes worn in the 1980s, what is the most popular style that comes to mind? Madonna. The pop icon was discovered and elevated to her most popular days in the ’80s. Her style was the most…
Black and White Pictures of American Teenagers in the 1950s _ US
In June 1954, LIFE magazine published an article titled “The Luckiest Generation” that, revisited 60 years later, feels like an almost perfect snapshot of a certain segment of American society at a particular moment in the nation’s history… In aura of fun…
40 Snaps That Show Women From the 1950s Were Cooler Than We Knew _ US
These snapshots show that women from the 1950s were so cool. Women From the 1950s Were Cooler Than We Knew Women From the 1950s Were Cooler Than We Knew Women From the 1950s Were Cooler Than We Knew Women From…
Vintage Photos of Girls in Mini Skirts on Bikes _ US
Short skirts have existed for a long time before they made it into mainstream fashion, though they were generally not called “mini” until they became a fashion trend in the 1960s. In the early 20th century, the dancer Josephine Baker’s…
25 Fascinating Vintage Photographs of Children Celebrate Halloween in the 1950s _ US
Halloween is not exactly a typical holiday. Other holidays, like Christmas and Shavuot, celebrate an event. Halloween celebrates a lot of things, including the lives of people who aren’t with us anymore. Halloween in the 1950s was a far different…
35 Wonderful Photos Show What Life of the US Looked Like in the 1960s _ US
The 1960s was a decade when hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans gave new life to the nation’s democratic ideals. African Americans used sit-ins, freedom rides, and protest marches to fight segregation, poverty, and unemployment. Feminists demanded equal job opportunities…
17 Reasons to Thank God Your Hair Isn’t in the 1980s _ US
If the 1970s hairstyles were influenced by the Hippies, then 1980s hairstyles decided to kick this past decade collection and produced many hairstyles which were very funk and odd in some stylish way… 1. Because you’ll never have to style…
C.Z. Guest: One of America’s Classic Beauties and First Fashion Icon Award Winner _ US
Born 1920 as Lucy Douglas Cochrane in Boston, Massachusetts, American stage actress, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and socialite C. Z. Guest achieved a degree of fame as a fashion icon. She was frequently seen wearing elegant designs by designers…
27 Historical Photos That Show Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the 1930s
Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge began with the groundbreaking ceremony on July 9, 1933. Discussion of connecting both sides of the Bay with a bridge began in the early part of the 20th century. In 1929, the California…
Photos of Vis-O-Matic, the pre-Internet online shopping store, 1950s
In the 1950s, visionary business entrepreneur Lawrence Freiman opened a new concept store that tried to reinvent the way people purchased things. “Vis-O-Matic” was the Amazon Prime of its era: a store equipped with televisions where customers sat down, ordered…