This Is What Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s and 1940s
While mankind’s foray into flying began in the early 20th century, the modern air travel industry as we know it didn’t truly grow its roots until the 1930s. The era marked the biggest leaps in the expansion of the industry,…
Vintage Photos Show the Life in Central Park in Summer 1961
New York’s Central Park has been around, in various incarnations, for roughly 150 years. In that time it has been hailed as a masterpiece of landscape design; has served as a punchline in jokes about muggings and violent crime; provided…
Christmas at Home: Vintage Photos Show a Family Enjoying a Happy Reunion in a Small Kansas Town in 1945
Everywhere across the land last week the railroad trains were jammed with servicemen and ex-servicemen bound for their first Christmas at home in many a long year. As they pounded eastward, the crowded, crack trains of the Santa Fe slowed…
The 1964 New York World’s Fair Through Found Color Photos
The 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair held over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, for 80 nations (hosted by 37), 24 US states, and over 45 corporations to build exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NY with numerous pools…
10 Surprising Things American Women Couldn’t Do in the 1960s
It was not so long ago that these things below were the reality for women. If you’re 45 or older, you were born into this world. Have a look back at 10 surprising things women could not do in the…
44 Color Snaps That Show How the 1980s New Year’s Eve Parties Were Like
A set of color snaps from Flickr‘s members that shows how people celebrated the New Year from the 1980s. 1980s New Year’s Eve Parties Were 1980s New Year’s Eve Parties Were 1980s New Year’s Eve Parties Were 1980s New Year’s Eve…
30 Vintage Photos Show What Kids Used to Do For Fun in the 1950s
For contemporary children, it may be difficult to imagine kids having fun in the 1950s. Not only were there were no video games, even children’s television programming operated at a bare minimum, with the medium still in its infancy at…
Did You Know: 1930s Flour Sacks Had Colorful Patterns for Women to Sew Dresses From
Back in the 1930s, flour companies began noticing that women were turning their cotton flour sacks into clothing, diapers, dish cloths and more. Times were hard and the companies decided to help families out by packaging their flour in beautiful…