30 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Telephone Switchboard Operators at Work from the Past _ USStories

Following the invention of the telephone in 1876, the first telephones were rented in pairs which were limited to conversation between the parties operating those two instruments….

Amazing Color Photos of Teenage Dance Parties and Disco From the 1960s and 1970s _ USStories

Vintage photos of the 1960s and ’70s teenage dance parties and college-age night clubs complete with discotheques and go-go girls dancing inside of cages and on top…

Top 12 Girl Groups of the 1960s _ USStories

At the beginning of the 1960s, pop and rock and roll trends of the 1950s continued; nevertheless, the rock and roll of the decade before started to…

30 Vintage Photographs Capture Scenes of High School Typing Classes From Between the 1950s and 1970s _ USStories

Call it keyboarding, or old-school typing… During the 1950s and ’60s typewriting was taught mostly in elementary schools, and there was a widely held conviction that typewriting…

Dolphin Shorts: One of Popular Fashion Styles in the 1980s _ USStories

Dolphin shorts or Dolfins are a specific style of unisex shorts worn for athletics. They are typically very short and were originally made from nylon with contrasting…

25 Vintage Photos Capture Daily Life at the Drive-In Theater – a Vanishing American Pastime _ USStories

It’s been 80 years since a New Jersey auto-parts store manager named Richard Hollingshead Jr. hit upon the idea of a drive-in theater. The wonder of Hollingshead’s…

These Vintage Photos Reveal New York City Fashion of the 1960s_lag

Women’s 1960s fashion was an extreme style and attitude from the start of the decade to the end. In the early years the fashion idol was Jackie…

Found Snaps Defined Casual Dresses for Ladies in the Early 1960s_lag

There’s no denying that the ’60s were one of the most impactful eras in fashion. Setting the tone for modern style, the decade revolutionized womenswear with bold…

35 Vintage Photos That Defined Street Fashion in the 1940s_lag

World War II dominated the first half of the 1940s as well as fashions in the Western world. Materials such as silk, nylon, wool, leather, rubber, and…

35 Cool Photos of People Posing With Their Record Players in the 1950s and ’60s_lag

Invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison as a phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone or since the 1940s called a record player, is a…