Settlers move a house with the help of horses during the late 1800s. These vintage photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States show teams of…
Cars of the 1950s and 1960s were some of the most classic, powerful and unsafe cars ever driven. The modern designs and acceleration abilities were getting more and more amazing…
The 1960s and 1970s were a time of significant change in the world, and the shopping and retail culture of these decades reflected this social transformation. In the 1960s, post-war…
Historians tend to portray the 1950s as a decade of prosperity, conformity, and consensus, and the 1960s as a decade of turbulence, protest, and disillusionment. These stereotypes are largely true,…
Home design in the 1940s, especially in the kitchen, represented a rapid shift. Older styles and materials were quickly replaced. New ideas took hold, and the kitchen was transformed. Because…
The story began when Wayne Jacobs discovered this colorized picture on Shorpy in early April of 2014. The original photo was taken in July of 1939 by Dorothea Lange, the famous photographer who shot…
Cleaning high-rise windows is nothing like cleaning the windows of your house or bedroom, which only needs a damp cloth, a squeegee, some window cleaning detergent or a bucket of…
Most people love Halloween because it’s their one chance, all year, to be someone else. And these fascinating snaps reveal how Halloween was celebrated in 1970s America. 30 Candid Photographs…
Just like anything else, television had its struggles to become a nationwide mass media in the 1950s. However, it won’t be long until it transformed itself into a major force,…
Here's a collection of some of amazing vintage photographs that capture everyday life of American children from the 1850s to the 1930s. Amazing Vintage Photos of American Children From Between…