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…
Inside a 1947 Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, the “Largest and Fastest Aircraft in Commercial Service”
After World War II, Boeing reentered the commercial market with a new long-range airliner, the Stratocruiser (Model 377). It was the first Boeing commercial transport since the…
The 1960s: A Decade of Fashion Innovation For Women
Fashion of the 1960s featured a number of diverse trends. It was a decade that broke many fashion traditions, mirroring social movements during the time. Around the…
Amazing Photographs That Capture Daily Life at Club 57 in the Late 1970s and Early ’80s
Club 57 was one of the first truly avant-garde night clubs and performance spaces in the New York City’s East Village. From 1979 through 1983, Club 57…
18 Photos That Prove the Station Wagon Was Actually the Best Family Car Ever
The 1960s were the pinnacle of the Wagon Era. Who else remembers piling as many kids as we could into the old wagon and watching a movie…
When Big Hair Roamed The Earth: The Hairstyle That Defined The 1960s
Not too much to say that big hair style roamed the earth during the 1960s. The bigger the hair, the more beautiful. It was a general trend…
Amazing Vintage Photos of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from the Early Days, 1920s-1950s
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an American tradition that has been celebrated for almost a century. Every year, millions of people gather on the streets of…
A Series of Vintage Photos Documented a Day in the Life of a 1940s Housewife
In 1941, LIFE magazine sent photographer William C. Shrout to document the lives of one of the biggest single demographics in the U.S: the 30 million housewives who did…
14 Remarkable Black and White Photographs Capture Air Travel in Its Glory From Between the 1930s and 1970s
It was a golden age of flying – glamorized by first class passengers being fed from silver service food trolleys and celebrities posing next to planes before…
30 Photographs Show What School Buses Looked Like in the 1950s and 1960s
Here is a photo set that shows old school buses from the 1950s and 1960s. School buses of the 1950s and 1960s School buses of the 1950s…