Amazing Colorized Photos of American Prohibition From the 1920s and 1930s_trunghinhsu
The vivid colors bring these images to life, perfectly capturing both the fashion and atmosphere of this fascinating chapter in American history. Many of these historic photographs…
38 Vintage Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.S During the 1970s_trunghinhsu
The 1960s were years of protest and reform. Young Americans demonstrated against the Vietnam War. African Americans demonstrated for civil rights. Women demonstrated for equal treatment. For…
Amazing Photos That Capture Everyday Life of New York in 1949_ml
Homer Page (1918-1985) was an American documentary photographer whose most famous photographs were taken in New York City in 1949-1950, after he received a grant from the…
Photographs of a Family of Nine Living in Field on U.S. Route 70 Near the Tennessee River During the Depression, 1936_ml
A native of Boston, Carl Mydans (1907–2004) was born into a family of second-generation Russian immigrants. He studied journalism at Boston University, where he first learned how…
45 Cool Photos Defined the 1940s Teenage’s Fashions _ US Memories _ LINH
The term ‘teenager’ was coined in 1941, and Seventeen magazine printed its first issue in 1944, showing off young teenager-targeted clothing and interests. It was a new market, one…
U.S. Ladies in Jeans and Boots: One of Favorite Wear for American Women during the 1940s _ US Memories _ LINH
Jeans and boots were not only for men, but also for women with strong personalities, and they were also favorite fashion styles for ladies from the 1940s….
54 Extraordinary Kodachrome Slides That Reveal Everyday Life of the U.S From the 1940s _ US Memories _ LINH
Charles Weever Cushman (1896-1972) is an amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. His photographs bridge a thirty-two…
Taste of a Decade- A Glimpse Inside American Restaurants and Cafeterias in the 1940s_ml
During the war (1941-1945) the creation of 17 million new jobs finally pulls the economy out of the Depression. Millions of married women enter the labor force….
Incredible Color Photos Captured London’s Street Scenes in 1966_ml
These incredible color photos of London’s street scenes were taken in June, 1966 by American photographer Richard Friedman when he made his first trip to the capital of England….
35 Incredible Photos That Capture Traffic Accidents of California From the 1950s _ US Memories _ LINH
These black and white photos that captured traffic accidents of California in the 1950s. Car accident at Franklin and Beachwood, Los Angeles, May 26, 1951 Car accident…