Captivating Shots Inside the Allis-Bushnell House – 1920s and 1930s Unveiled_ml
The Allis-Bushnell House was once home to Madison’s prominent Bushnell and Scranton families. Built in 1785, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in…
50 Vintage Photographs That Capture Suburban Life in New York State in the 1940s_ml
In the postwar era, many Americans moved away from cities and into suburbs, helped by GI Bill benefits that guarantied home loans. Techniques of mass production made…
Secretarial Style: 20 Captivating Vintage Photos of Secretaries from the 1950s and 1960s _ LINH
In the 1950s and ’60s, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation. The most common job for American women today is still the…
Building the Golden Gate Bridge: Rare photos from the 1930s _ LINH
The Golden Gate Bridge is unquestionably an American icon whose symbolism power rivals that of the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty, in part through its…
Timeless Style: 42 Snapshots Showcasing the Cool Factor of Jeans on 1950s Girls _ LINH
Invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873, jeans marked culture of the last 140 years probably more than we think. Jeans are undeniably a fashion…
Newsies – Portraits of the working children who spread the news, 1908-1924_ml
With the rise of the daily newspapers in the 1880s, more than half of all newspapers in the United States were sold by newsboys (and a few…
Rolling Through History – Vintage Wooden Homes on Wheels in Early 20th Century Photographs_ml
In the early 20th century, a unique and mobile form of housing emerged —the so-called wooden homes on wheels. These structures, colloquially known as mobile homes, offer…
Strutting in Style: 38 Chic Snapshots of Women Rocking Go-Go Boots from the Mid-1960s to the 1970s _ US Memories _ LINH
Fashion boots were revived in the early 1960s, although at first they featured fashionable high heels such as the stiletto and kitten heels. The earliest go-go boots…
40 Captivating Vintage Photos Depicting Daily Life in London During the 1920s_Lap
London in the 1920s changed its mood. The lifting of war time restrictions in the early 1920s created new sorts of night-life in the West End. Entrepreneurs…
25 Vintage Photographs Depicting the Daily Life of American Children During the Great Depression_Lap
During his 50 year career as a photographer, Arthur Rothstein documented a great variety of subjects, including baseball games, war, struggling farmers, and U.S. Presidents. After his…