Times Square During the 1940s Through Fascinating Photos_top1
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in central Manhattan at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It acquired its name in 1904 when Albert Ochs,…
40 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life of St. Ives From the Late 19th Century_Lap
Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1639, St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west…
Playsuit – The Popular Fashion of Young Women From the 1940s_ml
A playsuit was a one-piece romper. The top resembled a button-down blouse that would come in at the waist and extend into shorts. Teens and grown women…
Journeying Back in Style – 20 Vintage Photos Unveiling the Golden Age of Travel Trailers in the 1940s and 1950s
Travel trailers and caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture…
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…
28 Amazing Vintage Photographs of London in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries_Lap
By the end of the 19th century, London was not just a bustling, world-class city. It was also the center of Britain’s Empire. People living in London…
Life in London during the 1950s_Lap
These monochrome images of the threadbare postwar years of London from a series of postcards published by Charles Skilton. London’s Life of the 1950s London’s Life of…
20 Stunning Black and White Photos Capturing London in the Early 20th Century_Lap
In the early 20th century, Emil Otto Hoppé (1878-1972) began one of the most unique photographic documents of London where for over forty years he worked tirelessly…
Candid Vintage Photographs of Victorian Revellers at London Parks, ca 1890-1910_Lap
These pictures were captured at London parks by photojournalism pioneer Paul Martin from between the 1890s and 1910s. Hampstead, c. 1898 — A group of boys watch a man…