Stunning Color Photography in the 1950s by Saul Leiter_lag
Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was born in Pittsburgh. His interest in art began in his late teens, he left theology school and moved to New York to pursue…
35 Snapshots Prove That Jeans Made the 1950s Girls Look So Cool_lag
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…
Timeless New York Street Scenes Photographs in the 1950s, Found in a Home’s Attic After Nearly 50 Years_lag
While looking through his aunt’s attic in 2009, Soren Larson found a treasure trove: His grandfather, an amateur photographer named Frank Oscar Larson whom Soren describes as the “family…
22 Vintage Snapshots of New Year’s Eve Parties in the 1950s and 1960s_lag
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve, also known as Old Year’s Day or Saint Sylvester’s Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day…
Vintage Photos of the Original Mickey Mouse Club Mousketeers in the 1950s_lag
The “Mouseketeers” were an assortment of variously gifted, mostly non-professional California kids selected by Walt Disney as the core around which the Mickey Mouse Club, Disney’s second network…
One of the Wild Fads of the 1950s Was Telephone Booth Stuffing_lag
One of the most well-known fads of all time was the art of “telephone booth stuffing.” In taking part in this event, several students would squeeze themselves…
Amazing Vintage Photographs of Automats in New York From the 1940s and 1950s_lag
Once the largest restaurant chain in the United States, Automats were a sort of intermediate between a cafeteria and a vending machine. The walls of the Automat…
Remembering What a Buck Could Buy in the 1950s and 1960s_lag
A dollar really went far in the 1950s and 1960s — much farther than it does today. Before you get too nostalgic, remember that the average home…
Here’s What It Was Really Like (And It’s Actually Crazy) to Fly in the 1950s_lag
Air travel has come a long way since the 1950s, this we know. But in the ’50s, flying was something different. It was something magical and marvelous….
40 Fascinating Pics Capture Street Scenes of Vancouver From Between the 1930s and ’50s_lag
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, as the most populous city in the province and…