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Wonderful Color Photographs of Streets of the USA in the 1950s and 1960s

June 18, 2015, 9:33 am
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Rarely Seen Candid Photos of Charlie Chaplin While Filming on Venice Beach, California, ca. 1914

June 20, 2015, 10:01 am
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These rarely seen photographs may be from on-site at the shooting of 1914 silent film Kid Auto Races at Venice (also known as The Pest) on Venice Beach, California. This is an Essanay Studios film starring Charlie Chaplin in which his "Little Tramp" character makes his first appearance in a film exhibited before the public.



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What's That You're Wearing in the 1920s

June 20, 2015, 10:03 am
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The 1920s is the decade in which fashion entered the modern era. It was the decade in which women first abandoned the more restricting fashions of past years and began to wear more comfortable clothes (such as short skirts or trousers). Men also abandoned highly formal daily attire and even began to wear athletic clothing for the first time. The suits men wear today are still based, for the most part, on those worn in the late 1920s.









































(Photos: Steve Given)
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11 Rarely Seen Photos of the Titanic

June 21, 2015, 11:59 am
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These photos taken by Father Browne SJ show a glimpse of what things were like before the ship went down.

The last photo of the Titanic taken by Father Francis Browne.

Members of the Titanic crew pose with lifejackets.

A boy plays aboard the deck of the Titanic.

A U.S. doctor inspects passenger's eyes aboard the doomed ship.

Ladies disembark from the tender "America" onto the Titanic.

The bedroom in the Browne suite aboard the Titanic, which would have been elegant in any location.

The gymnaisum aboard the Titanic -- well equipped for passenger recreation.

A Queenstown vendor sells irish lace aboard the Titanic.

Major Frank Brown

Passengers from steerage settle on deck aboard the Titanic.

Waiting for job possibly transferring mail.

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Fun and Interesting Snapshots of New Yorkers from 1887-1897

June 21, 2015, 8:29 pm
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A fully-dressed couple sitting back-to-back while reading on beach; low wooden pier spans ocean in background, Manhattan Beach, New York, August 30, 1884

A fully-dressed woman wading at the shore of the beach in Sag Harbor, LI, New York, August 31, 1889

A man at the beach in push-up position with a barrel around his waist, September 8, 1897

A man in a suit and bowler hat jumping in the air in a backyard in Brooklyn, New York, 1890

A man standing at the edge of a dock, casting his fishing line, 1890

Bathers splashing in the surf as people stroll along the sand w. the enormous Lefferts pier looming in the bkgrd. at Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, July 17, 1886

Edgar J. Taylor caught in mid-air jumping off a barrel, Canarsie, New York, June 24, 1887

Four well-dressed women meeting at the net after a game of lawn tennis, 1890

Gertrude Hubbell, Ruth Peters and Mildred Grimwood, hiking their skirts at the shoreline, Averne, Queens, New York, September 8, 1897

Isabel and Nellie Harter jumping rope that is being turned by Edie Dwight (L) and Zelma Levison (R) as Nellie Dwight (on the bench) and Edie Swan (on the cannon) wait their turns, at Ft. Greene, Brooklyn, May 22, 1886

J.M. Cornell (of 33 Monroe Place) jumping in the backyard at 314 Livingston St., Brooklyn, New York, May 28, 1886

Maggie Ward standing on the end of a diving board at Coney Island, Brooklyn, July 24, 1888

Mrs. Freed swimming on her back, splashing up a storm, Ft Hamilton, New York, September 2, 1886

Six interesting looking men wearing assorted styles of bathing suits as they hang around a large puddle on the beach near the Narragansett Pier, New York, August 13, 1889

Three boys walking near an elephant from the Barnes Circus which is walking down the middle of Atlantic St. near Nevins, Brooklyn, June 1891

Three sweetly dressed girls jumping rope together, as nearby toddler with parasol looks on, Ft. Greene, Brooklyn, May 29, 1886

Three young girls in bathing suits wading in the shore, Sag Harbor, New York, August 27, 1889

Wallace G. Levison's mother sitting in a special ice-skating chair as a young boy skates near her on the Prospect Park Skating Lake, Brooklyn, New York, February 13, 1888

Young Edith Poey jumping off a wooden pole onto the sand at Coney Island, Brooklyn, May 15, 1887

Young Ethel Merritt jumping in the air at Coney Island, Brooklyn, July 11, 1886

Young Isabel Harter riding a tricycle while her sister Nellie rolls a hoop, w. other children and adults in background, Ft. Greene, May 22, 1886

Young Mildred Grimwood (C) eyeing the candles atop her birthday cake while surrounded by her family at the dining room table, Brooklyn, New York, February 5, 1888

Young Miss Hall, w. very long hair, standing on a springboard and contemplating whether to jump, Ft Hamilton, New York, September 2, 1886

Young Zelma Levison and her aunt, Jo Grimwood (dressed all in black, complete w. elaborate hat w. feathers and looking very much like Margaret Hamilton) throwing a ball back and forth on a lawn in Prospect park, Brooklyn, July 20, 1886

Young girls wearing dresses and bathing outfits by the shore, May 30, 1889

Zelma Levison jumping in the backyard of her home at 314 Livingston St., Brooklyn, June 19, 1886

(Images by Wallace G. Levison/ LIFE Archive)
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These Men’s Fashion Ads from the 1970s That Will Leave You Speechless

June 23, 2015, 10:05 am
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The 1970s must have taken place on a different planet. These photos of men’s fashions from that decade leave us drowning in astounding mustard knits, garish patterns, high waists, way-too-skimpy briefs, and other fashion faux pas that defy description 40 years later.






























(via Bored Panda)
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21 Victorian Era Post-Mortem Photographs Prove How Creepy The Past Used To Be

June 23, 2015, 11:52 am
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The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture much more commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session. This cheaper and quicker method also provided the middle class with a means for memorializing dead loved ones.

Post-mortem photography was very common in the nineteenth century when "death occurred in the home and was quite an ordinary part of life. These photographs served as keepsakes to remember the deceased. This was especially common with infants and young children; Victorian era childhood mortality rates were extremely high, and a post-mortem photograph might have been the only image of the child the family ever had.

1. Contrary to being creepy, these death photographs were meant to serve as mementos of the deceased loved one.

2. Because of that, many photographers tried to make their subjects look alive.

3. Photographers employed a variety of tricks to make their subjects look more life-like.

4. One of the most common ways they did this was posing people with their favorite things (like this man in a chair with his dogs).

5. Or this girl here with her toys.

6. Sometimes, photographers would try to make it appear like the dead person was sleeping.

7. Here, the dead girl on the end is being propped up with a special device.

8. Notice the way the photographer has positioned the man's arm in order to support the head?

9. Notice the odd position of the curtain behind the boy? It's likely there was someone behind it holding the boy's head up.

10. Here this little girl is sitting sideways on the chair so that the device propping her up is hidden.

11. She almost looks alive in this picture.

12. See anything strange about the background? This girl is sitting on someone's lap. The person held her in place while the photo was taken.

13. In this photograph, the girl standing in the middle is the deceased. The photographer attempted to make her look more alive by drawing on her pupils.

14. Other times it wasn't possible to make their subjects look alive.

15. It was common for family members pose with their dead loved ones for these photographs.

16. You can tell it must have been difficult for the living families members. The pain in these parents' faces as they hold their dead child is obvious.

17. Imagine how difficult it must have been to pose with a dead loved one. At the time, the photography process was slow and you could not move while the photo was being taken.

18. In this photo you can see the dead girl is more in focus than her parents, as they moved while the photograph was being taken.

19. There is just something about her eyes in this photo.

20. This one is pretty obvious.

21. Not sure which one here is the deceased.

(via ViralNova)
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Ireland in Color Photographs, 1913

June 24, 2015, 5:38 am
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A small collection of old color photographs of life in Ireland, 1913










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European Women Fashion of the 1920s

June 24, 2015, 5:39 am
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The photos collected below from the National Geographic Stock Photo archive are by Clifton Royal Adams. Adams was born in 1890 and was a National Geographic staff photographer from 1920 until 1934, traveling throughout the United States, Central America, and Europe. He died of a brain tumor in 1934 after becoming ill while on assignment to photograph the California giant Sequoia forest. These are from his European travels.

Two women buy ice cream from a vendor out of his converted car. Near St. Austel, Cornwall, England.

Two country maids rest for lunch in a hayfield. Near Hawkshead, Lancashire, England.

A woman kneels in a field of flowers in the Fens. The Fens, Boston, England.

A girl stands in a field holding barley in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire, England.

An English woman points pridefully to her farm cart. Fenland, England.

A girl looks at the tomb of Thomas Gray near a church in Stoke Poges. Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England.

Two women sit near the Avon River with the Holy Trinity Church behind. Holy Trinity Church, Avon River, Stratford, England.

Two young adults sit in the grass by a cliff near water and a village. Rottingdean, East Sussex, England.

Women selling Queen Alexandra roses for charity. Seaford, Sussex, England.

A woman looks down over the Cuckmore River. Cuckmore River, Westdean, Sussex, England.

A group of women hike through Patterdale. Patterdale, Westmorland, England.

The former residence of the Duchess of Marlborough. Crowhurst Place, Surrey, England.

Locals enjoy the view of the Surrey Hills. Near Dorking, Surrey, England.

A young woman mails a letter in a red pillar box. Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England.

A woman stands in a garden filled with Calendulas. Lincolnshire, England.

A young girl knits a wool garment. Ardara, Ireland.

Hikers rest on Skelwith Bridge, a boundary line between counties. Skelwith Bridge, Between Westmorland and Lancashire, England.

Two women talk in an Irish cottage garden.

One of the Daughters of Erin stands beside the window box of her home. Ireland.

Two girls send a letter at the red "pillar box" of the Royal Mail. Belfast, Ireland.

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30 Amazing Color Photographs of Dublin, Ireland in 1961

June 24, 2015, 5:40 am
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Dublin in these photos from 1961 seems a different world and possibly a different planet. The photographs were taken by American photographer Charles W. Cushman, who travelled the world for 30 years, including a visit to Dublin. When he died, he left his collection to Indiana State University, who have uploaded them, and a fascination window the provide on a Dublin which has gone.

O'Connell statue after a shower Dublin

Burgh Quay after a shower Dublin

Burgh Quay after a shower Dublin

O'Connell Bridge Dublin

O'Connell Bridge Dublin

College Green

College Green

College Green

Bank of Ireland Dublin

View north up O'Connell Dublin

Cyclists waiting for a green light in Dame St. at head of South Great Georges St. Dublin

Cyclists near City Hall Dublin

One-horse dray in Dame St.

Dray horse Dame St. Dublin

Christ Church Dublin

Christ Church Dublin

Round tower Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle

Repairs at Dublin Castle

Clock tower Dublin Castle

Four Courts

View along Quay on north bank, R. Liffey Dublin

South Great Georges St Dublin

Industry House S.E. corner Drury+ Fade Dublin

Grafton St. Dublin

Dawson + Nassau Sts in the morning Dublin

College of Science Dublin

Cart in south Great Georges St. Dublin

View south across St. Stephen's Green

Early morning view toward Dublin Hills

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Amazing Photographs of London Underground in the 1970s and 1980s

June 28, 2015, 12:00 pm
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Photographer Bob Mazzer spent two decades commuting to work and back on the tube. As he travelled, he used his Leica M4 and his own unique perspective to capture Londoners, commuters and tourists as they journeyed through the capital's network of tunnels. Here is a small collection of his work, some of which was first shown in a GLC exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall in the 1980's.




































(Photos: Bob Mazzer, via Telegraph)
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Rare Vintage Photos of John Lennon Alone in Hamburg, Germany in November 1960

June 28, 2015, 11:37 pm
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These photographs were taken by photographer Astrid Kirchherr in Krameramtsstuben Hamburg, Germany in November 1960. To date, it appears as though only photos of John alone and with Stu have surfaced.













(Photos credit: TheBeatleSource)
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When They Were Young: Rare Vintage Portraits of 25 Famous Rock Stars When They Were Children

July 2, 2015, 10:02 am
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Have you ever wondered what Rock stars look like when they were children? Here's a collection of rare childhood photographs of 25 famous Rock stars, via Dangerous Minds.

Debbie Harry

David Bowie

Dolly Parton

Brian Eno

John Lennon

Kathleen Hanna

Kelley and Kim Deal

Lydia Lunch

Marc Bolan

Joey Ramone with his father

A one year old Diana Ross with her older sister Barbara Jean “Bobbi”

GG Allin

Sid Vicious

Brian Jones
Boy George

Patti Smith

Lemmy Kilmister

Jimi Hendrix and dad

Janis Joplin

Freddie Mercury

John Lydon

Ian Curtis

Syd Barrett

Genesis P-Orridge, then known as Neil Megson

Björk

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Paris in Color in the Early 1900s

July 4, 2015, 12:01 pm
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The Eiffel Tower and Trocadero by Leon Auguste

Viarmes Street by Leon Auguste

Family, rue du Pot de Fer by Stéphane Passet

Soldiers reading Porte de Saint-Cloud posters, on the occasion of May 1 by Frédéric Gadmer

Paris (XVI arr.) By Frédéric Gadmer

Lhomond Iron Pot by Stéphane © Passet

Statues of Lille and Strasbourg, Place de la Concorde

Rue Beaubourg, with the left Venice Street and Ovens-Saint-Martin Street by Stéphane Passet

Corner of the Beaumarchais Boulevard and Rue du Pas-de-la-mule by Stéphane Passet

Place Jussieu, corner of Linnaeus and Bakers by Stéphane Passet

Rue du Haut-Pavé at the corner of the Rue de la Bûcherie by Stéphane Passet

Rue Saint-Honoré, at the corner of the Rue de la Sourdière by Stéphane Passet

Bièvre Street by Stéphane Passet

Rue des Martyrs towards Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, with left rue de la Tour d'Auvergne Stéphane Passet

Fortifications by Stéphane Passet

The rue d'Aboukir, view from Cairo instead by Stéphane Passet

The Faubourg and the Porte Saint-Denis by Stéphane Passet

The corner of Saint-Jacques, Galande and Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre by Stéphane Passet

Boulevard Raspail and Rue du Montparnasse seen from Notre-Dame-des-Champs by Stéphane Passet

25 rue des Bakers Stéphane Passet

The angle of the Rue du Bac and the Boulevard St-Germain by Stéphane Passet

The Rue de Seine, at the number 12 by Stéphane Passet

89 rue de Seine by Stéphane Passet

Huchette street and rue Xavier Privas by Stéphane Passet

Paris (Ve arr.) By Stéphane Passet

A Parisian asleep on the dock Celestine

Corner of Puget Lepic and Boulevard de Clichy by Georges Chevalier

Paris (fourth arr.) By Georges Chevalier

Paris (II arr.) By Stéphane Passet

Numbers 8 and 10 rue du Montparnasse by Stéphane Passet

Paris (Xe arr.) By Leon Auguste

Orange Market , rue Basfroi by Leon Auguste

The Grand Cinema Fun at 95 rue de la Roquette by Leon Auguste

Cinema Pathe Palais des Gobelins Gobelins or by Auguste Léon

A flower seller in front of 53 rue Cambon by Leon Auguste

Gardens, quai d'Auteuil (current quai Louis Bleriot), opposite the Pont de Grenelle and the Statue of Liberty by Leon Auguste

Cannons captured from the Germans exposed Place de la Concorde, Statue of Lille and underwriting office by Leon Auguste

The Rue de la Paix decorated for the holidays Victory by Augustus Leon

Receipt of marshals of France in the town hall for celebrations of Victory 13 and 14 July 1919 by Auguste Léon

The Quai du Louvre (current quai François-Mitterrand) and the Ile de la Cité, opposite the Quai de Conti and the Institute of France by Auguste Léon

The Austerlitz port Auguste Léon

Paris (fourth arr.) By Georges Chevalier

The Quai d'Orsay at the Gare d'Orsay by Leon Auguste

Old sign at the corner of Nonnains-d'Hyères street and the Hotel de Ville by Leon Auguste

Paris (fourth arr.) By Leon Auguste

Rue du Haut-Pavé on the corner of the right Bûcherie, Great-Degrees left and Frederic Sauton opposite direction of the Pantheon by Auguste Léon

Parade of foreign delegations on the deck of Double for the funeral of Marshal Foch view taken towards the quai de Montebello by Stéphane Passet

Demolition of the fortifications and reconstruction of buildings (HBM), Porte d'Orléans by Stéphane Passet

Rue de Rivoli along the town hall by Georges Chevalier

Rue de Rivoli along the Town Hall

Statues of Lille and Strasbourg, Place de la Concorde

(Photos © Albert Kahn Museum, via LaBoiteVerte)
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Rare Photos of Sean and John Lennon in Hong Kong, 1977

July 5, 2015, 10:13 am
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Here's a small collection of rare photos of John Lennon traveling in Hong Kong in May 1977 with Sean, who was about two years old, and was on his way to meet Yoko in Japan.














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Amazing Vintage Photographs of Street Scenes of New York City from the 1890s

July 9, 2015, 12:58 pm
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40 Old Photographs of Young U.S. Soldiers Being Awesome in Vietnam

July 11, 2015, 11:59 am
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Young men in Vietnam spent their downtime talking about women, drinking PBR, and being one of the bros, not all that different from kids today. Here's a collection of 40 retro photos of young U.S. soldiers, who are now our Dads and grandpas, being awesome over in Vietnam.









































(via The Roosevelts)
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Rare Vintage Photos of John and Jackie Kennedy Have Fun While Navigating a Tiny Boat in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, 1959

July 12, 2015, 3:34 am
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Jack Kennedy loved the water. He was a superb swimmer, a fine sailor. Here, during the summer of 1959, John and Jackie have fun while navigating a tiny boat in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.




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Girls of Woodstock – The Best Beauty and Style Moments from 1969

June 6, 2015, 7:59 pm
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The 1969 event was undoubtedly one of the most formative moments in music history, but as we've learned with most music festivals, they lend themselves to some pretty awesome style-spotting. Long before the concept of street style or even festival style existed, Woodstock showcased inspiring women wearing sweet bell bottoms, crop tops and knit dresses.






















































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Rare Vintage Color Photographs of Life in Britain During the Blitz

July 14, 2015, 10:04 am
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A collection of very rare color photographs of life in London and across the UK during the Blitz have been released to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

The images are on display as in the Imperial War Museum in Manchester, as part of their Horrible Histories®: Blitzed Brits, which opens and runs until April 2016.

Nelson's column with 'salute the war effort' signs. Credit: TR1696/Imperial War Museum.

The bombed site of John Lewis, Oxford Street, London. Credit: TR1147/Imperial War Museum.

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London with barrage balloons in the background, seen from Westminster Bridge. Credit: TR1114/Imperial War Museum.

A messenger boy walking past the entrance to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square London. Credit: TR1946/Imperial War Museum.

The bomb damaged areas around St Paul's Cathedral. Credit: TR1693/Imperial War Museum.

Mr George Beckett, a volunteer with the British Home Front, uses a power hammer to forge the handle of a file. Credit: TR2653/Imperial War Museum.

The Minister for Aircraft Production, the Rt Hon Colonel JJ Llewellyn, MP at his desk. Credit: TR 41/Imperial War Museum.

The Auxiliary Territorial Service at an Anti-aircraft gun site in December 1942, Credit: TR470/Imperial War Museum.

Lunchtime entertainment in a war workers' canteen - a view from the audience. Credit: TR 968/Imperial War Museum.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill with his chiefs of staff in the garden of 10 Downing Street in May 7, 1945. Credit: TR2858/Imperial War Museum.

Two Auxiliary Territorial Service girls operate a mobile power plant on an anti-aircraft gun site at night. Credit: TR464/Imperial War Museum.

A girl guide and a sea ranger selling saving stamps as part of the War Effort. Credit: TR1942/Imperial War Musuem.

ATS spotter with binoculars at the anti-aircraft command post, with a 3.7 inch anti-aircraft gun in the background. Credit: TR460/Imperial War Musuem.

A Civil Defence Warden inspects bomb damaged buildings in Holborn, London. Credit: TR1928/Imperial War Museum.

A London messenger boy walking past a bomb site in London. Credit: TR1947/Imperial War Museum.

Two women weighing and packing bicarbonate of soda at a chemical factory run by the Ministry of Supply. Credit: TR1809/Imperial War Museum.

(via ITV News)
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