Back in 1951, the Bell Telephone System released a handy booklet called “The Telephone and How We Use It.” Designed with elementary school students in […]
Tag: Historical Photos
Amusing and Cool Vintage Photos of Everyday Life in Early 20th Century America
This collection of vintage photographs offers a snapshot into the everyday lives of Americans from the 1900s to the 1940s, showing moments that are both […]
Vintage Photos Show Japan’s Old Art of Soba Noodle Delivery on Bicycles, 1900s-1950s
When societies industrialize, food systems expand and specialize to meet the new waves of customers. These amazing old photographs show Japan’s demae , or delivery […]
Stunning photos of Pam Grier in the 1970s
Pam Grier is an American actress, who came to limelight after starring in numerous blaxploitation films, such as ‘The Big Bird Cage’ , ‘Coffy’ , […]
These photos capture street scenes of Soviet Union in the early 1970s
These vintage photos, taken by Sten-Åke Stenberg, depict the street scenes and everyday life in the Soviet Union in the early 1970s. The Soviet 1970s […]
Shocking vintage pictures of Times Square at the height of its depravity in the 1970s and 1980s
From the 1960s to the late 1980s, New York City’s iconic Times Square was a difficult place to be. Felony and crime rates were high, […]
Building the Hoover Dam seen Through Rare Photographs, 1931-1936
Hoover Dam is as tall as a 60-story building. It was the highest dam in the world when it was completed in 1935. Its base […]
Women workers of World War II: These color photos show the real-life Rosie the Riveters, 1941-1943
A worker assembles part of the cowling for a B-25 bomber motor at the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California. 1942. More so than […]
Faces of the Balkans captured by the American Red Cross’ photographers, 1918-1920
“This Is A Group Of Bulgarian Peasants Taking A Sun Bath: Sun baths are about all the Balkan people are able to take these days, […]
Bizarre and Interesting Vintage Inventions from the Past, 1920s-1970s
These photos show bizarre vintage inventions that quite often never caught on, but sometimes, they actually did. The weird inventions demonstrate ingenious efforts from the […]