Billie Holiday kept two chihuahuas. Her first was Chiquita, who would have her nails done in the same color as Billie’s, and for whom Billie personally knitted a sweater.But it was Pep… Read More

China Seas is a 1935 American adventure film starring Clark Gable as a brave sea captain, Jean Harlow as his brassy paramour, and Wallace Beery as a suspect character. The oceangoing epic al… Read More

Born 1928 Annie Blanche Banks in Eastman, Georgia, American burlesque star and actress Tempest Storm worked as a carhop waitress at Simon’s Drive-In and then as a cocktail waitress, th… Read More

Roaming Paris streets by night in the early 1930s, Brassaï created arresting images of the city’s dramatic nocturnal landscape. The back alleys, metro stations, and bistros he pho… Read More

The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th centur… Read More

The 1990 movie Total Recall was a futuristic sci-fi movie made by director Paul Verhoeven, with the film teaming up actors Sharon Stone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stone initially turned down… Read More

Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the silent film era. An anthropomorphic young black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a gian… Read More

Born 1893 in Moscow, Russian actress Olga Baclanova found success in Hollywood films, as well as stage roles in the US and the United Kingdom, she was mainly billed as an exotic blonde tempt… Read More

Workers on a production line in the EMI factory at Hayes, Middlesex in November 1965, where the Beatles’ new album Rubber Soul is in the final stages of production.Workers packing the… Read More

Born 1934 in Chicago, American actress Dolores Dorn finished third in the Miss Chicago contest in 1950 and second in the same contest in 1951. She was the co-star of The Bounty Hunter (1954)… Read More

On March 6, 1920, New York City debuted its first traffic signal system, on 42nd Street and 5th Avenue.The City’s commissioner of traffic, Dr. John A Harris (also a millionaire physici… Read More

The Palacio de Lecumberri, also called the Black Palace, was known as a place from which it was impossible to escape. Legend has it that the only person who’d ever successfully done so… Read More

Born 1899 in New York City, American silent film actress Martha Mansfield became determined to become an actress at the age of 14. She lobbied for, and won, a role in the Broadway production… Read More

These candid photographs are from “The Phone Book” (2002) by British photographer Martin Parr. A project undertaken in 1998, Parr spent 4 years documenting the adoption of the ce… Read More

August 8, 1941 – Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania: Wearing smart uniforms, the first group of girl gasoline station attendants hired by the Sun Oil Company to take the place of men going in… Read More

January 1, 1940, Westgate Service Station in Annandale, Sydney: 1938 Ford V8 hits parked 1935 Ford Model C (four cylinder), lifting it up onto footpath and into petrol pumps; it takes out on… Read More

Jon Bon Jovi began playing music in 1974, at the age of 13, when he formed his first band Raze and took part in a talent contest at his school. At 16, he formed a band called Atlantic City E… Read More

These glamorous photos of Janice Dickinson were taken by Susan Wood as part of an ad campaign shoot for Wamsutta sheets, featuring Calvin Klein designs in Amagansett, New York, October 1978… Read More

Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical drama film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge in the titular roles. It is based on the 1935 opera Porgy a… Read More

Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 science fiction western comedy movie starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Mary Steenburgen. It is the third part of the Back to the Future tri… Read More

The daguerreotypes that became publicly available during the 1840s had exposure times from tens of seconds to several minutes. While exposure times shrank as photographic technology develope… Read More

September 17, 1976: NASA unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise, in Palmdale, California. Named after the ship from Star Trek, the show’s original cast was in attendance. A ye… Read More

Table tennis exhibition: Jacques Secrétin vs. Vincent Purkart in the Netherlands in 1979.Jacques Secrétin (1949–2020), a name that will not be forgotten and that French t… Read More

Woman of the Year is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Mich… Read More

The interior design of the ’60s was highly personalized. Following an era of economic unrest, the ’60s was a time of fun, where people started to pay attention and spend money on… Read More

Women were granted the right to vote in Australia in 1902. The Great War increased independence for some, with women taking on the roles of men in factories, businesses and on properties whi… Read More

Pictured here are just a small glimpse into the crazy wide-spread obsession women had for Elvis Presley. These teenage girl’s bedrooms look more like a shrine to The King. Believe it o… Read More

By the time she was photographed by Jack Robinson on October 30, 1969, few singers had fused gospel and pop with classical music as successfully as Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – Apr… Read More

German fashion model, beauty queen and business woman Susanne Erichsen was born Susanne Firle in December 1925. In June of 1945, she married Norwegian Sven Erichsen and at the end of World W… Read More

“I like to wear dresses because they’re comfortable,” Kurt Cobain told Melody Maker in December 1992. “There’s nothing more comfortable than that cozy flower pa… Read More

Born 1913 as Florette Regina Ottenheimer in Baltimore, Maryland, American actress Margaret Hayes is perhaps best known for her role as Lois Judby Hammond in the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle… Read More

Before Eva Mendes was an award-winning actress, she was just a young Alyssa Milano fan like the majority of her peers. Mendes posted this amazing throwback photo of herself, who was 15 at th… Read More

Born 1920 in Chicago, American editorial, portrait, and advertising photographer and film director Dan Wynn moved to New York in 1947 and got his editorial start at Seventeen, where he quick… Read More

The 1940s was an era that gave birth to some of the most iconic and influential actresses in the history of Hollywood. These classic Hollywood actresses, known as the leading ladies from the… Read More

Fashion of the 1980s was characterized by a rejection of 1970s fashion. Punk fashion began as a reaction against both the hippie movement of the past decades and the materialist values of th… Read More

As we are about to find out, the Panamera wasn’t the first four-door coupe-styled car that carried the brand’s emblem. Well, previously there’s an obscure 1968 custom-built… Read More

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic is an annual concert hosted by country music singer Willie Nelson. Nelson was inspired to create the annual concert after his participation in the… Read More

Charles-Jean Hallo (known as ALO) (1882–1969) was a French painter, draftsman, illustrator, engraver, and photographer who was born in Lille and died in Senlis. He spent his childhood… Read More

There are rumors that George Harrison had an affair with Stevie Nicks. That is not true and most likely started because George attended a party for the album Rumours by Fleetwood Mac i… Read More

Wrestling legend Andre the Giant has a one-of-a-kind mode of transportation. This was a lavish Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine. The limo was large and elegant, which is how numerous people defi… Read More

Strange Cargo is a 1940 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford in a story about a group of fugitive prisoners from a French penal c… Read More

In 1280, caviar was formally sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church as a food that could be consumed during religious fasts. This is during a time when the Church strictly governed the mo… Read More

The Norman Timbs Special, constructed by renowned Indy 500 engineer Norman Timbs in Los Angeles, is a unique automobile. It’s estimated that he built the car at a cost of $10,000, a si… Read More

In the summer of 1995 the British photographer Martin Parr, traveled to Yalta, he had for himself called the “Russian Riviera.” And in this series, you will see all the variety… Read More

An air show is a public event where aircraft are exhibited. They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called “static air shows” with aircraft parked on the g… Read More

January 26, 1969: Work is done on “Dig It” and “The Long and Winding Road,” plus Harrison’s “Isn’t It a Pity” which will eventually appear on… Read More

Get ready to laugh with these vintage drinking snapshots. From outrageous antics to hilarious mishaps, these photos are sure to brighten your day and bring a smile to your face...See more &r&hell…Read More

Born 1911 as Nellie Bernice Bogdon in Oakland, California, American actress Sally Phipps was a Fox Film star who appeared in well over 20 films, including a cameo in F.W. Murnau’s clas… Read More

The days of post war rationing and austerity were still recent memories so, especially in the early years of the decade, 1960s Christmases still had a feeling of frugality when compared to t… Read More

Formed in 1986 as a ska band inspired by Madness, the lineup of No Doubt initially comprised John Spence, Gwen Stefani, and her brother, Eric. While playing the party-band circuit around Ana… Read More

The Peaky Blinders, street-based Birmingham gang from the 19th century who slashed victims across the face with razor blades sewn in peaks of their caps. Gang members including David Taylor… Read More

Born 1927 in Los Angeles, California, American child actress Virginia Weidler was popular in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. She made her first film appearance in 1931. Her first… Read More

Frank Sinatra was arrested by the Bergen County, New Jersey sheriff in 1938 and charged with carrying on with a married woman (yes, you could get popped for that back then). The charge was l… Read More

Born 1895 as Jeannette Barr, Jane Derby was known as a top-of-the-line, ready-to-wear designer. She opened a retail business in New York in 1936 and Jane Derby Inc. in 1938. Her clothing was… Read More

Teresita Montez is a fashion model most known for her work for Jacques Heim. She was also a favorite model of photographers like Willy Maywald, Georges Saad, and was regularly seen in fashio… Read More

Born 1928 as Donald Marc Blumberg in New Haven, Connecticut, American fashion designer Donald Brooks was creator of the “American Look” founded in the 1950s and 1960s. He had an… Read More

Demi Moore is perhaps best known for her big-screen roles in films like St. Elmo’s Fire, Ghost, A Few Good Men, and G.I. Jane. But before she was a movie star, she was a daytime TV dar… Read More

Imagine a time before Leonardo DiCaprio was vying for Oscars. A time before he dated supermodels and went yachting. Before he slept in a dead horse...It was 1990, and the fresh-faced teen wa… Read More

The 1940s was a decade defined by the impact of World War II on every aspect of daily life, including how people celebrated their weddings. With a backdrop of war, uncertainty, and rations… Read More

Britain’s first notorious post-war sex siren in films, the enticing, green-eyed blonde bombshell Christine Norden (December28,  1924 – September 21, 1988), was a singer and… Read More

The increase in automobile ownership after Henry Ford started to sell automobiles that the middle class could afford resulted in an increased demand for filling stations.The world’s fi… Read More

Italian actress Sophia Loren was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest stars of classical Hollywood cinema and is one of the last surviving major stars from the era. Sh… Read More

Hedy Lamarr, the woman many critics and fans alike regard as the most beautiful ever to appear in films was born on November 9, 1914 as Hedwig Eva Marie Kiesler. She was the only child of Em… Read More

Born 1937 in Los Angeles, California, American actor and recording artist James MacArthur had a long career in both movies and television, and his early work was predominantly in supporting… Read More

For decades fans have speculated who the mysterious old man carrying sticks on the cover of Led Zeppelin’s fourth album might be. A West Country historian has finally uncovered the tru… Read More

Andreas Feininger’s most well-known portrait – Dennis Stock holding a camera in front of his face so that the lens looks like his right eye and the viewfinder his left.Andreas Fe… Read More

The Mercedes-Benz 250S was a variant of the W108/W109 S-Class that was introduced for the 1966 model year. The 250 S was built on the shorter W108 chassis, and was powered by Mercedes’… Read More

“I’m glad people think I’m a badass. I’m a rock and roller, and I’m an R&B and a blueswoman. I don’t do fairy music, although I love Celtic music and… Read More

Luis Estévez (1930 – 2014) was a Cuban-born American fashion designer and costume designer, active between 1951 until 1997. According to the New York Times, “Luis Estevez… Read More

These gigantic fake weapons were used to help the soldier better understand the parts and the mechanics of a weapon.Marines with three M23 and one M24 training guns.Two Marines demonstrate t… Read More

Joni Mitchell (November 7, 1943) was born Roberta Joan Anderson in Alberta. She began playing guitar and singing in clubs in her hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, before busking on the st… Read More

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892) was a French scholar and draughtsman whose use of photography while he was active in the Middle East pursuing archaeology and studying a… Read More

In the early 1930s, America was hit by a devastating economic depression. It was a challenging time of injustice and suffering, very much like today. In response, Dorothea Lange left her San… Read More

“People who write books really get Janis wrong. The woman I knew would cackle, she’d laugh so hard, and was fun to be with. Very vocal, very outspoken, very funny. Texas women te… Read More

Tina Leser was born Christina Wetherill Shillard-Smith on December 12, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child Tina traveled with her family around the world to faraway places such as… Read More

Yamamoto-san is Meiji-era photographers. Little is known about Yamamoto-san and his studio. Most of what you see here was done in the 1870s-80s. Some researchers think he either gave up phot… Read More

Cavalier is an American magazine that was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 and has continued for decades, eventually evolving into a Playboy-style men’s magazine. It has no con… Read More

The Camaro was first shown at a press preview in Detroit on September 12, 1966, and later in Los Angeles, on September 19, 1966. The public introduction of the new model was on September 26… Read More

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain… Read More

Winona Ryder’s 80s version is perhaps the most magical of all. It’s nearly impossible to reconcile the fact that the iconic actress wasn’t even a famous actress for half th… Read More

The daughter of Norwegian immigrants, Carol McCallson (1928-1988) grew up on the West Coast, and started out with Dorothy Prebble’s Hollywood model agency in the early Forties. She mad… Read More

Shakira first fell in love with music when she was just 4 years old. Her father had taken her to a Middle Eastern restaurant where she heard the Doumbek drum, which is traditional to Middle… Read More

During the Apollo 11 moon mission on July 21, 1969, almost every single photo you see of an astronaut on the lunar surface is of Buzz Aldrin. Many people attribute this photo as being Neil A… Read More

Born 1923 in Stuttgart, German photographer Walde Huth worked as an industrial photographer at the engineering works in Esslingen in 1945. She then worked on commissions for textile companie… Read More

Father’s Little Dividend is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor. The movie is the sequel to Father… Read More

The photoshoot was made after finishing the filming of Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg).The star of such international hits as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Repulsion… Read More

This phone-viewing system gave you a picture of any caller similarly equipped. It could be used on ordinary telephone lines. Push a button and within five seconds the picture appears. Develo… Read More

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in… Read More

Founded in 1879 in Philadelphia by brothers E. Irvin and Clarence Scott, the Scott Paper Company was the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of sanitary tissue products with oper… Read More

Long thought lost, these negatives were found in the archives of legendary art director Jimmy Wachtel. Neither Stevie Nicks nor Lindsey Buckingham have either the contact sheets made in 1973… Read More

In 1939, police cars assigned to the park districts of Chicago, Illinois, were fitted with roof-top neon signs so that motorists might identify them on the road at any time during the day or… Read More

Carrie Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer from Burbank, California. As an actress, she is primarily remembered for portraying the rebel le… Read More

Born 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, American actress Sigrid Gurie arrived in Hollywood in 1936. Film magnate Sam Goldwyn reportedly took credit for discovering her, promoting his discovery as … Read More

Startling Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by publisher Ned Pines’ Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who… Read More

“I’ll regret this day as long as I live. I guess lots of people were waiting for this kind of thing to happen. It’s getting where I can’t even leave the house without… Read More

Born 1899 in New York City, American actress Genevieve Tobin had her stage debut in Disraeli in 1912. She appeared in a few films as a child and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. I… Read More

Not weird, helmeted men from Mars, but merely airplane mechanics carrying metal propeller-hub protectors were pictured in the curious photograph here in 1939. Because of their unwieldy shape… Read More

Whether you celebrate All Hallows’ Eve, Samhain or just plain ol’ Halloween, October 31 has been commemorated, one way or another, since the days of the druids. While Halloween… Read More

In 1988, the Pontiac Banshee was unveiled as a prototype of a high-performance sports car that embodied the future of driving. This name had been previously used in the 60s as a codename for… Read More

Diving enthusiasts for more than a year, the twin brothers, Joe and Jerome Maurice, 17-year-old high school students of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, invaded their mother’s pantry for their… Read More