Marianne Breslauer (November 20, 1909 – February 7, 2001) was a German photographer, photojournalist and pioneer of street photography. She belonged to a generation of women photograph… Read More

Born 1925 in Paris, French photographer Georges Dambier got his first job with a magazine, Presse, where he met and assisted the up-and-coming photographer Willy Rizzo at the end of WWII. It… Read More

Ask any computer user today and s/he would instantly recognize the green hills, blue skies and the fluffy white clouds — the default wallpaper in Windows XP, Microsoft’s operatin… Read More

Born 1911 in Baxter, Iowa, American actress Claire Dodd was cast in a small part in Eddie Cantor’s movie Whoopee! (1928) while working as a model in Los Angeles. She joined the Ziegfel… Read More

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington, and the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest re… Read More

Marianne Breslauer (20 November 1909 – 7 February 2001) was a German photographer, photojournalist and pioneer of street photography. She belonged to a generation of women photographer… Read More

Live in Central Park is a DVD by Diana Ross released in 2012 that followed from a July 21, 1983 concert in The Great Lawn of New York City’s Central Park, which was cut short by a mass… Read More

Puck was the first successful humor magazine in the United States of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was founded in 1871 as a German-language… Read More

In 1936, safety glass for spectacles passed a successful test in London, England. Pounded with a hammer, the glass was marked with myriad lines but remained intact. The shatter-proof eyeglas… Read More

The Golden Age of Radio, also known as the old-time radio (OTR) era, was an era of radio in the United States where it was the dominant electronic home entertainment medium. It began with th… Read More

Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is rock’s premier frontman and one of the most popular and influential British musicians of all time. Instantly recognizable as the iconic lead singer… Read More

Before 1975, there were great differences in fashion styles between the North and the South, especially in Saigon. In addition to the newly-changed ao dai, the women of Saigon also adopted W… Read More

Demonstrating the beauty of brown skin in its various subtle shades are Eartha Kitt, Jayne Kennedy, and Freda Payne, hanging poolside in Los Angeles and looking quite nice.If you’re un… Read More

Discover the extraordinary life of one of Edwardian England’s most celebrated and revered musical comedy stars, Lily Elsie (April 8, 1886 – December 16, 1962). From her childhood… Read More

Born 1944, a native of Long Beach, California, Celeste Yarnall made her film debut in The Nutty Professor (1963) and, after appearing at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, was spotted by produce… Read More

Unable to bring a baby’s cot aboard a war-refugee ship from the Mediterranean island of Malta, an ingenious mother converted a suitcase into a combination bed and carriage for her four… Read More

The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the civil rights movement in the United States. “America at this moment,” said the form… Read More

The Canadian Architect is a monthly publication aimed at people who work in the world of architecture in Canada. The architecture magazine has been continuously published since 1955. Below… Read More

Keller is a suburban city in Tarrant County, Texas, in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the 74th most populated city in Texas. The most recent population estimate, as of July 1… Read More

Sol C. Korn, cigarette authority, puffs prodigiously as he makes the final and severest test of a a cigarette – the smoking. It’s just a job to him.Testing cigarettes was part of… Read More

Watch out! Han Solo is coming to get you!Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. The character first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars portray… Read More

Let’s have a look inside at a few pages of this book written by a cougar who’s an expert at tracking down teenage boys. According to the back cover, it includes “Step-by-s… Read More

Born 1936 in Tokyo, Japanese model and beauty queen Akiko Kojima bested four other finalists from Norway, the US, England, and Brazil for the 1959 Miss Universe crown in Long Beach, Californ… Read More

Native Americans, also known as First Americans, Indigenous Americans, American Indians, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the United States, including Hawaii and territories of… Read More

Marilyn Monroe posed for Fourth of July, wearing a bikini with some oversized fireworks and a sign that reads “Beware of Danger, July 4th”. These photographs were taken by Bert R… Read More

Born 1910 in New York City, American actress Claire Trevor made her film debut in Jimmy and Sally (1933), a film originally written for the popular screen duo of James Dunn and Sally Eilers… Read More

Born 1922 as Joan Letitia LaCock in Logan, West Virginia, American actress Joanne Dru moved to New York City in 1940 at the age of eighteen and made her first film appearance in Abie’s… Read More

The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the civil rights movement in the United States.The United States was the world’s strongest mi… Read More

If you “want to handle large groups economically” with “unusual layout flexibility,” we have got the homoerotic bathroom fittings for you.Bradley Group Showers seem t… Read More

Celebrity friendships aren’t spoken about much these days, mostly because we don’t know who is considered a “friend,” especially with the romantic scandals and compet… Read More

At a moment when Minneapolis had a very small African American community, the city became home to “Rastus,” an iconic caricature of a black man. “Rastus” was the symb… Read More

Basically they are saying: “Choose the Army before the Army chooses you.”His induction notice caught him with his decisions down. He waited too long to choose Army.If he had acte… Read More

The Ford Capri is a fastback coupé built by Ford of Europe, designed by Philip T. Clark, who was also involved in the design of the Ford Mustang. It used the mechanical components fro… Read More

Living up to her super strength image by feigning to lift a Mini suspended above the pavement outside Thames Television’s Euston Road studios, was 26-year-old Lindsay Wagner, who was i… Read More

The Fifties have a particular place in our collective imagination: the decade of elegance and sophistication, of the economic boom, of “the Golden Age” of radio, of the birth of… Read More

New York City has a long and sprawling history, but looking at the city today, it's hard to tell what it looked like in the past. Luckily, an enterprising coder has solved that problem by cr… Read More

Born 1950 in Los Angeles, American actress and author Pamela Hensley worked mostly in television and had only eight credits in feature films. Her debut was in the dramedy There Was a Crooked… Read More

For all of the lighthearted and often downright frivolous material that appeared in LIFE through the years, the magazine could also address, head-on, the thorniest, most resonant issues of t… Read More

It wasn’t until the 18th century when manners changed and modesty suddenly took hold that we get the first true swimsuit, with European ladies wading into the water in long dresses, kn… Read More

Born 1928 in Columbia, Mississippi, American philanthropist and retired actress Peggy Dow was spotted by a talent agent and cast in a television show in February 1949 after brief modeling an… Read More

In Victorian era, it was very difficult to keep perishable food fresh. People in the Victorian period would go shopping everyday and bought small amounts of groceries.There were no supermark… Read More

Men’s hair was rocked long until the mid-1970s when everything changed following the hippie lifestyle. As opposed to the shaggy haircuts of the ’60s, most ’70s men’s… Read More

Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, and the most populous city in the province. It has the highest population density in Ca… Read More

One of every 14 Britons claims to have seen or heard a ghost, according to Philip Paul, vice-chairman of the Ghost Club of London, in 1957. Investigating specters, sleeping in haunted houses… Read More

These pictures were taken by Flickr user AntyDiluvian during his trip to London in September 1973. The capital city was the first stop in a month-long European tour he and his wife took on t… Read More

Kyiv or Kiev is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. It is the seventh-most populous city in Europe.Kiev is an important ind… Read More

An odd-looking cycle that seemed to have some of the qualities of a railway train was seen on the roads near Upper Norwood, England, the other day. Its twelve riders pedaled along, seated in… Read More

Nassau is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. It is the centre of commerce, education, law, admini… Read More

The 1980s was a very unique era of time. It was full of loud colors, extreme fashion, sky high hair, and forever defining music.’80s fashion was big on accessories. The trendiest items… Read More

Bruce Gilden is an American street photographer. Known for his graphic and often confrontational close-ups made using flash, his images have a degree of intimacy and directness that have bec… Read More

Mik Critchlow is a social documentary photographer based in the North East of England. On seeing an exhibition of paintings in 1977 by 'The Ashington Group' (Pitmen Painters), a group of Ash… Read More

Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, in the small logging town of Aberdeen, Washington. As a child, Cobain was artistic and had an ear for music. Although he had a younger sister Kim (… Read More

Motor Trend is an American automobile magazine. It first appeared in September 1949, and is notable for introducing the first Car of the Year designation, also in 1949.Covers of the Motor Tr… Read More

In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also know… Read More

Born 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois, American actress Joyce Taylor sang in amateur shows at age 10 and turned professional at 15, signing with Mercury Records (billed as Joyce Bradley). When… Read More

Throughout the 1970s, Amsterdam experienced rapid development. To reduce the use of automobiles, city planners have favored public transportation. Trams remain the primary transportation mod… Read More

Born 1914 as Aase Madsen Iversen in Copenhagen, Danish actress Osa Massen began her career as a newspaper photographer, then became an actress. She first came to the United States in 1937. H… Read More

From hippie bohemian to glitzy disco, the 1970s runs the gamut from natural to glamorous.Furniture of the 1970s refers to the style of furniture popular in the 1970s. Often, the furniture wo… Read More

Born 1922 in DeKalb, Illinois, American actress Barbara Hale moved to Hollywood in 1943, and under contract to RKO Radio Pictures, made her first screen appearance (uncredited) in Gilderslee… Read More

Tokyo is the capital, the largest city, and the most populous metropolitan area in the Greater Tokyo Area, the Kantō region, and Japan, as well as the most populous metropolitan area in… Read More

The 1924 Winter Olympics were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions wer… Read More

Founded in 1907 in Pontiac, Michigan, by Edward Murphy, a manufacturer of horse-drawn carriages, Pontiac was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General M… Read More

Born 1914 in Álamos, Sonora, Mexican actress and singer María Félix made her first appearance in the “White and Black Ballroom” of the Mexico City Country Cl… Read More

Colombia is a country in South America. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, the Pacific Ocean to… Read More

As part of publicity for the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes which was soon to be released, Marilyn, along with co-star and friend Jane Russell, immortalized themselves in a very Hollywood way… Read More

A Great Dane holds the lead of its smaller companion as they wait at the side of a road during a traffic training class run by dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse in the UK, 1954.Barbara Woodhouse… Read More

An 18th century travel female urinal with an eye portrait and the inscription “Ha je te vois petit coquin,” which roughly translates to “Ha! I see you, little rascal.&rdquo&hell…Read More

Harvey Ross Ball (July 10, 1921 – April 12, 2001) was an American commercial artist. After World War II, Ball worked for a local advertising firm until he started his own business, Har… Read More

A photo from Michael Oberman shows him with his brother and David Bowie at his house in Silver Spring, Maryland in 1971.“Ground Control to Major Tom...This was David Bowie’s firs… Read More

Chishō Takaoka (April 22, 1896 – October 22, 1994) was a geisha in Shinbashi who became a Buddhist nun later in life. Her stage name was Chiyoha or Teruha, while her real name was… Read More

Born 1891 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australian actress Mae Busch had her first film appearances in The Agitator and The Water Nymph, both released in 1912. She worked in both silent and sound… Read More

The Ladies’ Automobile Club was Great Britain’s first dedicated motor club for women. It was not exclusively a motorsport association, but it was one of the first bodies to organ… Read More

Of all the characteristics attributed to defining Victorian male masculinity, the one least emphasized or spoken about was that of the Victorian man as a father. Little attention was directe… Read More

“Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting.” – Steve McQueenWhen Jaguar pulled out of racing at the end of 1956, they were left with an excess of D-type chas… Read More

The Last Time I Saw Paris is a 1954 Technicolor romantic drama made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Babylon Revisited.” It… Read More

Naples is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan. The city’s historic center, which is the largest of its kind in Europe and has bee… Read More

The average 1960s cars costs about $2,752, and a gallon of gas was around 31 cents. The 1960s were a time of change: the Civil Rights movement as led by Martin Luther King Jr., the Women&rsq&hell…Read More

Drag racing was born in the dry lake beds in the California deserts. In the 1930s as engines got better and drivers got braver, speeds began topping 100mph. But it wasn’t until after W… Read More

Viva Maria! is a 1965 adventure comedy film starring Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau as two women named Maria who meet and become revolutionaries in the early 20th century. It also starred… Read More

Born 1915 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, American actress Dorothy Dell began entering and winning beauty pageants and at the age of 17 won the title of “Miss New Orleans” in 1930… Read More

Austrian stage actress Marie Schleinzer in costume for the ballet “Around Vienna”. Photos by Adele K.u.K Hof Atelier, ca. 1900 Read More

Hawaii is a state in the Western United States located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the U.S. mainland. It is the only state outside North America, the only state th… Read More

November 7, 1929 — Joan LaCosta, prominent woman auto racer, was held by police in Chicago, Illinois for attempted robbery in a Chicago hotel, with chloroform and a toy pistol. When fi… Read More

Roland “Rollie” Free (November 18, 1900 – October 11, 1984) was a motorcycle racer best known for breaking the American motorcycle land speed record in 1948 on the Bonnevil… Read More

After Japan surrendered in 1945, ending World War II, Allied forces led by the United States occupied the nation, bringing drastic changes. Japan was disarmed, its empire dissolved, its form… Read More

Veronica Lake (born Constance Frances Marie Ockelman) developed her signature look during the filming of I Wanted Wings (1940) when her blonde hair accidentally fell over her right eye durin… Read More

World War I was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously known as the Great War or “the war to end all wars”, it le… Read More

You Only Live Twice was the fifth James Bond movie and was set largely in Japan. Bond was once again played by Sean Connery and the plot for this latest adventure involved the terrorist orga… Read More

Born 1938 in Lyon, French actress Michèle Girardon began acting in 1956, and had a small but noticeable role as a deaf-mute beauty in La mort en ce jardin (Death in the Garden) (1956)… Read More

August Sander (1876 – 1964) was a German portrait and documentary photographer. While working at a local mine, Sander first learned about photography by assisting a photographer who wa… Read More

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 painting at age 23. In New York, he befri… Read More

For nine seasons – between 1974 and 1984 – the Ingalls family of Little House on the Prairie was the personification of wholesome family values. The story of a 19th century famil… Read More

Slipped over the head, a bag of cellulose tissue designed for use in skiing and other outdoor sports offers protection for the face without interfering with vision. This transparent mask fro… Read More

Covent Garden Market had its beginning in 1835 when a patent was issued to hold a “public fair or mart” in the area of Richmond, Dundas and King Streets. In 1845, the Market foun… Read More

Born 1874 in Folkestone, England, British dancer and stage actress Mabel Love played one of the triplet children in Masks and Faces at London’s Opera Comique in 1887, and the same year… Read More

There were no mods and rockers in 1940s but simply youths who wanted to have a good time. Although the term ‘teenager’ was not coined until the 1950s the beginnings of the &lsquo&hell…Read More

“It was the thrill of risking my life that made me to take to drome riding. I was the girl who flirts with death. From childhood I was inspired by wanderlust. I was always alone, dream… Read More

A man experiences irony as his car, laden with used tires, has a flat tire, Houston, Texas, March 1966.(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Read More

Born 1907 in New York City, American actor Cesar Romero was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years. The 6’3” [190 cm] Romero routinely played “Latin love… Read More

“A great, wicked and quite extraordinary city” was how, in 1947, LIFE described Shanghai. In 1947, four million people had made the City their residence (today, that number is 26… Read More