Australian Women’s Firsts in the Early 20th Century
Two of the first female men’s barbers, Miss Dolly House and her sister, c.1927 / photographed by Sam Hood. The House sisters’ father, Jack House, ran the barber shop just underneath Australasian Films’ film studio. First “Miss Australia”, Beryl Mills…
20 Surf Photos That Show Women Making Waves From the 1930s Through the 1960s
In the early 20th century, wooden surfboards were long and heavy — measuring 15 feet long and weighing nearly 100 pounds — which prevented many women from taking up the sport. But by the 1940s and 1950s, Malibu surfers had…
35 Fabulous Photos Show Fashion Styles of Queensland in the 1930s
In the 1930s, skirts became longer and waist lines returned up to their normal positions in an attempt to bring back the traditional ‘womanly’ look. Zippers and nylon stockings were commonplace and the introduction of the ‘halter neck’ made swimming…
Wonderful Life of Australia in the Early 1950s Through a Bushwalker’s Lens
Here below is a set of beautiful pics from Janette Asche taken by her father that shows wonderful life of Australia (mostly in New South Wales and Tasmania) in the early 1950s. New South Wales. Uncle Ross Webb at Yarramundi, 1952…
40 Rare Color Photos of Kununurra Town, Australia in the Early Days of Establishment
Established in 1961, Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley Region approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) from the border with the Northern Territory. Kununurra was initiated to service the Ord…
Thirties Queensland: The Decade Consumed by the Great Depression and the Lead Up to WWII
Queensland is a state situated in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous Australian state. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east,…
Wundervolle Farbfotos von Eisenbahnen in Hamburg, 1959 .H
Fotos von Eisenbahnen in Hamburg aus dem Jahr 1959, aufgenommen vom deutschen Fotografen Walter Hollnagel. Wundervolle Farbfotos von Eisenbahnen in Hamburg, 1959 Wundervolle Farbfotos von Eisenbahnen in Hamburg, 1959 Wundervolle Farbfotos von Eisenbahnen in Hamburg, 1959 Wundervolle Farbfotos von Eisenbahnen…
25+ Erstaunliche Vintage-Fotografien, die das Alltagsleben in Berlin während der 1920er Jahre einfangen .H
Die Goldenen Zwanziger Jahre in Berlin waren eine lebhafte Periode in der Geschichte von Berlin, Deutschland, Europa und der Weltgeschichte im Allgemeinen. Nach dem Groß-Berlin-Gesetz wurde die Stadt zur drittgrößten Gemeinde der Welt. Berlin erlebte seine Blütezeit als bedeutende Weltstadt…
Vintage mugshots from Australia, 1920s
William Stanley Moore. 1926. Captioned: Opium dealer./ Operates with large quantities of faked opium and cocaine./ A wharf labourer; associates with water front thieves and drug traders Dressed in their finest suits and ties with their top hats cocked towards…
Feierlichkeiten in Ostdeutschland, 1987 – Eine Parade von tragbaren Computern, Bikinis und anderen Kuriositäten .H
Im Jahr 1987 feierte Berlin seinen 750. Jahrestag, und die Stadt war voller Aufregung. Die kommunistische Regierung Ostdeutschlands, die zu dieser Zeit die östliche Hälfte der Stadt regierte, wollte das Ereignis mit einem großen Umzug feiern, der die Errungenschaften des…