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Farbfotografien des Alltagslebens in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik zwischen den 1950er und 1970er Jahren.H

Die Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), umgangssprachlich als Ostdeutschland bekannt, war ein Staat im Rahmen des Ostblocks während des Kalten Krieges. Von 1949 bis 1990 verwaltete sie die Region Deutschlands, die von sowjetischen Truppen am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs besetzt wurde…

36 Rare Photos of Cockatoo Island, Australia in the Early 20th Century

Cockatoo Island is located at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers, in Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and the largest of several islands that were originally heavily timbered sandstone knolls. It was also the site…

Amazing Vintage Photos Show the Sydney Opera House While It Was Being Built From 1957–1973

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the facility formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon’s 1957 selection as winner…

On March 1, 1975: Australian Television Stations Officially Moved to Color

In February 1972 the Australian Government announced that all Australian TV stations would convert to color in March 1975. The transition to color TV was expected to cost the ABC around $46 million and the commercial channels $70 million. Some…

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,…