Wonderful Color Photos of Hollywood California in the 1950s and ’60s.H
The 1950s and ’60s were a very drowsy time. It wasn’t just a matter of piling paint on a canvas, as much as just living the life out here in LA. The movies were out here, the beach, the freeways,…
50 Found Photos Capture Street Scenes of California in the 1970s.H
The 1970s in California was a vibrant and transformative time. It saw the rise of counterculture movements, the emergence of Silicon Valley as a tech hub, and environmental activism. The music scene flourished with the rise of disco, punk, and…
33 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of New York in the 1910s.H
New York City during the 1910s was a ball of motion with no signs of slowing down. The city grew and evolved with every passing year. In 1910, the original Pennsylvania Station was launched, becoming a central hub of transportation….
Rarely Seen Photographs of New York From the 1870s.H
In the 19th century, New York City became America’s largest city as well as a fascinating metropolis. Characters such as Washington Irving, Phineas T. Barnum, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and John Jacob Astor made their names in New York City. And despite…
35 Amazing Photos of New York in the 1930s by Samuel Gottscho.H
Samuel Herman Gottscho (1875–1971) was an American architectural, landscape, and nature photographer. He was born in Brooklyn in New York City. He acquired his first camera in 1896 and took his first photograph at Coney Island. From 1896 to 1920…
34 Amazing Color Snapshots That Show the United States in the 1940s.H
These amazing color snapshots from robby who bought them at the flea market that captured everyday life of the United States in the 1940s. Colorado. Main St, Lamar, 1948 Colorado. Maxwell House, Lamar, 1948 Florida. Cypress Gardens, 1946 Florida. Downtown…
32 Heartbreaking Pictures That Capture the Squalid Lives of New York’s Slums in the Late 19th Century.H
A Danish emigrant, settled in New York in 1870, Jacob Riis (1849–1914) becomes a reporter for the New York Tribune in 1888 and covers the police investigations of the Lower East Side. His pictures of the squalid lives of New…
New York Cafeterias From 1975 and 1985 Through Marcia Halperin’s Lens.H
One frigid day in February 1975, Marcia Bricker Halperin, a budding street photographer, was shooting storefront windows on Kings Highway in Brooklyn. With her fingers practically frozen to her Pentax, she slipped into a Dubrow’s Cafeteria to defrost. “I took a…
50 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of New York City in the 1990s.H
50 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of New York City in the 1990s At the dawn of the 1990s, New York City was in an unremittingly bleak state. Following two decades of continuous decay, 1990 brought yet another all-time record…
40 Photographs Capture the Beatles During the Recording Sessions for the “White Album” in 1968.H
The Beatles, also referred to colloquially as the White Album, is the ninth studio album and only double album by the Beatles, released on November 22, 1968. Featuring a plain white sleeve, the cover contains no graphics or text other than…