These Videophones From the Future Past Are Cooler Than Your iPhone’s FaceTime
Can you even remember what life was like before video technologies like FaceTime or Skype? Out of all of the fantastic tech that the Internet has made possible, video conferencing is by far one of the most impactful. Modern…
Vintage Photos That Prove Winters Were Harder in the Past
Frigid temps dragging you down? Let these classic winter weather photos from the Library of Congress archives make you feel glad to be living in the 21st century. 1. Shoveling inside your car In 1917, the year that this…
Kids of New York City in the Late 1950s Through Amazing Black and White Photos
Kids of New York City in the Late 1950s Through Amazing Black and White Photos_ml As many great cities lay in ruins after World War II, New York City assumed a new global prominence and became known as one…
Captivating Shots Inside the Allis-Bushnell House – 1920s and 1930s Unveiled
The Allis-Bushnell House was once home to Madison’s prominent Bushnell and Scranton families. Built in 1785, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The home’s lower-level rooms, each with distinct period architectural features, are…
50 Vintage Photographs That Capture Suburban Life in New York State in the 1940s
In the postwar era, many Americans moved away from cities and into suburbs, helped by GI Bill benefits that guarantied home loans. Techniques of mass production made it possible to build homes faster and cheaper than ever before. Using…
Secretarial Style: 20 Captivating Vintage Photos of Secretaries from the 1950s and 1960s
In the 1950s and ’60s, the number one job for American women was the secretarial occupation. The most common job for American women today is still the same. According to the U.S. Census, 96% of the approximately 4 million…
“Rolling Retreats: The Charm of Early 20th Century Wooden Mobile Homes in Photographs”
In the early 20th century, a unique and mobile form of housing emerged —the so-called wooden homes on wheels. These structures, colloquially known as mobile homes, offer a captivating glimpse into a bygone era, when flexibility, craftsmanship, and the…
The Golden Age of Floppy Disks: 27 Interesting Vintage Photos of Women at Computers in the 1980s
Here’s a stack of images of women at computers in the 1980s. As you might have guessed, most are secretaries doing glamorless data entry for the gentlemen in double breasted suits (we weren’t “enlightened” back then). The Golden Age of…
Go-Go Girls! Captivating Images of Women Rocking Go-Go Boots in the 1960s and 1970s
Fashion boots were revived in the early 1960s, although at first they featured fashionable high heels such as the stiletto and kitten heels. The earliest go-go boots were mid-calf, white and flat-heeled. The term “go-go” is derived from the French…
40 Incredible Colorized Photos Show What Life of the U.S. Looked Like in the 1930s and ’40s
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, the “Black Tuesday”, which sent Wall Street into a…