Old US

“Decoding 1990s Glam: Candid Captures of Young Women Embracing Fashion Trends”

  Fashion in the 1990s marked a notable departure from the extravagant and flashy trends that dominated the 1980s, instead embracing a return to minimalist aesthetics. During the early 1990s, certain late 1980s fashion elements continued to be popular among…

Poodle Skirts The Favorite Fashion Trend of Young Women Since the 1950s

  Video Player is loading. A poodle skirt is a wide swing felt skirt of a solid color displaying a design appliquéd or transferred to the fabric. The design was often a coiffed poodle. Later substitutes for the poodle patch…

Big Hair & Tiny Swimwear 27 Snapshots Capture Spring Breaks in Daytona Beach, Florida From the Early 1980s

  Snapshots of the 1980s are always fun to see. Big hair, tiny swimwear, and the public displays of indecency were committed freely and without the worry that they might end up on Twitter. Documentary photographer W. Keith McManus captured…

Short Shorts in the 1950s

  The 1950s decade was the first that embraced women wearing shorts for more than just beach wear or for pinup girls. Women’s 1950s shorts came in several lengths and styles to fit a variety of leisure activities women enjoyed….

“Throwback Parenting: Vintage Photos Revealing Outdated Parenting Practices Unacceptable Today”

  Parenting has always been a rollercoaster ride, right? Sometimes, parents stumble upon the weirdest advice or goof up along the way. But when you take a stroll down memory lane, you uncover some seriously wild ways people used to…

Leisure Suit The Outfit That Defined the 1970s Men’s Fashion

  A leisure suit is a casual suit consisting of a shirt-like jacket and matching trousers, often associated with American-influenced fashion and fads of the 1970s. When it comes to the disco-heavy 1970s, one fashion trend jumps to mind —…

Beehive Hairdo The Women’s Popular Hairstyle Throughout the 1960s

  The beehive is a hairstyle in which long hair is piled up in a conical shape on the top of the head and slightly backwards pointing, giving some resemblance to the shape of a traditional beehive. It is also…

45 Wonderful Photos Show What Life of the US Looked Like in the 1960s

  Video Player is loading. The 1960s was a decade when hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans gave new life to the nation’s democratic ideals. African Americans used sit-ins, freedom rides, and protest marches to fight segregation, poverty, and unemployment….

Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile Photos of Its Evolution as America’s Favorite Driving Dog

  Like any hot dog on a sizzling grill, the classic Wienermobile has plumped up a bit through the ages. But its hot dog evangelizing mission has remained the same since 1936. And nothing has changed with its iconic orange…

40 Timeless Snapshots: The Vibrant Life of US East End Unveiled in the Initial Post-War Era

  Nigel Henderson (1917-1985) was a British artist and founding member of the Independent Group, but he was also a photographer whose work has been compared to that of Cartier-Bresson and Brassai. These photographs capture the heart of working-class life;…