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1940s Fads: Indoor Sunbathing

The 1940s was a time when no one gave much thought to sunscreen and you could happily chain-smoke cigarettes and drink cocktails while you tanned, …

Before the structure and corsetry of the 1950s was the softer silhouette of the 1940s. These photos are from a fashion feature on summer underwear …

Louise Brooks with her sharply bobbed hair is one of the most iconic figures of 1920s cinema and epitomized the rebellious modern woman of the …

I don't know very much about these fashions, except that they were captioned 'Hermes Dresses, 1952'. I love the idea of all the detail being …

When Princess Anne married Mark Phillips in November 1973 at Westminster Abbey, she wore a Tudor-inspired dress with a real 1970s flavour. Who …

Photos taken at the McConnell Air Hostess School which trained air hostesses for TWA in the 1940s. The training included learning the correct way …

Curious photos from a Beautiful Legs Contest from 1949. The pictures raise lots of questions in my mind - aside from why you'd want to enter a …

You must have heard people say that the 1950s was a time of simpler pleasures, and these pictures of Disneyland in the 50s show that perfectly. …

Marilyn Monroe photographed in February 1947 when she was still a young starlet. At this time she was still called Norma Jeane, and hadn't yet …

It's amazing considering Liz Taylor got married 8 times that she managed to make a fashion statement every single time! This is one of my least …

Scream Queens: Elsa Lanchester
You might not recognize the name Elsa Lanchester, but you'll definitely recognize her in …
The Strange Lives of 1940s Hollywood Starlets
These publicity photos of young 1940s Hollywood starlets seem slightly odd to me. Sure, …
Katharine Hepburn’s Costumes in The Philadelphia Story
Katharine Hepburn had a good start in Hollywood, moving from the stage to the big …
The Can Can Dancers at the Moulin Rouge 1950s
The can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, probably taken some time in the 1950s …
Ingrid Bergman’s Costume Fitting for Joan Of Arc
Ingrid Bergman starred in both the stage play (Joan of Lorraine and the Hollywood movie …
Far From The Madding Crowd: The Costumes
If I had to make a movie of a Thomas Hardy novel,I would definitely choose 'Far From the …
Let’s Dance!
The forecast heatwave seems to have arrived in full force today and it's far too hot to …
Lost Films: Salome (1918)
A shocking 90% of American films made before 1929 have been lost forever. Why? There …
What 1930 Looked Like in the Movies
1930 bridged the gap between the decadent 1920s and the introduction and enforcement of …

5 Strikingly Modern Victorian Photo Portraits
These beautiful Victorian portraits are a type of early photograph called …
How The World Looked When Airships Filled The Sky
The airship industry effectively died with the Hindenburg disaster of 1937, but for 80 or …
A Rather Intriguing (and Ghoulish) Photograph
I stumbled across this photograph this morning and I'm ghoulishly intrigued by it. The …
Back When Everybody Smoked…
More and more smokers are becoming social pariahs. They have to stand on the street in …
Building Mount Rushmore, 1940
I've often wondered how enormous monuments such as Mount Rushmore are created. Having …
Slenderizing Salons of the 1940s
You thought zumba and ashtanga yoga were torture enough in the pursuit of youth and …
The First Ever Miss Universe Contest, 1952
It was the lovely Armi Kuusela from Finland who won the first ever Miss Universe contest …
Paris in 1963
I love this series of photos. Some of them could have been taken anywhere during the …
Queen Elizabeth II in the 1930s, 40s and 50s
Tomorrow Queen Elizabeth II overtakes Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch in …