Air Hostess Training in the 1940s

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

Miss Lovely Legs 1949

Curious photos from a Beautiful Legs Contest from 1949.   The pictures raise lots of questions in my mind – aside

Disneyland in the 1950s

You must have heard people say that the 1950s was a time of simpler pleasures, and these pictures of Disneyland

Risqué Nose Art from WW2 Bombers (NSWF)

Nose art on airplanes first became popular during WW1 when German airmen (or rather their ground-crews) started painting a mouth

Back When Everybody Smoked…

More and more smokers are becoming social pariahs. They have to stand on the street in the rain outside restaurants,

Bizarre 1950s Body Jewelry

So, who knew there was a trend for body jewelry in the 50s?  These photos are from 1951 of ‘Cling’

Happy Vintage New Year!

What better way to start off the new year by seeing how they celebrated in years gone by! These are

WW2 Fashion: Liquid Seamed Stockings

If you think you need a steady hand to apply eyeliner, then try drawing straight seams up the backs of

Slenderizing Salons of the 1940s

You thought zumba and ashtanga yoga were torture enough in the pursuit of youth and fitness? Be grateful you didn’t

The First Ever Miss Universe Contest, 1952

It was the lovely Armi Kuusela from Finland who won the first ever Miss Universe contest in 1952*, with Miss

The Strange Lives of 1940s Hollywood Starlets

These publicity photos of young 1940s Hollywood starlets seem slightly odd to me. Sure, they all look beautiful and happy

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 judging by the hair

Paris in 1963

I love this series of photos. Some of them could have been taken anywhere during the Sixties: the Mary Quant

London in 1941

London was a very different city in 1941. Alongside the landmarks we all recognize there were clear signs of the

Let’s Dance!

The forecast heatwave seems to have arrived in full force today and it’s far too hot to actually dance, so

What 1930 Looked Like in the Movies

1930 bridged the gap between the decadent 1920s and the introduction and enforcement of the Hayes Motion Picture Code which

Snapshot: Paris in 1926

I love the idea of collating images which give a real flavour of what a place was like at a

Building Manhattan Bridge (Without a Safety Harness) 1908

Wow, you’d certainly need a head for heights to do this job!  Back in 1908-9 when the Manhattan bridge was