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
Photos taken at the McConnell Air Hostess School which trained air hostesses for TWA in the 1940s. The training included
Curious photos from a Beautiful Legs Contest from 1949. The pictures raise lots of questions in my mind – aside
You must have heard people say that the 1950s was a time of simpler pleasures, and these pictures of Disneyland
Nose art on airplanes first became popular during WW1 when German airmen (or rather their ground-crews) started painting a mouth
More and more smokers are becoming social pariahs. They have to stand on the street in the rain outside restaurants,
So, who knew there was a trend for body jewelry in the 50s? These photos are from 1951 of ‘Cling’
What better way to start off the new year by seeing how they celebrated in years gone by! These are
If you think you need a steady hand to apply eyeliner, then try drawing straight seams up the backs of
You thought zumba and ashtanga yoga were torture enough in the pursuit of youth and fitness? Be grateful you didn’t
It was the lovely Armi Kuusela from Finland who won the first ever Miss Universe contest in 1952*, with Miss
These publicity photos of young 1940s Hollywood starlets seem slightly odd to me. Sure, they all look beautiful and happy
The can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, probably taken some time in the 1950s judging by the hair
I love this series of photos. Some of them could have been taken anywhere during the Sixties: the Mary Quant
These women were all training in various London polytechnics to work in munitions factories during the early 1940s. I’m not
London was a very different city in 1941. Alongside the landmarks we all recognize there were clear signs of the
The forecast heatwave seems to have arrived in full force today and it’s far too hot to actually dance, so
1930 bridged the gap between the decadent 1920s and the introduction and enforcement of the Hayes Motion Picture Code which
I love the idea of collating images which give a real flavour of what a place was like at a