Back When Everybody Smoked…
More and more smokers are becoming social pariahs. They have to stand on the street in the rain outside restaurants,
More and more smokers are becoming social pariahs. They have to stand on the street in the rain outside restaurants,
It was the lovely Armi Kuusela from Finland who won the first ever Miss Universe contest in 1952*, with Miss
Wow, you’d certainly need a head for heights to do this job! Back in 1908-9 when the Manhattan bridge was
Olga Spessivtseva was one of the foremost Russian ballerinas of the early 20th Century. She traveled the world to rave
I came across this amazing collection of photographs on Flickr yesterday and was totally captivated by them. The photographer was
I thought this photo was delightful, there’s something delicious about seeing little glimpses back in time. It looks like neither
So, it’s Boxing Day and I’m sitting here (eating chocolates) waiting for it to snow. Apparently we are due to
Choreographer Lee Sherman photographed rehearsing dancers at Radio City Music Hall, New York in June 1947. I love the fabulous
Did you realize Dinosaurs had syphilis? Not only that but you mustn’t kiss your baby because it’s unhygienic and whatever
Everything I’ve head about the Klu Klux Klan and their history has just served to reinforce what a vile and
To try to reduce the number of criminals being sentenced to death the Victorians introduced Hard Labour as an alternative.
It’s Armistice and Remembrance day today, something which has had a particularly raised profile this year because 2014 marks the
I love the different Hallowe’en costumes in these photos, although being British I always find it strange to see people
It was rather of a relief when I found these photos to realise that 1940s women didn’t all look as
Boy have there been some strange beauty contests over the years! These photos include the contestants for ‘Miss Psywar’ (doesn’t
Most of the children pictured here lived in the Surrey Hills slum of Sydney, Australia which was a notorious den
There’s a lot to be said for the time when we weren’t all glued to our smartphones, but not everything
Did you think clowns couldn’t get more disturbing than ‘Cho-Cho the health clown‘ who terrified young children into good dental