26 Fabulous Color Photographs That Capture Everyday Daily Life in 1950s America_lag
The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the civil rights movement in the United States….
Vintage Photos Show the Early Days of Washing Machines, 1880s-1950s_lag
It is said that the washing machine did more to liberate women in the 20th century than the pill or the right to work or vote. Before…
Peggy Lee: The Queen of American Pop Music_lag
Born 1920 as Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress Peggy Lee began singing from a young…
Groovy Sixties: 24 Fabulous Photos Defined the 1960s Women’s Fashion_lag
There’s no denying that the ’60s were one of the most impactful eras in fashion. Setting the tone for modern style, the decade revolutionised womenswear with bold…
The Most Beautiful Train in the World: Interior of Southern Pacific Daylight Train From the 1930s and 1940s_lag
Here we see the interior of the Southern Pacific service originally called the “Daylight Limited” and later the “Coast Daylight.” It was the Southern Pacific’s train between…
42 Cool Snaps Show Lifestyle of Young Women in the 1980s_lag
Big hair, fluorescent colours, Rubik’s cubes and Walkmans…, in some ways, the ’80s feel like another country. Take a look at these cool snaps to see how…
Beautiful Colorized Photos of Jean Harlow in the 1920s and 1930s_lag
Before the days of Madonna and Marilyn Monroe, the “Original Blonde Bombshell” made her mark on Hollywood and the world, leaving behind a new image of the…
Stunning Color Photography in the 1950s by Saul Leiter_lag
Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was born in Pittsburgh. His interest in art began in his late teens, he left theology school and moved to New York to pursue…
32 Pictures of High School Teenagers in Des Moines, Iowa, 1947_lag
Long before the era of Facebook, texting, and clubbing, there’s the hopping soda shop scene. LIFE photographer George Skadding documented the lives of Iowa high school teenagers in the…
33 Vintage Photographs of Children Playing in the Past That We Could Have Lost Today_lag
What is your favorite toy? What games do you like to play? Do you think that children in the past had the same toys and played the…