50 Photographs of Everyday Life in the U.S During World War II Taken by Marjory Collins
Born 1912 in New York City, American photojournalist Marjory Collins work as a documentary photographer was taken up by major agencies. As a result of a contribution for U.S. Camera and Travel about Hoboken, New Jersey, she was invited to…
Life of the U.S in the Early 1940s Through Incredibly Colorized Photos
Jack Delano (born Jacob Ovcharov; 1914–1997) was a Ukrainian immigrant who became an accomplished photographer for the Works Progress Administration, United Fund, and most notably, the Farm Security Administration (FSA). He wore many hats as he also was a composer…
20 Sweet Photos Captured Springtime in Brooklyn in 1949
This is Brooklyn just four years after the end of World War II. In 1949, when Brooklyn on the north side of Prospect Park was still a collection of working-class and middle-income neighborhoods and urban decay had yet to take…
30 Amazing Vintage Photographs of New York Skyscrapers From the 1930s
The skyscraper can trace its ancestry back many years, millennia in fact, before the existence of New York City. The book of Genesis tells the story of Babel, the Babylonian city in which Noah’s descendants tried to erect the mythological tower: “Come,…
Ione Bright was an American theatre actress active in Broadway and other theatre from 1908 to the early 1950s
Ione E. Bright was born on May 11, 1887, in Angels Camp, Calaveras County, California. She was the youngest child of Simon Edward Bright and Mary (Clark) Bright. Her three siblings were Agnes (born 1878), Claude (born 1885), and Bernard (born 1882)….
Vintage Photos Capture People Posing With Their Renault Cars From Between the 1930s and ’50s
The Renault corporation was founded on 25 February 1899 as Société Renault Frères by Louis Renault and his brothers Marcel and Fernand. Louis was a bright, aspiring young engineer who had already designed and built several prototypes before teaming up…
48 Amazing Black and White Photos That Document Everyday Life in New York City in the 1940s
New York City in the 1940s was buzzing with activity, with the population of Manhattan almost reaching 2 million inhabitants. These incredible black and white photographs, which document everyday life in New York City, are a glimpse back at this…
Stunning Photos of Postwar New York From 1945 to 1948
These stunning pictures of postwar New York were taken by Todd Webb, an American photographer notable for documenting everyday life and architecture in large cities as well as from the American west. He did various jobs before the war and…
Rare Photos of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.H
The World’s Columbian Exposition, commonly known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was a significant international event held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893. It commemorated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492….
Lovely Portraits of Highland Park High School Teenage Girls, 1947.H
These black and white photographs, taken by LIFE photographer Cornell Capa in 1947, beautifully capture the style of teenage girls from Highland Park High School during the mid to late 1940s. These images provide a glimpse into the fashion and…