The Herfy’s Chronicles – Captivating Photos Chronicle Everyday Life at a Washington Fast Food Burger Restaurant in the 1970s
The Herfy’s Chronicles – Captivating Photos Chronicle Everyday Life at a Washington Fast Food Burger Restaurant in the 1970s_ml Herfy’s was a chain of fast food burger places in the 1960s and early 1970s. Founded in Everett, Washington, Herfy’s…
Times Square During the 1940s Through Fascinating Photos
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in central Manhattan at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It acquired its name in 1904 when Albert Ochs, publisher of The New York Times, moved the newspaper’s headquarters to a…
“Frozen in Time: Capturing New York City’s Snowy Past, 1900s-1980s”
From delicate snow showers to mighty blizzards, New Yorkers have danced with winter’s icy tunes for decades. These historical snapshots, capturing snowfalls and blizzards from the 1900s to the 1980s, offer a peek into the city’s frosty past. The…
“Timeless Bonds: Vintage Portraits of Humans and Their Cherished Animal Companions”
Pets bring out the fun side in people, and guess what? It’s not a new thing. Think about that buddy who dressed up their dog in matching sweaters for the family Christmas card – or the neighbor who treats…
“Journey Through Time: Rare Photographs of Expeditions to Mesoamerica and South America in the 19th and 20th Centuries”
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, adventurers plunged deep into the wilds of South and Central America. What they found amidst the lush jungles were more than just plants and animals; they stumbled upon ancient ruins, hidden beneath…
Journeying Back in Style – 20 Vintage Photos Unveiling the Golden Age of Travel Trailers in the 1940s and 1950s
Travel trailers and caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture and furnishings and equipment of a home. In the United States, the…
Newsies – Portraits of the working children who spread the news, 1908-1924
With the rise of the daily newspapers in the 1880s, more than half of all newspapers in the United States were sold by newsboys (and a few newsgirls). Newspapers that previously had appeared only in morning editions began to…
Rolling Through History – Vintage Wooden Homes on Wheels in Early 20th Century Photographs
In the early 20th century, a unique and mobile form of housing emerged —the so-called wooden homes on wheels. These structures, colloquially known as mobile homes, offer a captivating glimpse into a bygone era, when flexibility, craftsmanship, and the…
Strutting in Style: 38 Chic Snapshots of Women Rocking Go-Go Boots from the Mid-1960s to the 1970s _ US Memories
Fashion boots were revived in the early 1960s, although at first they featured fashionable high heels such as the stiletto and kitten heels. The earliest go-go boots were mid-calf, white and flat-heeled. The term “go-go” is derived from the…
Ostdeutschlands Feier zum 750. Jahrestag Berlins: Eine Parade tragbarer Computer, Bikinis und anderer Kuriositäten, 1987
Im Jahr 1987 feierte Berlin seinen 750. Geburtstag und die Stadt war voller Aufregung. Die kommunistische DDR-Regierung, die damals die Osthälfte der Stadt regierte, wollte diesen Anlass mit einer großen Parade feiern, die die Errungenschaften des Landes zur Schau…