39 Snapshots Prove That Jeans Made the 1950s Girls Look So Cool
Invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873, jeans marked culture of the last 140 years probably more than we think. Jeans are undeniably a fashion mainstay, but that wasn’t always the case. In fact, jeans are one fashion…
Long Before the Popularity of Car Racing Video Games, Slot Car Racing Was a Popular Fad in the 1960s
Slot car racing was born in the early 1900s, but the hobby languished until the 1950s, when English entrepreneurs began to build electrified tracks and controllable scale-model cars to race on them. The new system spread to America. By the…
American Teen Fashion 50 Years Ago – Interesting B&W Pictures of High Shool Students in the US during 1960s
Their hairstyles and uniform clothes were really interesting! These B&W vintage pictures show American high school students in the 1960s.
Rare photographs document the carving the iconic Mount Rushmore (1927-1941)
Project leader Gutzon Borglum examines a scale model in his studio below Mount Rushmore. 1930. The idea of creating a monumental sculpture in the Black Hills was first suggested in 1923 by South Dakota state historian Doane Robinson, who had…
Remembering the Miniskirt: A Glimpse into 1960s Miniskirt Fashion and Feminine Rebellion
In the swinging decade of the 1960s, a revolution was underway. The miniskirt, an audacious and provocative garment, burst onto the fashion scene, captivating women and challenging societal norms. With its hemline daringly rising above the knee, the miniskirt became…
35 Vintage Photographs Capture Scenes of High School Typing Classes From Between the 1950s and 1970s
During the 1950s and ’60s typewriting was taught mostly in elementary schools, and there was a widely held conviction that typewriting skills might fast-forward a student’s acquisition of the English language — especially spelling. Through typing, students tend to become…
Hot Pants: One of the Sexiest Fashion Styles of All Times
Hot pants, or ‘short shorts’ describe extremely short shorts, which may be worn by women or to a lesser extent, by men. The term was first used by Women’s Wear Daily in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as…
Before the No smartphones and Internet – 35 Vintage Photos Show Children Watching TV in the old
No smartphones, iPads, or any internet technology devices. The only thing of technology for entertainment this time was black and white TVs. Take a look at these lovely vintage photos to see children entertained by watching television in the past….
36 Cool Pics That Show How People Enjoyed Parties in the 1970s
Here below is a photo collection that shows how people enjoyed parties from the 1970s. Those parties in the 1970s were truly unforgettable, moments that will never be forgotten. Reflecting on the 1970s parties, they were incredibly joyful occasions Fond…
26 Old Photos That Show What Telephones Looked Like in the 1960s
In the USA, at the start of the 1960s, telephones were generally the desk model with a rotary dial. Invariably in shiny black or possibly red, or “industrial” dark green. Around 1962 or 1963, phone designers started thinking about the…