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We, humans, are visual creatures. We might read or listen about the past, but looking at photographs is somehow even more pleasing. Since time traveling is not a thing (and probably will never be), what's a better way to visit the places and times we didn't have a chance to be a part of than through vintage photographs?
Pages like Flashbak give us an opportunity to get a glimpse of life before our time by keeping the spirit of old photography alive. They scour the archives to find the coolest photos of famous people and city life in the 20th century, so, here we present to you the most interesting ones!
Bored Panda reached out to the creator of Flashbak, journalist and editor Paul Sorene, and he kindly agreed to tell us more about the project. Check out the story of how Flashbak came to be and how you can contribute to it below!
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#1
Freddie Mercury And One Of His Many Cats
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
He was a great lover of cats, he had quite a few all through his time of singing etc. One big fluffy white one i think was his favourite, but i don't remember her name 🐈⬛🐈🐱
Bettye McKee 9 months ago
Freddie loved his cats -- all of them. When he moved into his London mansion, each cat had its own room.
Flashbak isn't just a Facebook page that collects cool historical photos. It's a dedicated blog about vintage pop culture with the tagline "Everything old is new again." Its oldest entries date back to 2008, with the first post ever being a very brief history of British television. You can find all kinds of cool stuff relating to 20th century pop culture there: from cool old movie posters to photo studies of rock stars' junk.
It was created by British journalist and editor Paul Sorene, for whom Flashbak is a dear passion project. "My work means being in newsrooms and I realised that millions of pictures stored in newspaper archives and libraries had never been seen," he told Bored Panda. "So Flashbak became a place to share these pictures and the stories behind them."
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#2
Richard Harrington: Theresie, Three-Year-Old Daughter Of Erkuaktok (Iquugaqtuq), A Pelly Bay (Arvilikjuaq) Inuk, Standing Next To A Snowman Carved By Her Father, 1951
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 9 months ago
It's cute now, but when the kid leaves it becomes terrifying.
Kurt Schilling 9 months ago
I see this and I look up to the left of my monitor and see the soapstone Inuit that has been part of my family for 72+ years. The smile is exceptional. The memories are immutable.
#3
A Competitor And Her Pet Toad. At The Children’s Pet Shows At Venice Beach, California – 1936
Laugh or not 9 months ago
How do you arbitrate a competition at a children's pet show? I would give a price to every competitor.
Lady Eowyn 9 months ago
They usually have a lot of categories, like 'cat with the longest tail." very specific stuff.
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Terri Rowland 9 months ago
Children of this age don't have any concept of what is unattractive and what is not, they simply love or like it, that's one of the best things about being a child...
"It's all about the story – and every picture tells one," Paul goes on. "So I invite readers to share theirs – and I love it when they do. Some have been exhibited and featured in books, films, TV, posters and more."
"And because demand was so great, I created a shop selling 'all good things.'" And that shop is truly a wonderland for art lovers. If you're looking for some inspiring wall art, postcards, artsy apparel, or are just short on stunning wrapping paper, head over to the Flashbak shop and support the project in the process!
And if you have some cool vintage photos of your own to contribute to Flashbak, don't hesitate to share them right here!
#4
Ahoo Daryaei, A 30-Year-Old Iranian Doctoral Student In French Literature At Tehran’s Islamic Azad University, Iran., Protesting Agaisnt The Regime's Brutal Anti-Women Laws
Bettye McKee 9 months ago
We're all afraid for her. The people living in the Dark Ages have zero respect for females.
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Mabelbabel 9 months ago
This happened in November 2024. She was originally detained, and the story put out that it wasn't a political protest, she was detained because of her mental health issues and was undergoing psychiatric treatment. There was an international outcry and protests, and she's since been released.
Ms.GB 9 months ago (edited)
I'm skeptical. That sounds like exactly what the government would say if they wanted to lock her up for being defiant. It reminds me of when men used to be able to get their wives committed to asylums for hysteria or some other bs reason if she became argumentative, independent thinking etc.
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Terri Rowland 9 months ago
I love how everyone else is seen in black and white film and she is done in colour, bringing attention to her even more, and quite rightly too...
Bryan Wright 9 months ago
What a brave young woman. It would appear that the Labour Gov (UK) are heading this way with their kowtowing to a certain religion that doesn't have our values , or any sensible values, at its heart.
#5
Tina Turner On The Eiffel Tower - 1989 By Peter Lindbergh
StrangeOne 9 months ago
How?? I can hear her singing "Whaaa o What' love got to do with it got to do with it?"
Stephen Lyford 9 months ago
No anxiety looking at this photo. Nope, none whatsoever. Not even a little heartstopping anxiety.
Iampenny 9 months ago
"The photo was taken by Peter Lindbergh in 1989 and in a 2016 interview he talked a little about the photo. According to him there were no safety features"
Jenn Smith 9 months ago
It's Tina Turner! She didn't ask permission, I am certain!
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#6
“My Really Cool Grandma In The USSR:) Tbilisi, Georgia, 1979” - Tata Tabidze
Verena 9 months ago
We all should save a couple of unique photos of us as teenager or twen as hardcopy, to pull out 50 to 60 years later to show to our teenage grandkids or -nephews/nieces
BiggBoii 9 months ago
I like this idea but can I photoshop a beard onto mine, I looked like humpty dumpty before being allowed to grow a beard (strict schools)
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Nostalgia for the second half of the 20th century doesn't seem to be going away. We love the aesthetics and the feeling that these photographs emulate, so why not try to evoke them in our own photography efforts in the modern day? Film cameras are readily available today to those who wish to dabble in old-school photography.
Photographer Stephen Walton writes that there are three types of cameras people can choose from: 35mm, medium format, and instant cameras. Polaroid and Fujifilm's instant cameras have really grown in popularity these couple of years, as they're pretty easy to operate. You can see the result straight away too, and they give your photos a vintage feel.
#7
West Berliners Waving To Relatives Over The Berlin Wall, Christmas Day, 1961 By Leon Herschtritt
Tom De Paul 9 months ago
I heard that when Trump goes to Germany he's going to give a speech: "Mr. Putin bring back the wall." He likes walls . . . .
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Karl der Große 9 months ago
If you're in Berlin, you should wave with your left hand. Just to avoid confusion, I mean.
Still Going 9 months ago
There's a famous photograph of separated families meeting on both sides of the wall, holding up babies for grandparents to see...makes me cry every time I think about it. Like now.
Bettye McKee 9 months ago
Communism/Socialism is oppressive and cruel. America has been fighting against it for most of my life.
#8
Patrick Swayze Dancing In The 70s
Anony Mouse 9 months ago
If anybody is interested, go to YouTube and search Patrick Swayze roller skating; you will not be disappointed.
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
My God.!! I knew he was a trained dancer and danced many styles of dance but never seen him this young... definitely is fabulous 👌 👏 👍 😍 💖
#9
Dame Diana Rigg And Dame Helen Mirren In The Grounds At Compton Verney Between Takes Of A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1968 - By David Farrell
Then there are 35mm cameras. Walton notes that models like the Canon AE-1 or the Nikon F series are great for beginners and professionals alike. For people who find them too intimidating, there are disposable cameras or film point-and-shoot cameras. With those, you don't have to worry about things like focus and exposure, but can still get the old-school photo vibe.
#10
Ballet Dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s Legs, 1961. By Richard Avedon
Bettye McKee 9 months ago
Looks like he just ran a marathon. Ballet dancers are true athletes.
Anna Jones 9 months ago
No no no! These are not Nureyev's legs! There is a photo by Avedon of Nureyev's legs, but this isn't it and these are not his legs.
Ben 9 months ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/hkbnla/cyclist_janez_brajkovics_leg_after_race/
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
His legs were worth millions of dollars, he was a true legend among ballet dancers, I can't begin to imagine what it was like to watch him dancing on stage, or to have the chance to dance with him...
#11
In 1974 Serbian-Born Performance Artist Marina Abramovic Told Visitors To Her Show Rhythm 0 (1974) In Studio Morra, Naples, She Wouldn’t Move For Six Hours No Matter What They Did To Her
On a table to her side she placed 72 objects that could be used on her - items included: flowers, a knife and a loaded gun. Her instructions were placed on the table: Instructions: ‘There are 72 objects on the table that one can use on me as desired. Performance. I am the object. During this period I take full responsibility.’ Abramović said that at first visitors were peaceful and shy, but quickly became violent: ′′The experience I learned was that... if you leave the decision to the public, you might be k**led... I felt very violated. They cut my clothes, put rose thorns in my belly, one person pointed the gun at my head, and another pulled the gun out close. This created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I got up and started walking towards the public. Everyone ran away, escaping from a real confrontation.”
Daria 9 months ago
the worst part is how nobody from the crowd stopped the violent individuals but continued watching, I bet
Jenessa Squires 9 months ago
The crowd actually did break up into 2 groups, half were trying to protect her from the violent other half. A fight broke out amongst the crowd because of it.
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This art piece is right up there with the Standford prison experiment, important works that show a horrible truth about humans.
Andi 9 months ago
This was truly a brave piece of art. It demonstrated something about human nature and group mentality that may not be pretty but is, sadly, seen too often these days. Just look at human history; despite ourselves we are fundamentally vile and always have been. That is why 'freedom' is, and should be a myth. Hay ho...
Max Fox 9 months ago
Not at all. It proves that is somebody advertises that they will be allowing people to abuse them, sociopaths will start coming out of the woodwork to participate in this.
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Sue Denham 9 months ago
Horrified that people would act that way. (Hope the gun wasn't loaded at least.)
Leslie Victor 9 months ago
What an extraordinary thing to do, completey surrender your autonomy...and people violated her for it ? Way to go humanity
Silberwolf 9 months ago
Extremely powerful performance. And very expressive of human nature. She's one of my favorite artists.
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
How terrifying, I am glad that nobody pulled the trigger, even if it had blanks or wasn't loaded... when the people ran away from her as she started to walk towards them was what I found to be amusing though... for 6 hours she had been cut,stabbed with thorns , had a gun pointed at her and heaven knows what else, yet when she steps forwards her abusive cowards ran from her incase she retaliated... I don't blame her if she did, but it goes to show how shallow and foolish some people can be when they feel they can't get a good hiding for hurting someone..
#12
Amy Irving, Carrie Fisher And Teri Garr At A Thanksgiving Party, 1977
Leslie Victor 9 months ago
Chain smoking and probably stoned out of thier gords...aaah the good old days....
According to Walton, a lot depends on which decade's style you want to emulate. If you're shooting (no pun intended) for the 1920s or the 1930s, black and white would probably look the most similar. These decades, Walton says, were all about sophistication and glamour, so, they would require soft lighting and shallow depth of field.
#13
Ron Terner : City Island In The Bronx, 1980s
Heras buddy 9 months ago
Knew girls who did this to talk in private. Bike makes a good place to sit.
Hume 9 months ago
I'd think so. We like to romanticize previous decades, especially the 70's and 80's, and people back then were not really any different to us today. Sitting on a bike like that, casually talking to your friends, would not be very practical, in my opinion, at least. But on the other side, you do get people who would do that. My final argument would be that cameras were not as widespread as they are today with smartphones, so posing for the camera was even more common back then compared to today. Today, we all still like to pose for the camera even though it has become such a common tech.
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Sophia Loren Serving Pasta During The Production Of La Ciociara (Vittorio De Sica 1960) In Saracinesco Lazio Italy
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
Described as 'a woman in vintage kitchen' good lord, this is one of the most beautiful women to have lived...
#15
Annie Lennox In 1984. Photo By Anton Corbijn
If you like the aesthetic of the 1960s and the 1970s, you'll need to focus on vibrant colors. These decades were famous for their psychedelic patterns, so, Walton recommends not being afraid to increase saturation and contrast. Wide-angle lenses and unusual angles also give the photographs a bold aesthetic.
#16
The Piccadilly Line On The London Underground Being Constructed Under The Tram Tracks In 1906
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
Amazing how the tracking for the tram doesn't collapse.. there's barely anything supported yet it's going across the void, carrying passengers to and from work and home...
DC 9 months ago
Inserting subways into already existing cities that can't just stop and wait for their diggery to be finished is ... quite some adventure. Plus, ever thought about that: A train bridge doesn't need more than two beams of steel spanning over whatever gap there is. Passengers, usually, don't really love that, ...
#17
Sean Young’s Polaroid Self-Portrait With Rutger Hauer, 1981- On The Set Of "Blade Runner" In Los Angeles, California
Richard Graham 9 months ago
I'll never forget when Rutger Hauer was on "The Muppets Show". Fozzie the Bear kept calling him "Root-Beer Hauer". Hauer looked annoyed.
CatD 9 months ago
The soundtrack from the movie has him speaking that part. Gives me chills.
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#18
In The Pub - Gorbals, Glasgow, 1968. (Photo By Jurgen Schadeberg)
Dave Van Beurden 9 months ago
If it's Glasgow in the sixties, these ladies are probably in their thirties
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
Hahaha 😂 🤣 😆 😂 these old gals were having a right old time of it.. they look like it would be hilarious to spend some time with them there..
Some people look at this generation's fascination with film photography with a dash of skepticism. Why go back to grainy, low-quality images when we have the all-powerful digital technology right in our phones? The element of instant gratification might be precisely why we're currently so enamored with film cameras and their aesthetics.
#19
Siouxsie Sioux At The Vortex Club, Wardour Street, London, 1977 By Ray Stevenson
Tim Gibbs 9 months ago (edited)
I remember it well, she was Sid’s girlfriend at one point, I can just see myself in the crowd 3/4 rows back, I was 17 at the time, she was an absolute blast to chat with.
UKGrandad 9 months ago
I assume you mean Sid Vicious? He played drums for Siouxie's first ever live gig, at the 100 Club's Punk Festival, in 1976. It was an ad-hoc band, put together for that one gig because a band had dropped out and Siouxie suggested that she and her friend Steve Severin could fill in, despite them not even being in a band. They roped in Vicious on drums and Marco Pirroni (best known as the lead guitarist in Adam and the Ants) on guitar, with Severin playing bass and Siouxie on vocals, and performed a 20-minute completely improvised set based on The Lords Prayer. As far as I recall that was the only gig they played with that line-up, but it was the seed from which grew Siouxie and the Banshees.
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CatD 9 months ago
That was my first thought. She was smart enough not to wear heels too.
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UKGrandad 9 months ago
Siouxie and the Banshees are icons of British punk rock.
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#20
Misty Thames. London. 1931
Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago (edited)
What a Great and mysterious spooky photo!!! So many stories could come from it. I would like to have this hanging up
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
I wouldn't have known where or what was happening until I saw the little man in a row boat..😂😂😂
#21
Bowie In Berlin - 1977
Floeckchen 9 months ago
The one directly behind him is Lilo Wanders, a famous drag queen and big celebrity in germany.
StretcherBearer 9 months ago
The Berlin trilogy is just revolutionary. Still amazing. 'Always crashing in the same car" is one of those songs that make my hair stand up.
Jaya 9 months ago
I keep looking more at the person behind him. Imagine being able to outshine Bowie!
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
My hero ❤️ the amount of times his voice has saved my life can't be counted on both hands and feet.. he is still my favourite artist..
Lately, there has been a resurgence of digital point-and-shoot cameras. When The Bear actress Ayo Edibiri brought her own digital camera to the Emmys, many took it as a signifier that Gen Z is done with phone cameras. Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian both have been spotted with the tiny point-and-shoots as well. Even manufacturers started noticing it as the film camera market value is predicted to reach $385 million by 2030.
#22
Spanish Archaeologist Manuel Esteve Wearing The Corinthian Helmet He Had Found - 1938
Rich Black 9 months ago
I would definitely wear a suit and tie during a desert archeological dig too.
#23
Alice Cooper Putting His Face On In 1973. By Terry O'neill
Disgruntled Pelican 9 months ago
I saw him perform for the first time a couple years ago and my mind was BLOWN. He put on one of the best shows I've ever seen.
Load More Replies... Sven Grammersdorf 9 months ago
In 2005 I was working at a Subway restaurant in a truck stop in Indiana and Alice Cooper's tour bus stopped there for gas. He came into the restaurant in full makeup and I made him a sandwich.
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
Funny how different some people look without any of their stage stuff on...
#24
At A Cafe In Paris In 1959 By Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013)
However, people have different reasons for choosing to go back to analog photography. According to a survey carried out by Analogue Wonderland's co-founder Paul McKay, 66% of the respondents said they like that it makes them slow down and consider the image, leaving them more connected to the image.
#25
Carolyn Jones (1930-1983) In A Promotional Still For 1957 Noir Crime Film "Baby Face Nelson" Directed By Don Siegel
#26
Blondie Playing Whiskey A Gogo In The Early 70s
BiggBoii 9 months ago
this, kids, is why your parents always tell you to put on clean underpants
Load More Replies... Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
For whatever reason, YouTube happened to serve up "Blondie - The Hardest Part (Official Music Video)" at the top of the home page when I looked in today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEjCDriXwnI
#27
Bill Brandt : Coal-Miner’s Bath, Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England In 1937
Kris 9 months ago
I live just outside of Chester-Le-Street in another Miners town called Seaham. What a great image!
30ninjazinmybag 7 months ago
I'm just down the road in another mining village of easington
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Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
I feel that the couple in the picture would have denied the idea that their life was miserable. Hard work, yes - but there's worse off than us, they'd've said. He's got a steady job, that looks like a decent kitchen and yes she is wearing heels - quite nice shoes and probably her best shoes too. Either put on for the photographer, or because she needs the extra height to scrub her husband's back. This photo shows why workers need trade unions - it was the unions that forced the mine owners to provide pit head showers for the workers.
Load More Replies... StretcherBearer 9 months ago
I had relatives that worked in both coal and uranium mining. My grandfather was a farmer and tried to work in the uranium mines in Colorado but couldn't over come his claustrophobia. His brother ended up with respiratory disease. And died relatively young.
The other 34% had various reasons, and the most common was the wish to create something physical. 'To create unique photos' was the third most popular answer in the survey, especially among young people and those who didn't have much photographing experience. "Film captures memories and emotions, where digital records light values," one respondent noted.
#28
A Woman Living Opposite Ironbridge Power Station In Telford, Shropshire, England, Sits To Eat By Candlelight During Power Cuts In 1972 By David Bagnall
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Mmm. I recall the time, and I also recall that the electricity was mostly on. The BBC confirms my memory: "It means consumers will face longer power cuts, up from six to nine hours." http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/16/newsid_2757000/2757099.stm
Load More Replies... Bryan Wright 9 months ago
Those were the days that Edstone Millipede wants to take us back to.
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
1972 miners' strike. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/16/newsid_2757000/2757099.stm
#29
Paul Mccartney Photo Booth, France 1966
MagicJacket 9 months ago
No, that is William Campbell, the winner of the Paul McCartney lookalike concert that the band hired to replace Paul, who was lost in a car accident. Luckily, Campbell had a voice exactly like Paul's, could write amazing melodic songs like Paul and was deft at many instruments, left-handed! Just like Paul! (there are people who truly believe this.)
UKGrandad 9 months ago (edited)
If I remember correctly, this was during a brief period when The Beatles were neither touring nor recording. Paul was tired of not being able to have a normal life owing to being mobbed by fans everywhere he went so he adopted a disguise by changing his distinctive 'mop-top' hair style, growing the moustache and wearing glasses, and spent a few weeks touring France, incognito and on his own. He didn't go without luxury, though: he bought a brand new Aston Martin DB6 for the trip.
#30
Captain Beefheart And Frank Zappa In The Mojave Desert, California, 1975 - By John Williams
Steve Robert 9 months ago
🎶She was only thirteen but knew how to nasty🎶 Mothers Of Invention
Load More Replies... StretcherBearer 9 months ago
My two biggest musical influences. My theory teacher told me to study them if I was interested in avant garde music. I was 19 growing up in the desert and singing about that area I knew.really expanded my music tastes.
What do you think about vintage photography, Pandas? Which of these photos from Flashbak do you think are the coolest? Let us know in the comments! Also, don't forget to share with us your adventures with analog photography, if you've ever dabbled! And if you'd like to see more interesting historical photographs, you can do so right here.
#31
Birmingham In 1962. By Peter Donnelly
Svenne O'Lotta 9 months ago
Black Sabbath was founded here 6 years later. Judas Priest 7 years later. Rob Halford and Ozzy Osbourne were probably playing with LEGO somewhere close when that photo was taken.
#32
Students At The University Of Michigan In 1950 By Stanley Kubrick
#33
Bruno Ganz And Peter Falk, Berlin, 1987. By Walter Yablonsky
Ron Man 9 months ago
They must've been filming Wings of Desire then. Another film by Wim Wenders you should go watch.
Max Fox 9 months ago
I absolutely loved that film. I refuse to watch the travesty that is the American version.
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#34
Ricki Lake And Divine On The Set Of John Waters’ Hairspray (1988)
#35
Woman With A Crow At The Limelight Cafe, Greenwich Village, New York City By Weegee, C. 1950s
#36
The Ronettes Before Opening For The Beatles In Cleveland, Ohio In 1966
Jenessa Squires 9 months ago
Tragically, Phil Spector (their producer and a murderer) married and abused Ronnie, then ruined her career after he had helped her start it
#37
The Fabulous Amy Winehouse In Paris In The 1990s
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 9 months ago
No offense to her fans, but I think she was very overrated and not that talented.
#38
The Visit
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 9 months ago
It's like the generic knock off Teletubbies they would have had in Soviet Russia.
Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago
God our parents had weird ideas. Traumatizing. Especially when the Teletubbies show up as horrific monster versions of themselves in knock off costumes
Terri Rowland 9 months ago
If that poor kid is in hospital waiting to get better, I think they had to move him onto the secure ward as he started sleepwalking and hiding the cutlery under his pillow...
#39
The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Damned And Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers Before First Night Of The The Anarchy Tour At Leeds Polytechnic On December 6, 1976 - Doors Opened At 8pm; Entrance: £1.50
The concert was historic because it was the first night of the Anarchy In The UK Tour (The Damned were replaced by the Buzzcocks after the Leeds gig).
#40
Merry Christmas
Charlotte 9 months ago
Let them sort it out" mine said - and then wondered why we aren't close as adults
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Eve Mraz 9 months ago
I think it's Emma Watson with her brother on Christmas day
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Sinéad O’Connor In 1987 By Anton Corbijn
Paul C. 9 months ago
Absolutely pilloried, but just about everything she said about the church, was true.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 9 months ago
I understand what you are saying and I won't argue against it. But you must question the decision to destroy a picture of the pope on a wildly popular television show when the Catholic church is so big. When I saw her do that I told my friend, "Welp, there goes her career."
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KombatBunni 9 months ago
She deserved so much better. I cried when I heard she had passed away
Load More Replies... Bryan Wright 9 months ago
She looked just like one of the mythical people meant to inhabit America when the first Western mariners arrived without Walter Raleigh.
#42
Trying To Hear The Whispers Up In London’s St Pauls Cathedral In 1950
The Whispering Gallery was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, the renowned architect who was also responsible for the construction of St. Paul’s Cathedral itself. It is located 30 meters above the floor of the cathedral and is accessible via a staircase of 259 steps. The gallery gets its name from the way sound travels along its curved surface, allowing whispers to be heard from one side of the dome to the other
Chewie Baron 9 months ago
Anglican cathedral. So they don’t do confessions.
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#43
Boys With A Boombox On 14th Street, NYC, 1983. By Morris Engel
#44
H.r. Giger And Debbie Harry With The Harkonnen Chair He Built For Ridley Scott’s Dune Project - 1980
🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 9 months ago
The last name is Härkönen, a Finnish name. Often they type Finnish last names wrong because the immigrants back in the day got their names spellled wrong. Or the poster didn't know how it is spelled. A very typical misake :)
#45
Marlon Brando Photographed By Cecil Beaton For Vogue In 1947
He was 23 at the time and not yet appeared in films.
#46
Before Housing The West Lawn Branch Of The Chicago Public Library, 6356 S. Kedzie Was Home To The Midget Club (1948 – 1982)
The bar was run by a husband and wife team – Chicago native Parnell St. Aubin (December 19, 1922 – December 4, 1987) and Mary Ellen Burbach (born September 21, 1920).
Both had showbiz pedigree. He’d played a Munchkin soldier in The Wizard of Oz. She was a former Mae West impersonator with the vaudeville troupes Rose’s Parisian Midget Follies. Mary also performed with (and see if you spot a theme): Fred Roper & His Wonderful Midgets, Henry & Dolly Kramer Midget Troupe, and Nate Eagle’s Hollywood Midgets.Was
superfluous 9 months ago
She died in 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248375836/mary_ellen-st_aubin
DowntownStevieB 9 months ago
There is a lot to take in here. More to find than can ever be found!
#47
Police Photo From 1952 Salvaged From A Stash Of Lapd Crime Pictures
Bobby Edler 9 months ago
If she had as many stuck out her as in her she would look like a porcupine. LOL
#48
‘No B***hing Before 6am’ Smithfield, London In 1998 By Sarah Ainslie
Ron Man 9 months ago
If the word is the reason you're showing the pic, don't censor the word, BP. Nobody cares about your Lithuanian prudishness.
#49
Vivian Maier: Self-Portrait, 1956 Taken In Chicago, Illinois
#50
“The Factory”. Budapest. Hungary. 1955 Photo: Erno Vadas
StretcherBearer 9 months ago
Deep cut reference! An odd but charming movie. The luggage he bought was epic!
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hardrad2009 9 months ago
I think not that much worse than in a shiny new Amazon warehouses.
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Vintage photography allows us to travel through time and explore moments we never experienced firsthand. This sentiment is echoed in the striking imagery captured during a journey through London's empty streets. The art of capturing moments, whether past or present, creates a visual narrative that transcends time.
For a beautiful example of this, explore the captured essence of a city's stillness during a holiday morning.
#51
Poodle With Phone Booth, Chicago, Illinois, 1968 By Vivian Maier
#52
Department Store Wax Mannequins Melting During A Heatwave In 1929
Donna Peluda 9 months ago
One thing that stands out in all these photos is that everybody is slim.
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#54
Donald Sutherland (Second From Left) With The Puppet Club At Victoria School In Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada In 1948
Richard Graham 9 months ago
Second from left? So Donald Sutherland was a teenager in a black sweater, loose tie, and baggy grey trousers.
#55
Kate Bush Dressed As A Bat, 1978
#56
Eminem With His Group Soul Intent In 1991
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 9 months ago
That's because that movie is mostly fiction. One of my old college friends was Eminem's neighbor in the 90s. Eminem is from the burbs.
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#58
Times Square NYC, 1958 By Allyn Baum
MalayDragon 9 months ago
I'll second that nope, but also raise you a "No thank you, i choose life"
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#59
Elton John’s Jeans Photographed By Terry O’neill, Circa 1972
#60
The Mazda Mx-81 Aria, 1981 - By Bertone. (The Mx Stood For Mazda Experimental)
superfluous 9 months ago
I would have guessed 70s from that shade of orange in the interior shot.
Lyoness 9 months ago
Rust, brown, harvest gold, orange and avocado green were still going strong in the early 80s here.
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#61
Wedding, Bratsk, Siberia, USSR, 1967 By Elliott Erwitt
#62
Basketball Coach Alexander Gomelsky And His Protégé Vladimir Tkachenko, USSR - 1986. (Ht Oldskoolcool)
#63
May 16 1984 - Madonna Before She Performed ‘Dress You Up’ And ‘Like A Virgin’ For Keith Haring’s 26th Birthday Party At New York’s Paradise Garage
#64
California, 1957 By Ralph Crane
Chewie Baron 9 months ago
Wow, riding a unicycle, playing the guitar and balancing a car on his head. Impressive.
#65
Who’s In?
Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago
Looks cool. No one comes up with creative stuff to scam you with anymore.
#66
Happy Halloween From Neil Young And His Pumpkin
Steve Robert 9 months ago
🎶 But only Love can break your heart. Try to be sure right from the start 🎶. Neil Young
Norma 9 months ago
I hope Neil Young will remember...a Southern man don't need him around anyhow.
Der Kommissar 9 months ago (edited)
Southern Man, better keep your head, don't forget what your good book said
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#68
On The Road With Jane Birkin And Serge Gainsbourg In Oxfordshire, England, 1969. By Andrew Birkin
#69
Scold’s Bridle From Armagh Jail - Used To Quieten Inmates. Co Armagh. Early 1900s. National Museums Northern Ireland
Lyoness 9 months ago
This is sick. But what happens the next time some far right politician decides women have too many rights? Or that trad wives are the way to go? Or that women shouldn't be allowed to make decisions about their own bodies? Oh, wait..it's already happening. Don't let it get this far.
#70
Magician And Origami Expert Robert Harbin (12 February 1908 – 12 January 1978) Makes A Sunbather Levitate On The Beach At Eastbourne, East Sussex, England On 12 September 1956
MagicJacket 9 months ago
The one standing is there to make sure he maintains the erection strongly enough to balance the other lady.
#71
Egg Salad Machine
BossyHossy1 9 months ago
Nope, to the incessant diarrhea, to the potential Clostridium difficile colitis and, last but not least, to the liquid Vancomycin orally!!
#72
A Woman With The Word 'Invincible' Embroidered On Her Knickers Welcomes Back HMS Invincible Back From The Falklands Islands On 27 September 1982 - By Colin Davey
Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago
I wonder what's embroidered on her friend's underwear .. she is about to show it too
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 9 months ago
The other carrier that went was HMS Hermes, so maybe that!
Load More Replies... nm (he/him) 9 months ago (edited)
The same did the women accompanying the Ten Thousand, to encourage them before the battles, on their way to the sea.
#73
‘This Is Not A Pipe’ Marcel Duchamp With Ann Miller’s Leg As A Pipe, Vue Magazine, 1954
#75
Children Jumping Onto Mattresses At Ashfield Valley Estate At Rochdale, Lancashire, England In The 1980s - Photographer Unknown
Bettye McKee 9 months ago
As Darwin intended. I believe he would be pleased with the '80s.
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago (edited)
Ohhh this is dangerous. Don't do it kid. The window is not lined up to the mattress.
Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago
OMG I didn't even see the airborne kid that's about to miss by 6 inches and due!!
Load More Replies... Fat Harry (Oi / You) 9 months ago
Anyone who reminisces about the 80s as being an amazing time wasn't there.
#76
Cynthia The Celebrity Mannequin (1932)
Cynthia became a star. She appeared on the cover of Life magazine’s issue of July 12 1937. People sent her gifts and fan mail. Cartier and Tiffany sent her jewellery, French-American milliner Lilly Daché (c. 1892 – 31 December 1989) designed hats for her, couturiers sent her their latest fashions and furrieries sent minks.
PunchinelloTX 9 months ago
Cynthia was an odd phenomenon and a fascinating glimpse at the rabid devotion humans can show to anything offered on the altar of the cult of fame. Really peculiar.
#77
Julianne Moore (Born : 3.12.1960) “The Audience Doesn’t Come To See You, They Come To See Themselves.”
Michael None 9 months ago
There's something poking through her chainmail. I'd imagine chainmail IS rather cold.
#79
Mary Ellen Mark (1940–2015) Santa Takes A Break, 1964
#80
Eye Clinic In Tainan, Taiwan By Wang Shuang-Chuan - 1962
#81
Carroll Boreland In Mark Of The Vampire, 1935
#82
Dinner At Andy Warhol’s Factory, NYC In 1985
Seated are: Quentin Crisp, Bianca Jagger, Rupert Everett, Boy George, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring.
Photo by Timothy Hursley
Chewie Baron 9 months ago
I think Marylin is one of them. British singer in the same mould as Boy George but not as successful. Or as good.
Load More Replies... Richard Graham 9 months ago
All of those dishes are Fiestaware. Andy Warhol collected Fiestaware.
#84
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders 1984
#85
William Eggelston - Any Time
#86
Vivian Maier: Self Portrait
#87
Béatrice Dalle & Azzedine Alaïa By Jean-Paul Goude, 1998
Dragons Exist 9 months ago
It is funny, not anyone else's fault you have a shít sense of humor
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#89
Steve Schapiro : New Jersey, 1963
#90
Robert Zimmerman And His Doll Paco’s Pete, Christmas, 1950
“AT CHRISTMAS OF 1950 I scored really big! I not only got an HO gauge Peco Train Set, I also got my ventriloquist dummy that I named “Peco’s Pete”. He and I wore almost-matching flannel shirts. Sadly, or maybe for the better, my ventriloquist act didn’t go over too well: Pete was getting all the laughs, so I decided to break up the team and let him go his own way. The last time I heard from him, Pete was somewhere in Verona, Italy playing a benefit at a retirement home for old ventriloquists.”
Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago
I got a ventriloquist doll named Lester when I was 12. He was a snappy black man with curly hair and glasses. He wore a nice argyle suit and came with a guidebook in being a ventriloquist. I wanted him so badly. I was very strange and awkward preteen
#91
Waking The Dead - Charlie Hewitt, 1949
Bettye McKee 9 months ago
No. They called it necking, petting, and heavy petting.
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Polaroid Of Candy Darling By Robert Mapplethorpe, 1972
Ron Man 9 months ago
If you don't know who Candy Darling is, she was immortalized in Lou Reed's Take a Walk on the Wild Side. Candy came from out on the Island In the backroom, she was everybody's darling But she never lost her head Even when she was giving head
Paul C. 9 months ago
Thank you Ron Man, often wondered who the lyrics were about.
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago
Oh God use a mirror you psycho! Those things terrify me. Never used one
#93
Caroline Coon Wearing Yamamoto Early 1970s
Cee Cee 9 months ago
British activist, founder member of the organisation Release. Release worked to support people arrested for d***s offences.
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On The New York City Subway In 1968 By Ronnie Ginnever
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
Is that Queen Elizabeth second from the right, sneaking out on a day trip?
#95
Las Vegas In 1947
PunchinelloTX 9 months ago
Remember when Sinatra famously opened the Rancho Club Club? He had parties every night at his suite at Neggul El Last Club. In AI hell.
MagicJacket 9 months ago
Seems legit. Many times Frank, Sammy, Deano and the rest of the Rat Pack played the Emerald Room at the Lmweglm Resort.
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Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago
These were great. I haven't seen any of them before. Beautiful collection
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Nice Beast Ludo 9 months ago
These were great. I haven't seen any of them before. Beautiful collection
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
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Jaya 9 months ago
Damn, I'm way more behind on all my chores than I realized!
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