Jul
8
Vintage Fat-Shaming Weight Loss Ads From Ry-Krisp, 1930-1950
Ry-Krisp, a brand of rye crisp bread, was founded by Arvid and Erik Peterson, who im…
Author: RHP
Jul
6
Bettie Page: Vintage Photos of the “Queen of Pinups”
Bettie Page ( born in 1923) was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950…
Jul
6
Stunning Street Photos Capture the Citizens and Signage of Postwar NYC, 1945-1960
In 1945, Todd Webb was discharged from the U.S. Navy following World War II, and lan…
Jul
5
Mugshots and Stories of Victorian Child Criminals Who Were Jailed for Petty Crimes, 1870s
These haunting mugshots show Victorian child criminals, some as young as 12, who f…
Jun
29
Interesting Vintage Ads Promoting Weight Gain for Women, 1930s-1950s
These vintage advertisements, published in magazines and newspapers from the 1930s t…
Jun
29
Vintage Advertising Posters of Soviet Cars From the Past, 1970s-1980s
This collection presents the most interesting advertising posters which were shown n…
Jun
27
Les Halles: Inside Photos of the Bygone Marketplace That Was Known as ‘The Belly of Paris’, 1956
These pictures show Les Halles, Paris' former fresh food market, which sprawled haph…
Jun
27
Macaroni: Photos of Kennedys’ Pony in White House
The Kennedys had many pets during their time at the White House including several do…
Jun
24
Cool Photos That Capture Candid Moments of a Young Mike Tyson, 1980s-1990s
Mike Tyson, born on June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, is a name that will fo…
Jun
23
Vintage Photos of Victorian Burlesque Dancers and Their Elaborate Costumes, 1890
The term "burlesque" means a literary, dramatic, or musical work intended to cause l…
Jun
23
Incredible Photos of Neil, the Pet Lion of Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith, 1971
These pictures are not staged and show Tippi Hedren, star of Alfred Hitchcock’s …
Jun
20
Vintage Advertisements that Preyed on Women’s Need for Marital Security, 1910-1960
These photos include old advertisements that preyed on women’s need for marital …
Jun
10
Bizarre and Terrible Food Ads that Would Probably Never Run Today, 1940s-1960s
Advertising has always been an interesting way to trace how modern society has e…
Jun
9
Richter’s Rocket Bike: When a Daredevil Attached Rockets to His Bicycle, 1930s
In pre-war Germany in the 1930s, there was great interest in all kinds of rocket-p…
Jun
8
Photos From the Day when US Government Nuked Mississippi, 1964
Mississippi’s Tatum Salt Dome in rural Lamar County near Hattiesburg was the site …
Jun
7
Fascinating Vintage TV Set Ads From the 1950s
Television was introduced to Americans in 1939 and began to gain a foothold afte…
Jun
7
Heartbreaking Dust Bowl’s Photographs Taken by Dorothea Lange During the 1930s
The term Dust Bowl was coined in 1935 when an AP reporter, Robert Geiger, used i…
Jun
6
Vintage Farm Supply Ads that are Surprisingly Beautiful, 1900s
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, farms started to use new machinery an…
Jun
1
These Candid Photographs Capture the Daily Life of Albert Einstein, 1930s-1950s
Albert Einstein is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influe…
May
31
Victorian Mourning Jewelry: Wearable Memorials that Contained the Hair of the Deceased, 1750-1900
Victorian mourning jewelry was popular during the late 1800s and was used as a t…