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Long Haired Beauty of Old Japan -- The Transformation of a Geisha from East to West, Ca 1905 Meiji-era Portrait of a Japanese girl. |
The 1920s - 1940s are most interesting to me. There was the Roaring Twenties, Black Thursday, the Depression, Volstead Act, Women's History; the list goes on and on. I also find the Gregorian, Victorian, Edwardian era interesting as well. I hope you enjoy your visit!
Eyes on Vintage
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Old Japan
Vintage Christmas Card
Paul Robeson
Labels:
activist,
actor,
African American,
athlete,
Paul Robeson,
retro,
scholar,
singer,
vintage
Jessie Mathews
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Jessie Mathews in a Noel Coward Revue - UK - 24 March 1928 |
Labels:
1928,
dancer,
English actress,
Jessie Mathews,
Noel Coward Revue,
singer
Metropolis
oldblackandwhitephotos | stephhr
Labels:
1927,
animated gif,
film,
Germany,
Metropolis,
science-fiction,
vintage
Phillis Wheatley
poemhunter
Labels:
African American,
art,
Gambia,
Gregorian,
Phillis Wheatley,
poem,
poetry,
published,
slave
Mineralava Dolls
Photos of the Mineralava dolls (Rudolph Valentino and his wife, Natacha Rambova). They were created by the sculptor Helene Sardeau specifically for the Valentinos' Mineralava Tour in 1923. |
Labels:
1923,
dolls,
Helene Sardeau,
Natacha Rambova,
photography,
Rudolph Valentino,
tour,
vintage
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Labels:
Christmas,
flowers,
holiday,
lyrics,
ornaments,
poinsettias,
quote,
stark branches
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Anita The Living Doll
Labels:
Anita,
doll,
Lilliputian,
The Living Doll,
vintage
Father of the Glaciers
anonymousworks | Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries
Labels:
1902,
children,
discovery,
exploration,
hiking,
ice,
men,
sculpture,
silhouettes,
snow,
snowmen
Chesterton Windmill
windowsonwarwickshire | Libraries Heritage and Trading Standards, Warwickshire County Council
Labels:
1930s,
architecture,
Chesterton Windmill,
Sir Edward Peyto,
stone tower,
vintage
Bob's Java Jive
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Mobile teapot refreshment van in Blackpool UK in the 1930s. |
Labels:
1930s,
architecture,
ban,
Bob's teapot,
refreshment,
UK
Tibetan Monk
Tibetan Monk with Prayer Wheel, Darjeeling India, 1928 |
Labels:
1928,
Darjeeling,
India,
prayer wheel,
Tibetan Monk,
vintage
Paris Blues
Labels:
1961,
American,
Diahann Carroll,
drama,
film,
music,
Paris,
Paris Blues,
retro,
romance,
Sidney Poitier
Danseuses Russes
shorpy
Labels:
1923,
costumes,
dance,
Danseuses Russes,
Natl Photo,
prints,
vintage
Mlle LeZetora
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Mlle LeZetora, “Colored Lady Athlete - Heavy Weight Act,” circa 1900. |
Labels:
1900,
act,
black,
colored,
heavy weight,
lady athlete,
Mlle LeZetora,
NYPL
Monday, November 19, 2012
Frida Kahlo
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“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim” |
Ed Wynn
Edith Whitney
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Edith Whitney, 1915, Ziegfeld Follies, Zebra Girl Costume |
Labels:
1915,
Edith Whitney,
retro,
vintage,
zebra costume,
ziegfeld follies
Pussycat Dolls
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The Original "Pussycat Dolls", 1920s, African-American Vaudeville performers (showgirls/chorus line)dressed in very risque (for the time) feline (cat) costumes. |
Labels:
1920s,
African Americans,
costumes,
original,
performers,
pussycat dolls,
showgirls,
Vaudeville
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Eddie Cantor
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Kid Millions (1934) is an American film directed by Roy Del Ruth, produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, and starring Eddie Cantor. |
Labels:
1934,
American,
Eddie Cantor,
film,
Kid Millions,
musical comedy,
ZF
Billie Holiday
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Billie Holiday post by anna-dee |
Labels:
African American,
Art Deco,
Billie Holiday,
jazz,
jazz vocalist,
Lady Day,
retro,
singer,
songwriter
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Labels:
1930s,
actor,
actress,
cheek to cheek,
film,
Fred Astaire,
Ginger Rogers,
top hat,
vintage
Friday, November 16, 2012
Eldorado 1955
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A 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Seville photographed in 1955. From a series of
8x10 glossies with an ink stamp on the back reading "Styling Department,
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn Mich." Keeping an eye on the competition. shorpy |
Floral Parade
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Detroit, 1901. "Bicentenary celebration floral parade -- automobile of William Metzger." Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. |
Labels:
1901,
automobile,
Bicentenary,
Detroit,
floral parade,
history
Alice in Wonderland
Labels:
Alice in Wonderland,
animated,
Disney,
gifs,
movie
Raquel Meller
Labels:
1919,
1920s,
1930s,
actress,
cuple singer,
Europe,
films,
Raquel Meller,
Spain,
Spanish performer,
US
William Powell
Labels:
1934,
American actor,
film,
smoke rings,
The Thin Man,
William Powell
Greta Garbo
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Greta Garbo as Mata Hari, 1930s, photographed by Clarence Sinclair Bull. |
Labels:
1930s,
classic,
Costume,
Greta Garbo,
Hollywood,
Mata Hari,
silent,
Swedish film actress,
vintage
Rosa Parks
urbanicablog
Labels:
activist,
African American,
civil rights,
history,
woman
Store Greeter
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April 1938. "Boy on porch of general store. Roseland, Virginia." Medium-format negative by John Vachon for the Resettlement Administration |
Here Come the Cars
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February 1940. "Auto transport passing through Eufaula, Oklahoma." Now playing at the Chief: "Hunchback of Notre Dame." by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. |
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Odetta Holmes
Labels:
activist,
actress,
African American,
guitarist,
Odetta Holmes,
singer,
songwriter
Zep Diner
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The Zep Diner was located near a Goodyear tire plant and north of the blimp hangers in Carson, where Goodyear has anchored its West Coast blimp fleet since the late 1920s. posted by Golden West |
Labels:
blimp,
California,
Great Depression,
history,
restaurant,
vintage,
Zep Diner
Nina Mae McKinney
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Nina Mae McKinney (June 13, 1912 – May 3, 1967) was an American actress who worked internationally in theatre, film and television after getting her start on Broadway and in Hollywood. |
Labels:
actress,
African American,
film,
Nina Mae McKinney,
retro,
television,
theatre,
vintage
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Ruth St. Denis
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Ruth St. Denis (January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) US dancer, teacher, and choreographer who is considered one of the pioneering influences in American modern dance. |
Labels:
1901-1910,
choreographer,
Egypta,
modern dancer,
NYPL,
Ruth St. Denis,
teacher
Vintage Film
Ruth St. Denis
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Ruth St. Denis in Radha. (1906) |
Labels:
20th century,
Costume,
dancer,
photographic print,
Radja.1906,
Ruth St. Denis
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