Adorable Baby Postcard

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Vintage Fashion in Iran

Vintage Fashion in Iran: Photographs from the first half of the 20th century. Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 meant that women were forced to wear Hijab and that it is strictly forbidden for women to be photographed without Hijab. There was a time, following the military coup of 1920 when women were forced not to wear Hijab. Here are a few photographs from the first half of the twentieth century, the rise of industrial era in Iran. 

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Sammy Davis Jr. and Son

Sammy Davis Jr. and his son Mark in 1964. Photo: Leonard McCombe/Time-Life Pictures.

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1931 Fashion Boots

1931 Fashion Boots via tumblr

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FBI Special agent in target practice, 1930s, Source FBI Photos

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Holy Year

St. Peter's Basilica lit up during Holy Year. Rome Italy, 1934, Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt

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Tanning Vending Machine

Tanning Vending Machine, 1949

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Hospital Ambulance

Orange County Hospital Ambulance at Towner & Hartley, Santa Ana - Flickr

Photo courtesy Orange County Archives |
Acc#2008-3. From the Hiram Clay Kellogg Collection

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

"Despite the conflicts and passionate discrepancies between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, the art created by this fiery couple has influenced art-lovers around the world."

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Old Style Newsstand

Old Style Newsstand, Madison Square Park, Manhattan March 3, 1934, Alajos Schuszler

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Ice Cream Truck

 1918 Ice Cream Truck -  The Reid Company - Submitted by Jack Town

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Ottawa Canada

The Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada, with Parliament Hill and Union Station visible in the background. c.1938, photograph by Conrad Poirier, Wikimedia Commons

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Largest Catsup Bottle

The world's largest catsup (ketchup) bottle, 170 ft. tall, Collinsville Illinois, 1949

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Vincent Price

American actor, writer, and gourmet and well known for his distinctive voice,
Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was born in St Louis, Missouri.  c. 1930s

Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader. Ellington was recognized in his lifetime as one of the greatest jazz composers and performers. photo by carbonated on Flickr

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Three women in Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua. 1930, by Jorge Mejía peralta 

Wikimedia | Teté, Mama Zoila y Mama Nela

Giant Manta

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The Reapers

July 1936. "Harvesting oats. Clayton, Indiana, south of Indianapolis." Medium-format nitrate negative
by Dorothea Lange.

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Marion McCall Converse

New York circa 1925. "McCall." Marion McCall Converse, the future ex-wife of Converse M. Converse, a society couple whose split came in a much-publicized divorce.

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Miss America 1930

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