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March 31, 2013

Photos of Elizabeth Taylor in Iran, 1976

In 1976 Elizabeth Taylor visited Iran for the first and only time. Accompanying her was Firooz Zahedi, a recent art school graduate just learning his craft, who has since gone on to become a successful Hollywood photographer.

The actress beams upward at the sunlight in the city of Shiraz at the tomb of Hafez, the controversial 14th-century poet

Elizabeth Taylor takes a tourist’s snapshot in Persepolis

Taylor appears covered outside the Shah Chirag Shrine in Shiraz, top left, in this assemblage of four black-and-white photos

A set of four black-and-whites, this time at another mosque in Shiraz

A close-up outside the Shah Chirag Shrine

Old Photos of the Barclays Center Area From the Early 1900s

Here’s a look back at that bygone era long before Barclays Center took over the area around Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush. These photos from the early 1900s show the Brooklyn neighborhood as a hub of activity, with the subway lines being constructed and the area getting built from the ground up. Click through for a look at the Barclays intersection before Barclays existed, in the early 1900s.

Atlantic Avenue, construction of Long Island Railroad Depot. ca. 1900

View of subway construction site at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 4th Avenue. Image includes three trolley cars at an elevated station in the background. 1907.

Subway construction site at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 4th Avenue. Image includes a horse-drawn wagon in right foreground, one man standing and a fire hydrant in the left foreground, and an unidentified church in the background.

View of subway construction site at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue. Image includes a large, commercial or office building, located at 124 Flatbush Avenue, with a large sign, 'Painless Parker,' in the backgound. 1907.

Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. ca. 1900

March 30, 2013

March 29, 2013

Amazing Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Austria in the 1920s and 1930s

01 Oct 1932 --- Group of girls pose on holiday in one of Styria's mountain villages --- Image by © Hans Hildenbrand/National Geographic Society/Corbis


01 Oct 1932 --- Group of girls pose on holiday in one of Styria's mountain villages --- Image by © Hans Hildenbrand/National Geographic Society/Corbis

ca. January 1929, Austria --- A man and woman stand in the sun on a Wagrain street corner --- Image by © Hans Hildenbrand/National Geographic Society/Corbis

ca. January 1929, Heiligenblut, Austria --- A woman stands outside of a house carrying a scythe and basket --- Image by © Hans Hildenbrand/National Geographic Society/Corbis

Vintage Photographs From the '70s Gay Rights Protests

In 1969, the New York Stonewall riots ignited a fire under the LGBT rights movement. Not only were LGBT citizens now demanding a more open and public position in society, but that visibility also led to a lot of backlash from the conservative side.

That being said, the 1970s saw a lot of traction, momentum, and gains in the fight for equality. For example, the work of Evelyn Hooker forced the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from their list of mental disorders in 1973. And in 1977 Harvey Milk, an openly gay activist, was elected to the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco. Those are just a few examples, and the below photos represent moments from those protests that helped pave the road to equality.






March 28, 2013

Eastern Front in Color Photos, 1942

The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It was known by many different names depending on the nation, notably the Great Patriotic War in the former Soviet Union, while known in Germany as the Eastern Front, the Eastern Campaign or the Russian Campaign.






A Collection of 21 Creepy and Funny Vintage Easter Cards From the Early 20th Century

Here’s a collection of 21 funny Easter postcards from the early 20th century. These were especially popular from around 1900 to around 1915, and, as this gallery demonstrates, such greeting cards were often considered keepsakes, and put into scrapbooks or simply saved.






Katharine Hepburn Skateboarding, ca. 1960s

The late Katharine Hepburn was known for her roles in Morning Glory and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, but the Academy Award-winning actress is probably the last person we ever expected to see on a skateboard.

These pictures were taken in 1967 by Katharine Hepburn’s nephew, Jack Grant - an avid skateboarder, who convinced his aunt to take a ride.







Amazing Smash Hits Covers From the 1980s

Smash Hits was a British music magazine aimed at young adults, originally published by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006, and after initially appearing monthly, was issued fortnightly during most of that time. The name survived as a brand for a spin-off digital television channel, now named Box Hits, and website. A digital radio station was also available but closed on August 5, 2013.


Smash Hits featured the lyrics of latest hits and interviews with big names in music. It was initially published monthly, then went fortnightly. The style of the magazine was initially serious, but from around the mid-1980s onwards became one of ever-increasing irreverence. Its interviewing technique was novel at the time and, rather than looking up to the big names, it often made fun of them, asking strange questions rather than talking about their music.

Created by journalist Nick Logan, the title was launched in 1978 and appeared monthly for its first few months. He based the idea on a songwords magazine that his sister used to buy, but which was of poor quality. His idea being to launch a glossy-looking magazine which also contained songwords as its mainstay. The publisher was Emap, which was a small-time publisher based in Peterborough and the magazine was originally titled Disco Fever, before they settled on Smash Hits.

The magazine’s sales peaked during the late 1980s. In the early part of the decade it was regularly selling 500,000 copies per issue, which had risen to over one million by 1989. Sales began to drop during the 1990s and by 1996 it was reported that sales were dropping roughly 100,000 per year. By the time of its demise, it was down to 120,000.









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