So, who knew there was a trend for body jewelry in the 1950s? These photos are from 1951 of ‘Cling’ jewelry, which presumably was somehow stuck to your skin rather than pierced into your skin!
December 31, 2016
Rarely Seen Photographs of Kings and Commoners from 20th-Century Nigeria
Chief Solomon Osagie Alonge (1911-1994) was one of Nigeria's première photographers and the first indigenous photographer of the Royal Court of Benin. His photographic collection consists of over 2,000 glass plate negatives and large format film negatives, over 100 hand-tinted and black-and-white prints and photographic albums.
As the Royal photographer to the Oba of Benin, Akenzua II (1933-1978), Alonge documented the pageantry, ritual and regalia of the Obas, their wives and retainers for over a half-century, including the coronation of the king and the Queen Mother, Iyoba.
In 1942, Alonge established the Ideal Photography Studio in Benin City and documented colonial society, the establishment of churches and businesses, and the formation of new civic organizations and social groups in the 1930s and 1940s. As a commercial photographer, Alonge photographed individual and group portraits, preserving a visual record of the everyday lives and peoples of Benin City. Alonge's studio portraits illustrate how the local residents of Benin City presented themselves to the camera and engaged with the practice of photography during the early to mid-twentieth century.
As the Royal photographer to the Oba of Benin, Akenzua II (1933-1978), Alonge documented the pageantry, ritual and regalia of the Obas, their wives and retainers for over a half-century, including the coronation of the king and the Queen Mother, Iyoba.
In 1942, Alonge established the Ideal Photography Studio in Benin City and documented colonial society, the establishment of churches and businesses, and the formation of new civic organizations and social groups in the 1930s and 1940s. As a commercial photographer, Alonge photographed individual and group portraits, preserving a visual record of the everyday lives and peoples of Benin City. Alonge's studio portraits illustrate how the local residents of Benin City presented themselves to the camera and engaged with the practice of photography during the early to mid-twentieth century.
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| Self-portrait with painted studio backdrop, 1942. |
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| Oba Akenzua II greets Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (not shown) on a Royal visit to Benin City. On the left is Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, first Premier of the Western Region, 1952-1959. On the right is Sir John Rankine, Governor, Western Region, Nigeria, 1954-1960. |
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| Stella Osarhiere Gbinigie (age 16), 1950. |
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| Portrait of Chief Francis Edo Osagie, 1960. |
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| “Daughter of Oba Eweka II, wearing commemorative cloth from coronation of King George VI, May 1937. |
Those Were The Legs: That's What Young Leggy Beauties Looked Like From Between the 1920s and '60s
These are what young leggy women looked like from the 1920s and 1960s.
36 Fantastic Vintage Photos That Show Young Americans Greeting the New Year
The New Year is coming! Take a look to see how young Americans celebrated The New Year in the past.
24 Beautiful Photos of Carrie Fisher That Will Make You Miss Her Even More
Carrie Fisher was more than just an actress. Not only did she teach girls that they could be heroes, but she was a huge advocate for mental health.
With news of Fisher’s death, after her heart attack over Christmas, we needed something to lift everyone’s spirits. Here we gather 24 beautiful pictures of Carrie Fisher from the 1970s and ’80 that will make you miss her.
With news of Fisher’s death, after her heart attack over Christmas, we needed something to lift everyone’s spirits. Here we gather 24 beautiful pictures of Carrie Fisher from the 1970s and ’80 that will make you miss her.
December 30, 2016
Started as a Mistake, Retired Gym Teacher Wore the Same Disco-Era Outfit for 40 Years of Yearbook Portraits
Retired gym teacher Dale Irby posed for his first yearbook photo back in 1973 at Prestonwood Elementary school in Dallas, Texas. The next year, completely by accident, Irby wore the exact same outfit.
“I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very same thing as the first year,” Dale told Dallas Morning News.
At first he was horrified to discover the faux pas, but then his wife Cathy dared him to do it a third year. Then Dale thought five would be funny. “After five pictures,” he said, “it was like: ‘Why stop?’”
So he just never did, right on through this, his final year as every kid’s favorite physical education teacher at Prestonwood Elementary in the Richardson school district.
What started as a mistake, turned into a dare, and then ultimately into a 40-year tradition that ended in 2013 when Irby chose to retire. From 1973 until 2013, you can pick up any of Prestonwood Elementary’s yearbooks and find an aging Irby wearing the same exact outfit.
“I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very same thing as the first year,” Dale told Dallas Morning News.
At first he was horrified to discover the faux pas, but then his wife Cathy dared him to do it a third year. Then Dale thought five would be funny. “After five pictures,” he said, “it was like: ‘Why stop?’”
So he just never did, right on through this, his final year as every kid’s favorite physical education teacher at Prestonwood Elementary in the Richardson school district.
What started as a mistake, turned into a dare, and then ultimately into a 40-year tradition that ended in 2013 when Irby chose to retire. From 1973 until 2013, you can pick up any of Prestonwood Elementary’s yearbooks and find an aging Irby wearing the same exact outfit.
Pictures of High School Proms in the 1940s and 1950s
In the United States, and increasingly in the United Kingdom and Canada, a promenade dance, most commonly called a prom, is a semi-formal (black tie) dance or gathering of high school students. This event is typically held near the end of the senior year (the last year of high school).
Proms figure greatly in popular culture and are major events among high school students. High school juniors attending the prom may call it "junior prom" while high-school seniors may call it "senior prom". In practice, this event may be a combined junior/senior dance.
As Americans gained more money and leisure time in the 1950s, proms became more extravagant and elaborate, bearing similarity to today’s proms. The high school gym may have been an acceptable setting for sophomore dances (soph hop), but junior prom and senior balls gradually moved to hotel ballrooms and country clubs. Competition blossomed, as teens strove to have the best dress, the best mode of transportation, and the best looking date. Competition for the prom court also intensified, as the designation of “prom queen” became an important distinction of popularity. In a way, prom became the pinnacle event of a high school student’s life, the ultimate dress rehearsal for a wedding.
Proms figure greatly in popular culture and are major events among high school students. High school juniors attending the prom may call it "junior prom" while high-school seniors may call it "senior prom". In practice, this event may be a combined junior/senior dance.
As Americans gained more money and leisure time in the 1950s, proms became more extravagant and elaborate, bearing similarity to today’s proms. The high school gym may have been an acceptable setting for sophomore dances (soph hop), but junior prom and senior balls gradually moved to hotel ballrooms and country clubs. Competition blossomed, as teens strove to have the best dress, the best mode of transportation, and the best looking date. Competition for the prom court also intensified, as the designation of “prom queen” became an important distinction of popularity. In a way, prom became the pinnacle event of a high school student’s life, the ultimate dress rehearsal for a wedding.
23 Rare Cyanotype Photos Document Everyday Life of Sweden Before 1900
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. The English scientist and astronomer Sir John Herschel discovered the procedure in 1842, and engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints. The process uses two chemicals: ammonium iron(III) citrate and potassium ferricyanide.
These vintage photos are cyanotypes that were taken by Carl Curman (1833–1913), a physician and a scientist - as well as a prominent amateur photographer. They decumented everyday life in Stockholm and on the west coast in Lysekil with surroundings, where Carl Curman spent most of his days from between the 1860s and 1900.
These vintage photos are cyanotypes that were taken by Carl Curman (1833–1913), a physician and a scientist - as well as a prominent amateur photographer. They decumented everyday life in Stockholm and on the west coast in Lysekil with surroundings, where Carl Curman spent most of his days from between the 1860s and 1900.
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| A man and four women sitting in the lounge of the gentry's house, Lysekil, ca. 1880s |
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| A young woman in the main Curman villa, 'Storstugan', Lysekil, ca. 1890s |
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| Area of falls and sluices in Trollhättan, 1888 |
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| Big bathhouse and Curman's first villa, Lysekil, 1875 |
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| Calla Curman (Carl Curman wife) in Curman's villa at Floragatan 3 in central Stockholm, ca. 1880s |
Live As You Like – 49 Snapshots Show That Life in the Past Was Probably Happier Than Today
There is no internet, smart phones, expensive amusement centers...; these vintage snapshots give us a feeling of happiness. People in the past always enjoyed their lives in many ways.
30 Fun and Interesting Vintage Photos of New Year's Eve Celebrations From Between the 1930s and 1950s
New Year's Eve celebrations are as old as the holiday itself, and it's hard to believe that we're so deep into the 21st century already.
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve in many countries, the last day of the year, is on December 31. In many countries, New Year’s Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. Some people attend a watch night service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into January 1 (New Year’s Day).
Here, we collected some fun and interesting images from New Year's Eve celebrations past. See how the famous, as well as the rest of us, have celebrated the day in decades past.
Scroll down, and take a look at yesteryear. Wishing you all a very happy New Year!
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve in many countries, the last day of the year, is on December 31. In many countries, New Year’s Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. Some people attend a watch night service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into January 1 (New Year’s Day).
Here, we collected some fun and interesting images from New Year's Eve celebrations past. See how the famous, as well as the rest of us, have celebrated the day in decades past.
Scroll down, and take a look at yesteryear. Wishing you all a very happy New Year!
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| A couple ring in the New Year with party blowers and streamers, circa 1930. (FPG, Getty Images) |
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| A barman on duty at the cocktail bar of Hector's Devonshire Restaurant in London on New Years Eve is seen preparing a cocktail. Shaken not stirred, 1930. (Sasha, Getty Images) |
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| Revelers at the Piccadilly Restaurant, London, celebrating the New Year, 1931. (Sasha, Getty Images) |
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| New Year's Eve revelers at the Piccadilly Hotel in London. December 31, 1931. (Sasha, Getty Images) |
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| American actress Clara Bow holds up a large card while actor Larry Gray inscribes a New Year's greeting with a giant pen, 1935. (General Photographic Agency, Getty Images) |
December 29, 2016
Collections: The Coolest Australian Fashion Magazine in the 1980s
From 1983 to 1993 the Fashion Design Council was the most exciting force in Australian style. Founded in Melbourne by illustrator and designer Robert Pearce, artist Kate Durham, and arts law graduate Robert Buckingham, the group described itself as "brazen hussies, glamour pusses, spivs and bright sparks; rising stars, mischief-makers."
"There was a sense something was happening in fashion and we felt we had the opportunity to do something meaningful," Robert recalled in conversation with i-D Australia. The designers, models, creatives, and cool kids that formed their ranks weren't interested in conforming to a style heritage from Europe. Rather, they were inspired by parties, nightclubs, and the looks that lurked inside of them.
In the mid 80s, Robert Pearce had established a design studio and begun working on the short lived but influential magazine Collections. Three decades later, Collections exists as a bombastic time capsule to an ongoing party it's painful to have missed.
"There was a sense something was happening in fashion and we felt we had the opportunity to do something meaningful," Robert recalled in conversation with i-D Australia. The designers, models, creatives, and cool kids that formed their ranks weren't interested in conforming to a style heritage from Europe. Rather, they were inspired by parties, nightclubs, and the looks that lurked inside of them.
In the mid 80s, Robert Pearce had established a design studio and begun working on the short lived but influential magazine Collections. Three decades later, Collections exists as a bombastic time capsule to an ongoing party it's painful to have missed.
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