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March 29, 2012

March 28, 2012

Rare Color Photographs of Hippie Peddlers on the Streets of New York City in the Late 1960s

We're not sure what the criteria was to be labelled a Hippy in LIFE magazine, perhaps it was having a hairstyle that was over two inches long, as some of these street vendors from a photo set titled Hippie Peddlers don't look like hippies.

Despite this, here are some great photos of people selling their wares on the streets of America in the late 1960s (maybe early '70s). These rare and unpublished photographs were taken by Yale Joel, an original staff member of LIFE magazine.






March 27, 2012

Rarely Seen Beautiful Color Behind the Scenes Photos of the Making Film 'Spartacus'

Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast. The life story of the historical figure Spartacus and the events of the Third Servile War were adapted by Dalton Trumbo as a screenplay.

The film stars Kirk Douglas as rebellious slave Spartacus and Laurence Olivier as his foe, the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus. Co-starring are Peter Ustinov (who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus), John Gavin (as Julius Caesar), Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, John Ireland, Herbert Lom, Woody Strode, Tony Curtis, John Dall and Charles McGraw. The film won four Oscars in all.






March 24, 2012

March 22, 2012

Áo Dài in Saigon, 1961

The áo dài is a Vietnamese national costume, now most commonly for women. In its current form, it is a tight-fitting silk tunic worn over pantaloons. The word is pronounced ow zai in the North and ow yai in the South of the country. Áo is derived from a Middle Chinese word meaning "padded coat" (襖). Dài means "long".






March 21, 2012

12 Black and White Aerial Photographs of Saigon, Vietnam in 1955

Long before the skyscrapers started going up and throngs of motorbikes appeared on the streets, the southern hub was a quieter, greener, less congested place. This is clear as day in photographer Raymond Cauchetier’s collection of black-and-white aerial photos from 1955, which depict the empty streets and tree-lined boulevards of old Saigon with a dream-like quality.

From the Saigon River to Binh Tay Market to the wide thoroughfare of Nguyen Hue, everything looks a little more peaceful from above. Take a look at 1955 Saigon from above:






March 19, 2012

Classic Rolls-Royce Photographs by Walker Evans

While at Fortune, Evans worked on countless features in his dual capacity as editor and photographer. Here, LIFE magazine offers a gallery of Walker Evans photos from one such assignment: pictures he made in August 1958 “at Montreal,” noted Fortune in its December 1, 1958, issue, “at a meet of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club. About 100 cars came to Montreal, one from as far away as Kansas. The club was first formed by owners whose principal enthusiasm was the vintage machines of 1906-1936,” the piece concluded, “but it has been tolerant enough to admit even owners of recent models.”

The larger Rolls-Royce feature in that 1958 issue, meanwhile, titled “Rolls-Royce Stoops to Sell,” included a few bits of information that, more than five decades later, feel as if they might be dispatches from ancient history, rather than from the middle part of the 20th century.

A 1912 Rolls-Royce Speedster, Montreal meet of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club in August 1958



A 1914 Silver Ghost Tourer, Montreal meet of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club in August 1958

Detail of a 1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, owned by D.A. Marshall of Toronto, Canada, showing door latch and outside brake

16 Lovely Vintage Pictures of Movie Stars at Home With Their Kids

They are also normal people like everyone, and always cherish the time with their children at home.

Robert Walker rides a tricycle with Michael, top, and Robert Jr., his sons by actress Jennifer Jones, in 1942.

Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles hold newborn daughter Rebecca Welles at home in Hollywood, California, in December 1944. She is the only child of their five-year marriage.

Joan Crawford spends a happy moment with her daughter in Monterey, California in 1945. Decades later, in her controversial memoir Mommie Dearest, Christina will accuse her mother of abuse.

Michael Redgrave, wife Rachel Kempson, and children Corin, Lynn, and Vanessa pose for a portrait on the banks of the Thames near their London home in 1946.

Henry Fonda is flanked by future stars Peter and Jane Fonda, his children by wife Frances, left, at home in Connecticut in 1948. Henry’s stepdaughter Frances Brokaw is seated second from left.

March 18, 2012

Little Person Wrestling: 21 Amazing Vintage Photos of Midget Wrestlers From Between the 1960s and '70s

These days, the word midget is rarely used. Most little people prefer it that way, but there was a time not too long ago that ‘Midget Wrestling’ was a huge draw with thousands of fans. While it still exists today, these photos are taken of the unsung heroes who started the sport and kept it alive decades ago.

Many of the men you see here branched out into wrestling after traveling in carnivals or as part of circus acts. These wrestlers started a sport that was soon followed across America, Canada and England.


The most famous of these wrestlers (Sky Low Low, Little Beaver, Lord Littlebrook, Little Tokyo) had just the right strength and acrobatic skill to create spellbinding shows that completely impressed fans. They also threw in some comedy to the mix. Just as in the WWE, midget wrestlers fell into two categories—the ones who got cheered and the ones who got booed.

Photographer David Maciejewski is the genius who documented these wrestlers from 1966 to 1974. He’s responsible for the incredible photos you see below. More of Maciejewski’s superb photography can be seen here.

Little Bruiser in action against Bobo Johnson in Chicago, September 1972.

Sky Low Low (outside ring) in a tag team with Little Beaver (nearside) versus Mighty Atom, May 5, 1967.

Little Bruiser and Billy the Kid, September 23, 1972.

Little Tokyo and Billy the Kid

Referee George Gadaski talks to the legendary Little Beaver (back to camera) with tag partner Jamaica Kid to his left, and rivals Billy the Kid and Cowboy Bradley to his right.




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