February 2014 ~ Vintage Everyday

February 28, 2014

Black and White Photos of Daily Life in Sydney in the 1970s

February 28, 2014 1970s, Australia, life, people, street, Sydney

Photographer Syd Shelton shot these amazing black and white photographs in Sydney in 1974.

Vintage Publicity Posters for "The Birds"

February 28, 2014 movies, work of art

Publicity poster for "The Birds".

1972 Japanese STB poster for The Birds (1963).

One sheet publicity poster (27"x41") for "The Birds".

Japanese B4 poster for The Birds (1963).

Half sheet poster (22"x28") for "The Birds".

February 27, 2014

Daily Life in Boston in the 1980s

February 27, 2014 1980s, Boston, life & culture, street

Dover Station

Harvard Lampoon building, 1985

Coke Shack

Harvard Square chess master, 1985

Tracy Chapman, Harvard Square, 1985

Park Row, New York City, 1912

February 27, 2014 1910s, architecture & construction, New York

It was the tallest office building in the world from 1899-1908 and was one of the first structures to be called a “skyscraper”. Built with 950 separate offices each with a capacity for 4 people. The average work day is thought to have had 25,000 people pass through the building. It was part of what was then known as “Newpaper Row” which was the centre of the newspaper industry for 80 years since 1840.

(Image via Library of Congress)

February 26, 2014

Gentlemen Taking Selfies, circa 1920

February 26, 2014 1920s, humor & hilarious, male, New York, photography, portraits

Interesting photos of the Byron Company’s photographers posing together for a photograph on the roof of Marceau's Studio in New York City.

Women in Mini-Skirts in the 1960s

February 26, 2014 1960s, fashion & clothing, female

Fifty years ago, British designer Mary Quant introduced the mini-skirt and women began hiking up their hemlines. And with shorter skirts came pantyhose and patterned tights, replacing girdles and garter belts. Photos of women in mini-skirts from the Chicago Tribune archive have the original published caption or supplied information.

"Eight inches above the knee? O, No, skirts couldn't be that short...or could they?" — Tribune archive photo, June 18, 1965

"Two London birds wear Christian Dior's striped suits, short and narrow, with emphasis on the hips. Suit at left is navy and white pin stripes, with navy blouse, pleated culottes, and horizontally striped tie. The cardigan version is in red and white stripes with scarlet socks and blouse." — UPI, May 12, 1966

"Tiffeau's sweater dress." On the runway in New York. Recognize Lauren Hutton? — Tribune archive photo, July 7, 1966

"Bolder than ever conception of a total look comes from Yves St. Laurent, youngest member of the Paris couture. He's extended the red, white and blue chromatic scheme in this sweater dress with zigzags of the three colors. Argyle wool stockings combine muted blue and red; white leather cap with attached snood of black beaver has brass buckle, as do patent leather, chunky-heeled shoes. Model is Carol Robins of Aquinas Dominican High school." — Tribune archive photo, Sept. 10, 1966

Big blocks of color and reversible. Lavender and yellow with matching suede lavender boots. — Tribune archive photo, Sept. 14, 1966

Evacuations of Civilians in Britain During World War II

February 26, 2014 1930s, 1940s, children & youth, England, life & culture, World War II

The evacuation of civilians in Britain during the Second World War was designed to save civilians in Britain, particularly children, from the risks associated with aerial bombing of cities by moving them to areas thought to be less at risk.

Operation Pied Piper, which began on September 1, 1939, officially relocated more than 3.5 million people. Further waves of official evacuation and re-evacuation occurred from the South and East coast in June 1940, when a seaborne invasion was expected, and from affected cities after the Blitz began in September 1940.

There were also official evacuations from the UK to other parts of the British Empire, and many non-official evacuations within and from the UK. Other mass movements of civilians included British citizens arriving from the Channel Islands, and displaced people arriving from continental Europe.

A group of boy evacuees with their gas masks, September 1939.

Neville Mooney, the first baby born in Britain as the country went to war, in his gas mask with his parents.

Mothers and child evacuees at Victoria Station, 2nd September 1939.

East End evacuees on their way to the station, 2nd September 1939.

Young child evacuees, September 1939.

Carnival of Venice, 1979

February 26, 2014 1970s, fashion & clothing, holiday & festival, Italy, people, Venice

The Carnival of Venice is an annual festival, held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. The festival is famed for its elaborate masks.

(Photos via Kurt Sadjina)

February 25, 2014

Kurt Cobain in Singapore in 1992

February 25, 2014 1990s, celebrity & famous people, humor & hilarious, portraits, Singapore

In 1992, while on a stopover in Singapore, Kurt Cobain decided to share funny photos of him hanging out with Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders...

February 24, 2014

The Athletes of the First Winter Olympics in 1924

February 24, 2014 1920s, event & history, sports

Much has changed since the first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The “International Winter Sports Week” featured about 250 athletes participating in 16 events across six sports, including the usual suspects like figure skating, bobsled, and ice hockey, as well as a military patrol competition. Competitors’ attire was less slick and aerodynamic than we see today. Here's a collection of images from the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924.

Spectators and the official stand.

The silver-medal-winning British bobsled team.

Competitors in the bobsled.

Speedskaters at the starting line.

The Swedish and British curling teams.

February 23, 2014

38 Wonderful Color Photographs of Street Scenes of the U.S. in the 1950s

February 23, 2014 1950s, life, street

The United States in the 1950s experienced marked economic growth – with an increase in manufacturing and home construction amongst a post-World War II economic boom. The Cold War and its associated conflicts helped create a politically conservative climate in the country, as the quasi-confrontation intensified throughout the entire decade. These wonderful vintage color photographs below featuring streets scenes of the United States in the 1950s.