Beautiful Vintage Photos of a Young Helena Bonham Carter in the 1990s

At age 13 Helena Bonham Carter decided to pursue an acting career, and by 16 she had landed a role in a television commercial, playing William Shakespeare’s Juliet in an advertisement for a stereo system, which proved to be an indication of Bonham Carter’s future career. In 1983 she landed a role in the made-for-TV movie A Pattern of Roses (1983), which subsequently led to her casting in A Room with a View (1985) and Lady Jane (1986). Bonham Carter continued to appear in period roles in Hamlet (1990), Howards End (1992) and Frankenstein (1994).

Often referred to as the “corset queen” or “English rose” because of her early work, Bonham Carter was deeply uncomfortable with this image and began to break away from these roles with her portrayals of Margaret in Margaret’s Museum (1995) and of a high-strung wife in Mighty Aphrodite (1995). Bonham Carter surprised audiences with two magnificent performances in The Wings of the Dove (1997) and Fight Club (1999). Her acclaimed performance in The Wings of the Dove (1997) earned her a Best Actress Academy Award nomination, a Golden Globe Best Actress nomination, a BAFTA Best Actress nomination, and a SAG Awards Best Actress nomination.

Take a look back at the actress when she was young in the 1990s through 18 stunning vintage portraits:

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Angelina Jolie at 1995 Marcel Indik Photoshoot

It was 1995, and as a young starlet set to appear in her first leading role, she was on the cusp of fame and fortune. And in this photoshoot, Angelina Jolie proved why she went on to become one of Hollywood’s most sultry superstars.

The actress, then 19, ensured her role in 1995 film Hackers grabbed attention by stripping down for a series of racy images. Angelina appeared to be far from camera shy as she showed off her body in a series of seductive poses during the shoot with Los Angeles photographer Marcel Indik. With her luscious brown locks cut into a ruffled bob, the star strikes a series of provocative poses in a revealing black dress.

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40 Photos Show What Chicago Looked Like in the Mid-1990s

In the 1990s, Chicago transformed itself from a would-be Rust Belt casualty to the global metropolis it is today. If you weren’t living in Chicago in the ’90s, you missed out on life.

Chicago in 1996

The decade didn’t start out so promisingly. In 1992, U.S. Steel South Works, which had once employed 20,000 workers in Chicago, produced its last bar of product. But that, as it turned out, was emblematic of Chicago’s economic past giving way to its future.

As Chicago became a destination for those new employees — and a whole lot of Big Ten graduates — it gained population in the 1990s, the only time since the 1950s a Midwestern metropolis has done so.

In the 1990s, Chicago was home to two of the most famous people in the world — Michael Jordan and talk show host Oprah Winfrey — and a person who would become more famous than both of them: Barack Obama, who won his first election, to the Illinois State Senate, in 1996, beginning a career that would help erase the city’s image for provincialism and corruption.

These wonderful photos were taken by Steven Martin that show what Chicago looked like in 1996.

Ontario Street, looking west from in front of the River North McDonald's, Chicago, February 1996

Navy Pier at east end, Chicago, July 1996

Adams Street from Wabash Avenue, Chicago, July 1996

An old apartment building in the River North neighborhood, corner of Dearborn and Erie, Chicago, February 1996

Buckingham Fountain, Chicago, July 1996

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Cate Blanchett Photographed by Robin Sellick, 1994

Born Catherine Élise Blanchett in Melbourne, Australia, on May 14, 1969, Cate Blanchett began making a name for herself in theater soon after graduating from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992. She quickly won roles with the Sydney Theatre Company, first in its production of Top Girls and then in Kafka Dances. For her latter performance, Blanchett won the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Newcomer Award in 1993. She also received critical acclaim for roles in productions of Hamlet, The Tempest and The Seagull.

Her U.S. film debut was in 1997’s Paradise Road and she’s gone on to star in a number of lauded projects, including The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Aviator, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and two films about Queen Elizabeth I. In 2005, she won an Academy Award for her role as Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator. She received another Oscar in 2014, this time for Best Actress for her performance in Blue Jasmine, and earned additional acclaim for her role in 2015’s romantic drama Carol.

Here, these fascinating photographs of Blanchett were taken by Robin Sellick in 1994. Sellick is an Australian photographer who photographed some of the biggest stars through the 1990s. He is based in Adelaide, South Australia, so touring acts usually had a full press calendar in Sydney and Melbourne but would have free time when they were in Adelaide.

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Madonna Photographed by Steven Meisel for Versace in 1995

Born 1954 in New York City, American fashion photographer Steven Meisel studied at the High School of Art and Design and Parsons The New School for Design where he attended different courses but, as affirmed in an interview with Ingrid Sischy for Vogue France, he finally majored in fashion illustration.

One of Meisel’s first jobs was to work for fashion designer Halston as an illustrator. He never thought he could become a photographer. Meisel currently works for many different fashion magazines, most notably Interview and US and Italian Vogue.

Meisel obtained popularity and critical acclaim with his work in US and Italian Vogue. He is now considered one of the most successful fashion photographers in the industry, shooting regularly for both US and Italian Vogue, and lately W (also published by Condé Nast) and British Vogue.

These stunning photos are part of his work that Steven Meisel took portrait of Madonna for Versace in 1995.

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Tatum O’Neal: The Youngest Person Ever to Win a Competitive Academy Award

Born 1963 in Los Angeles, California, American actress Tatum O’Neal won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress for her performance in Paper Moon, released in May 1973. The youngest ever to win a competitive Academy Award, she turned nine years old during filming in autumn 1972.

O’Neal starred in films such as The Bad News Bears (1976), International Velvet (1978), Little Darlings (1980), co-starred in Nickelodeon (1976) with her father, and in Circle of Two (1980). She appeared as the title character in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” (1984).

O’Neal appeared in only five films during the next 15 years. In 2021, she appears in the film Not To Forget (2021), which aims to raise awareness and funds for the fight against Alzheimer’s.

Take a look at these vintage photos to see the beauty of young Tatum O’Neal from between the 1970s and 1990s.

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Welcome to Chicago

Airline passengers landing in Los Angeles on April 1, 1992 were greeted by an 85-foot-long yellow banner on the ground that spelled out, in 20-foot-high red letters, “Welcome to Chicago.”

It was raised above the Hollywood Park race track, about three miles from the airport. Park spokesman Brock Sheridan explained, “It was something we always wanted to do. We thought it would be kind of funny and our new management... thought it would be a great practical joke.”

The sign remained up for two days.

Cuban Ladies in the 1990s Through Amazing Photos

In Cuba, women have equal constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family.

Along with Afro-Cuban women, women in Cuba, formerly a marginalized group, were able to gain higher educational levels and equal advancements in their respective careers. The 1975 Family Code was designed to allow Cuban women to share the household duties fairly with their spouses. Job opportunities were available in the cities and as a result, many Cuban women left the countryside to work and live in the cities.

Since the “Special Period in the Times of Peace” in the 1990s, women have stepped to the forefront of life in Cuba, calling for a step towards an existence without sexism. Sexism in Cuba goes hand in hand with the racism experienced by Afro-Cubans. Black women receive the lowest paying jobs and have the highest rates of unemployment and the lowest education levels. They often live with the threat of gender violence. 

Even though Cuban women achieved a lot of parity during the Cuban Revolution, there was still a lot of disparity prevalent in Cuban society.

These fabulous photos from Michael G Spafford that captured beautiful portraits of women in Havana in 1994.

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Cool Photos Capture Fashion Styles of a Teenage Girl in the 1990s

A set of cool photos taken by Tim that shows fashion styles of a teenage girl named Carrie in 1994.

“Back in 1994 I had the fun of working with an 18 year old high school senior named Carrie. She wanted to be a model, I needed a subject to work on my ‘people’ photography. Over the period of about 6 months we literally shot thousands of photos. We actually sold some as ‘stock shots’ to magazines and for advertisements, even got a couple specific product assignments.”

“Then, she graduated and moved away, and we haven't talked to each other since 1995. I found I still had virtually all the negatives still filed away, along with a few hundred slides too, so I thought just for fun, and to do something besides keep them hidden away, I'd just scan the whole mess, with no editing, the good, the bad, and the silly.”

“I used lots of different films. All were shot with a well worn Canon A1 35mm SLR, and most with a Tamron 80-200 zoom.”

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26 Funny Vintage Album Covers Released by Šaban Bajramović From Between the 1960s and 1990s

Šaban Bajramović (April 16, 1936 – June 8, 2008) was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist of Romani ethnicity. He was one of the most internationally critically acclaimed Romani singer-songwriters. Due to his eminent impact on music in Eastern Europe, he was dubbed the “King of Romani music.” During his career, which spanned over four decades, he recorded 50 singles and 20 albums, and he is believed to have written 700 songs.

At 19 years he ran away from the army, out of love. As a deserter, he was sentenced to three years prison on the island Goli Otok. He spent his time as a good goalkeeper in the prison football team. Because of his nimbleness and speed, they called him “Black Panther.” Soon he forced his way into the prison orchestra that played, among other things, jazz (mostly Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and sometimes John Coltrane) with Spanish and Mexican pieces.

After Goli Otok, his intensive music career began. He made his first record in 1964, with the recording act Crna mamba (Black Mamba). He continued to produce music with Crna mamba for 20 years. The highlight of their career was their performance for Indira Gandhi in India, where he gained the title “King of Romani music.” He also performed to Yugoslav politician Josip Broz Tito.

In the early nineties, he recorded “Đelem, Đelem,” which is considered the Romani people’s ethnic anthem. At the time, he decided to change his stage presence, starting to wear sunglasses while performing.

Bajramović was a prominent figure in Serbian music presenting Romani music in modern Serbian. Due to his enormous influence, on 12 August 2010, a statue to honor his impact was built. The statue had been vandalized multiple times. Time Magazine polled Bajramović in the top 10 best jazz musicians.

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