It's her movement, her eyes, the way she flirts with the camera...
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June 6, 2012
June 5, 2012
Old Photos of New York City in the Early 1900s
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| The Brooklyn Bridge |
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| Broadway at night from Times Square |
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| Mott Street, Chinatown |
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| Coney Island |
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| 11th Avenue |
Pepsi Advertising Campaigns of the 1950s
There are few examples in advertising or popculture which personify the idealized Populuxe youth, affluence and style better than the Pepsi campaigns of the 1950's. These are mainstream consumers. Adults not teenagers.
The 50's Pepsi ads were a display of fashion; not just in dress but in home furnishings. Notice how this 'modern' couple has a non-traditional gold wreath. It's Haute Couture right down to her open toe sandals and toe-nail polish.
The 'Pepsi Generation' slogan did not come into use until the 1960's. The happiness of sweet bubbly drinks sought to encompass both anti-war protestors and Pat Boone fans.
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The 50's Pepsi ads were a display of fashion; not just in dress but in home furnishings. Notice how this 'modern' couple has a non-traditional gold wreath. It's Haute Couture right down to her open toe sandals and toe-nail polish.
The 'Pepsi Generation' slogan did not come into use until the 1960's. The happiness of sweet bubbly drinks sought to encompass both anti-war protestors and Pat Boone fans.
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Straight, Perfectly Rounded & Shaped: Betty Grable Was Famous for Her Legs, They Were Insured for $1M in the 1940s
Betty Grable’s 40 films grossed over $100 million at the box office and she was the highest-paid Hollywood celebrity between 1943 and 1951. But despite her exquisite singing and dancing skills, Grable was most famous for her legs.
The iconic pinup of the starlet in a white bathing suit became a favorite with GIs during World War II. Grable reportedly earned $300,000 a year, largely because of her legs. So it only makes sense that, at the height of her fame, she insured them for $1 million.
When Betty Grable was profiled in the June 7, 1943, issue of LIFE, she shared headline status with another entity: her own legs, which the magazine dubbed a “major Hollywood landmark.” The previous February, an impression of her leg had been immortalized in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, and the limbs were reportedly insured for $1 million at one point.
In fact, the published photo essay was nearly all legs. The face of the actress is seen in only one of the 14 pictures that accompany the story. Here’s the photographs of Betty Grable's legs taken by LIFE photographer Walter Sanders at studio in 1943.
The iconic pinup of the starlet in a white bathing suit became a favorite with GIs during World War II. Grable reportedly earned $300,000 a year, largely because of her legs. So it only makes sense that, at the height of her fame, she insured them for $1 million.
When Betty Grable was profiled in the June 7, 1943, issue of LIFE, she shared headline status with another entity: her own legs, which the magazine dubbed a “major Hollywood landmark.” The previous February, an impression of her leg had been immortalized in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, and the limbs were reportedly insured for $1 million at one point.
In fact, the published photo essay was nearly all legs. The face of the actress is seen in only one of the 14 pictures that accompany the story. Here’s the photographs of Betty Grable's legs taken by LIFE photographer Walter Sanders at studio in 1943.
June 3, 2012
Famous Album Covers Brought Onto Their Original New York City Locations Where They Were Shot
Bob Egan’s hobby is really interesting. He brings classic albums to the present. He finds the actual location, where each cover was shot and alternates the angle and distance, so as the photo can match the current version of the venue.
At his website, PopSpots, Egan chronicles the detective work he does to find these places, providing multiple photos and maps that both show his process and help readers place the image within the city. While most of the covers (and other famous rock ‘n’ roll pictures) are from New York City, where Egan is a real estate agent, he’s also tracked Bob Dylan and The Who to London. See a few of our favorite PopShots photos below, and visit the site for a whole lot more.
At his website, PopSpots, Egan chronicles the detective work he does to find these places, providing multiple photos and maps that both show his process and help readers place the image within the city. While most of the covers (and other famous rock ‘n’ roll pictures) are from New York City, where Egan is a real estate agent, he’s also tracked Bob Dylan and The Who to London. See a few of our favorite PopShots photos below, and visit the site for a whole lot more.
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| Here’s the cover of 'West Side Story', the 1957 Leonard Bernstein musical, superimposed on the street as it looks tonight, tonight. It’s taken in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York. |
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| The location for the cover of The Who’s soundtack to the 1979 documentary 'The Kids Are Alright' is 116th Street and Morningside Drive, Morningside Heights, New York City. The site is part of the Carl Schurz Monument. |
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| Van Morrison fans can go for some backyard chicken at the site where the cover of ‘Too Long In Exile’ was shot outside 246 Pearl Street between Fulton Street and John Street. |
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| The Velvet Underground’s ‘Live At Max’s Kansas City’ (1972) was shot at 213 Park Avenue South, east side between 17th and 18th Street, New York. |
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| Bob Dylan was photographed on the front steps of 4 Gramercy Park West, New York City for the cover of ‘Highway 61 Revisted’ (1965). |
June 2, 2012
Fascinating Vintage Photos of Manchester Fashion Students in the 1960s
Images of work by fashion students at the Manchester School of Art and its predecessor institutions (the Faculty of Art and Design at Manchester Metropolitan University and Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester College of Art and Design and the Regional College of Art, Manchester) during the 1960s.
Hilarious Photos Taken in Tbilisi Show Massages in Baths in 1890
The practice of attending spas as a healthy treat has been a century-long tradition, as seen in these photographs from pre-revolutionary Russia. The unidentified men in the photos are seen performing massages and cleansing rituals in the famous Oriental baths in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi in 1890.
At the time of these photographs, Georgia was part of the Russian Empire and the aristocracy frequently travelled to the sulphur springs in the Georgian version of Bath to ‘cleanse’. The tradition of spa therapy dates back to classic Greece where great thinkers such as Hippocrates and Homer enjoyed ‘recreational baths’ to clear their minds.
At the time of these photographs, Georgia was part of the Russian Empire and the aristocracy frequently travelled to the sulphur springs in the Georgian version of Bath to ‘cleanse’. The tradition of spa therapy dates back to classic Greece where great thinkers such as Hippocrates and Homer enjoyed ‘recreational baths’ to clear their minds.
