Rare Photos of Tina Turner at the Lake Amador Gold Rush Festival, October 4, 1969

Pictures of the Queen of Rock n Roll Tina Turner rocks the stage at the Lake Amador Gold Rush Festival of 1969, when an estimated 40,000 people flocked to the small Californian county and its surrounding hills from all over the country to experience love, peace and rock n' roll...

(Photos by Steve Rudzinkski, via Messy Nessy Chic)

Wonderful Photos Capture Everyday Life in Turkey in 1988

Trojan Horse at Troy

"Big wigs", Republic Day at Canakkale

Republic Day at Canakkale

Veterans, Republic Day at Canakkale

Republic Day at Canakkale

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21 Fascinating Vintage Photos of Beautiful Women Posing With Tennis Rackets

Tennis fashion has evolved since women first started competing in the games in 1884: Gone are the tea-time-appropriate ankle-skimming skirts, long-sleeve blouses, and wide-brimmed sun hats, replaced by butt-skimming custom tennis skirts, bathing-suit-like tops, and sleek visors that optimize a player’s game and keep her looking photo-ready.

To get in the tennis spirit, take a look back at some vintage shots of ladies looking a bit more demure with their tennis rackets, from Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win Wimbledon, to actress Joan Crawford, who surely never broke a sweat on a tennis court.

Woodrow Wilson's Daughter Jessie, Circa 1910s. Photo: Corbis.

Joan Marsh, 1930s. Photo: John Springer Collection/Corbis.

1940. Photo: American Stock/Classic Stock/Corbis

Joan Frey, 1925. Photo: Bettmann/Corbis.

1934. Photo: Classic Stock/Corbis.

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Two Young Girls Bicycling Across America in 1944

In 1944, Doris Roy and Thelma Popp who were 21 years old and just graduated from college, made a plan to ride bicycles from their home in Buffalo, New York, to Cairo, Illinois, where the Ohio River met the Mississippi.

"World War II affected our college life as most of the male student body joined one of the services. Women assumed some of their roles by taking jobs in armament industries. During the summer, I worked from early morning to evening in a public school caring for infants whose mothers were working in aircraft factories or other related industries."

"But now, before starting our careers, we decided that the coming summer after graduation would be the ideal time to have our adventure. We had a limited period of time to accomplish this. I had signed a contract to begin teaching first grade in Middleport, New York, on the Erie Canal on September 4, 1944. And so - with the leanest of equipment - we made our preparations and were ready to leave on June 22, 1944."

They camped outside, slept in barns, hitched rides on riverboats, went to church on Sundays, and worked at a Walgreens serving Cokes when their money ran low. They wrote letters to their families, and nearly every day Thelma wrote in her diary. The entire diary was transcribed and can be read here.

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Color Photos of Life in Portugal in the early 1970s

Ottawa-based photographer Yvon Maurice took these beautiful photos in Portugal in 1972 while he was studying for a Ph.D. at the University of London, England.

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This 1940s ‘Slenderizing’ Equipment Promised to Reduce Hips, Buttocks and Thighs

In November 1940, LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt went to New York City and captured model Pat Ogden testing out the trendiest fitness fad of the decade – the Slenderizing Salon. Using metal rollers to massage women’s “problem areas,” the Slenderizing Salon claimed to help women lose weight without exercise by stimulating muscle contractions.

Model Pat Ogden at slenderizing salon knitting in padded chair while leg rollers work from thigh to ankle.

Model Pat Ogden at slenderizing salon using Wooden Barrel Massager to reduce hips and buttocks.

Model Pat Ogden at slenderizing salon working out on Roaler Massager.

Model Pat Ogden at slenderizing salon enduring the rigors of the Slendo Massager that runs rollers up-and-down to electrically rub away stomach, hips and thighs.

Model Pat Ogden at slenderizing salon.

Model Pat Ogden (L) at slenderizing salon operating a Back Ring Roller designed to work on fatty parts of back from waist up. Ann Miller (R) using a modified Slendro Massager to reduce hips.

Model Pat Ogden at slenderizing salon undergoing abdomen massage on the Roaler Massager.

(Photos by Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE photo archive, via The Huffington Post)

Color Photos of Animals in World War II

Palermo, Sicily. US troops bringing mules to the docks and loading into LST boats for invasion of Italy. 1944

Palermo, Sicily. US troops bringing mules to the docks and loading into LST boats for invasion of Italy. 1944

Palermo, Sicily. US troops bringing mules to the docks and loading into LST boats for invasion of Italy. 1944

An infantryman makes friends with a dog belonging to German children.

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