The Range of Afro Hairstyles for Black Men in the 1970s

Here's a set of pictures of the Afro hairstyle for men. These are commercial drawings of Afro styles in the 1970s, when this particular natural hairstyle was at its peak in terms of popularity.

The Afro hairstyles above are also combined with facial hair including mustaches and sideburns. Back in the 1970s, it was common for men to wear long mustaches (i.e. the cop mustache style) with long sideburns. This particular look is no longer trendy and instead, in terms of trendy facial hair, we have ever-so-popular hipster beard.

Here's the types of Afro hairstyles in the pictures:

The Professional
The Sportsman
The Duke
The Executive
The Prince
The 'fro
The Flattop
Suave
The Jet Setter
New Natural
Blow-Up
The Perfecto
Private Eye

As hilarious as the names may sound to us in this day and age, you can bet that guys in the 1970s took their Afros seriously!

(via The Men's Hair Forum)

It's Great To Be Alive! – A Grim Safety Manual Booklet for Kids From the 1950s

According to this 1950s Police Safety League booklet there is life threatening danger at every turn for the teen and pre-teen. Going through these scanned images from It's Great To Be Alive!, two things quickly become obvious: kids from the 1950s were terrible bicycle riders and they also did a lot of stupid, dangerous things.

It would be a great idea to shock children into being safe by painting morbid scenarios of what could happen if you didn't exercise caution and common sense. This little booklet didn't mince words: there's maiming, crippling, and death sprinkled throughout its sometimes disturbing and unintentionally funny illustrations. So let's have a look...

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Ghosts of Budapest – Emotional Then and Now Pictures Show the Hungarian Uprising of 1956

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 or the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 was a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956. Though leaderless when it first began, it was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces drove out Nazi Germany from its territory at the end of World War II and broke into Central and Eastern Europe.

Here are some incredible then and now photos that show street scenes of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.

At Köztársaság tér (Place of Republic, recently renamed after John Paul II)

A barricade on Móricz Zsigmond körtér in 1956 (currently the corner building is a KFC restaurant).

On Köztársaság tér (Place of Republic, recently renamed after John Paul II) was a scene of lynching after the people sieged the communist party headquarters, defended by the hated secret police AVH.

Graffiti on right hand side: Death to ÁVO [Hungary's secret police during the Stalinist rule].

The ghost of revolutionaries and a tank they seized in Budapest's fashionable Újlipótváros district.

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Incredible Colorized Photos of American Women in the Civil War during 1861-65

These are 21 amazing portrait photos of American women in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 colorized by Orianne W.

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11 Failed and Crazy Vintage Gadgets That Time Forgot

As technology evolves, there are bound to be some bumps in the road; some gadgets which seem like a great idea at the time, but are eventually revealed to be epic flops. These antique gadgets were at the cutting edge of technology when they were released, but never quite managed to become household names.

1. Solar Bath Apparatus

What better cure for the common head cold than a healthy dose of radiation? This scary-looking apparatus enclosed the head in a metal drum and doused it with ultra-violet rays. The Solar Bath Apparatus was meant to clear up catarrh of the ears, nose and throat, along with other head-related illnesses.


2. Clock Phonograph

Nobody likes waking up to the beeping or buzzing alarm clock, so some clever inventor decided to rig an alarm clock with a phonograph. Obviously, the phonograph wasn’t fated to enjoy a long and healthy life, and it fell out of use before the phonograph alarm clock really took off. The concept itself wasn’t exactly a complete failure, though – many of us wake up today to a CD in the alarm clock.


3. Flying Saucer Camera

In the 1950s, UFO sightings were being reported at a frenzied pace. In an attempt to weed out the obvious fakes, the Flying Saucer Camera was developed. One of its lenses took a normal picture, and the other separated the light in the picture into individual colors. The separation allowed authorities to easily discern the origins of the UFO in the photograph.


4. Electric Shaver Haircutting Guide

For the fancy but cash-strapped gentleman, the Electric Shaver Haircutting Guide allowed owners of electric hair clippers to cut their own hair. The metal guide was basically a single piece of wire bent in several places which the user held against his head to guide the clippers.


5. Umbrella-Equipped Cigarette Holder

This umbrella-equipped cigarette holder from 1931 was reportedly inspired by a British clown. Rather than using the tried-and-true hand-cupping method, smokers in the 30s could look just like a clown by using this truly weird contraption to keep the rain off of their lit cigarettes.

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"Hate That Gray? Wash It Away!..." – These 1960s Ads For Hair Color That Make Gray Look Better

"Hate that gray? Wash it away! Loving Care colors only the gray without changing your natural hair color!"

1960s ads for hair color that covers gray and rinses that make gray look better — though when we baby boomers were kids, we all knew at least one silver-haired woman whose gray hair looked kinda blueish.

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32 Vintage Photos Document Everyday Life of Soviet People During WWII

These images of everyday life in Soviet Union were taken from 1941 to 1943 that show the difficulty of people, but they were always keep their smiles.

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