Here is a gorgeous photo collection that captured portraits of beautiful brides from the 1980s.
February 22, 2018
Women of the Civil War - Glamorous Portrait Photos of American Young Ladies around 1863
Mathew Brady (1823-1896) was one of the most prolific photographers of the nineteenth century, creating a visual documentation of the Civil War period (1860-1865).
During the Civil War, Brady and his associates traveled throughout the eastern part of the country, capturing the effects of the War through photographs of people, towns, and battlefields. Additionally, Brady kept studios in Washington, DC and New York City, where many influential politicians and war heroes sat for portraits.
Mathew Brady photographed many subjects in the time of the Civil War, including various portraits of women.
The U.S. National Archives has digitized over 6,000 images from the series Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, and here are some young ladies from the collection that he shot around 1863.
During the Civil War, Brady and his associates traveled throughout the eastern part of the country, capturing the effects of the War through photographs of people, towns, and battlefields. Additionally, Brady kept studios in Washington, DC and New York City, where many influential politicians and war heroes sat for portraits.
Mathew Brady photographed many subjects in the time of the Civil War, including various portraits of women.
The U.S. National Archives has digitized over 6,000 images from the series Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, and here are some young ladies from the collection that he shot around 1863.
David Bowie in Mustard Yellow Suit, Photograph by Terry O'Neill in 1974
1974 was a year of change for David Bowie. He left London and retired his futuristic costumes and the alter ego that propelled him to fame, Ziggy Stardust. That year, while on tour for the promotion of Diamond Dogs, Bowie sat for the documentary photographer Terry O’Neill in Los Angeles. The assignment was for a magazine and Bowie styled himself.
“He walked into the studio with the most vibrant yellow-mustard suit and his hair was multi-coloured – a combination of yellow, orange and red,” O’Neill recalled. “I remember thinking how tired he looked knowing what we know now, he was living very fast in 1974, and you can see that in his eyes.”
Terry O'Neill came to prominence in the 1960s with the new generation of photographers – including David Bailey and Brian Duffy – who rejected the static formality of the posed photographs of the 1950s and went instead for spontaneity and unusual settings. O'Neill worked with Bowie a number of times creating some of the most striking images of him, in particular the photo shoots around the Diamond Dogs album and tour.
“He walked into the studio with the most vibrant yellow-mustard suit and his hair was multi-coloured – a combination of yellow, orange and red,” O’Neill recalled. “I remember thinking how tired he looked knowing what we know now, he was living very fast in 1974, and you can see that in his eyes.”
Terry O'Neill came to prominence in the 1960s with the new generation of photographers – including David Bailey and Brian Duffy – who rejected the static formality of the posed photographs of the 1950s and went instead for spontaneity and unusual settings. O'Neill worked with Bowie a number of times creating some of the most striking images of him, in particular the photo shoots around the Diamond Dogs album and tour.
In the 1970s Real Men Wore Flared Trousers and Flowery T-Shirts. How Cool Do These Guys Look?
The bell bottom pants became popular in the late 1960s and continued to widen into the ’70s as they gained in popularity. This was a time where polyester became a popular fabric to use in clothing. Also bold colors and prints became part of men's fashion for the first time.
Early 1970s fashion was a fun era. It culminated some of the best elements of the ’60s and perfected and/or exaggerated them. Some of the best clothing produced in the 1970s perfectly blended the mods with the hippies.
Just when it seemed pants couldn’t flare any more, the flare was almost gone. By the late 1970s the pant suit, leisure suit and track suit was what the average person was sporting. Every man had a few striped v-neck velour shirts.
Early 1970s fashion was a fun era. It culminated some of the best elements of the ’60s and perfected and/or exaggerated them. Some of the best clothing produced in the 1970s perfectly blended the mods with the hippies.
Just when it seemed pants couldn’t flare any more, the flare was almost gone. By the late 1970s the pant suit, leisure suit and track suit was what the average person was sporting. Every man had a few striped v-neck velour shirts.
February 21, 2018
23 Fascinating Photographs Capture Daily Life in Russia Just After the Collapse of the Soviet Union
These fascinating color photos were made by a French photographer Jean-Paul Guilloteau, who visited Russia right after the collapse of the USSR. For most Russians these shots will cause nostalgic feelings. The photos show the Russian country that was already done with Communism but at that point Russia still didn’t know which way exactly should they go on next...
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| Norilsk, bus stop. 1993. |
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| Norilsk, a passerby with egg packaging. 1993. |
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| Norilsk. “October” Porch mine management. 1993. |
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| Norilsk. Sobering. 1993. |
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| Norilsk. On one of the streets of the city. 1993. |
Beautiful Portrait Photos of Young Ladies That Defined American Glamor in the 1970s
Al Pike is an American self-taught photographer purchasing his first 35mm camera while in the U.S. Air Force stationed at Torrejon Air Base near Madrid, Spain.
Since retiring he is focusing on the artistry of digital photography with a Nikon DSLR. His digital photography so far has been published in magazines and calendars, shown in photography galleries, won awards, and selected for a book cover. An exhibition of his aviation photography is currently going on in his hometown.
“I purchased of my first 35mm camera when I was in the US Air Force, and then the purchase of my first 35mm SLR a Konica Auto reflex T3 with Konica Zoom-Hexagon AR 35-70 mm / F3.5 lens in Chicago.
Going to school full time did not leave much money to pay for film and processing. I moved to Philadelphia after finishing school still shooting with the Konica then back to Chicago again. It was not until I moved to Minneapolis in the 1970s that I purchased my Canon A-1 with a 1.4 Canon 55mm fixed lens, but mostly shot with a Vivitar Series One 28-90MM f:2.8-3.5 Zoom. I shot with the Canon A-1 which I still have until the late 1990s.”
These beautiful photos Pike shot portraits of young ladies that show what American glamor looked like in the 1970s.
Since retiring he is focusing on the artistry of digital photography with a Nikon DSLR. His digital photography so far has been published in magazines and calendars, shown in photography galleries, won awards, and selected for a book cover. An exhibition of his aviation photography is currently going on in his hometown.
“I purchased of my first 35mm camera when I was in the US Air Force, and then the purchase of my first 35mm SLR a Konica Auto reflex T3 with Konica Zoom-Hexagon AR 35-70 mm / F3.5 lens in Chicago.
Going to school full time did not leave much money to pay for film and processing. I moved to Philadelphia after finishing school still shooting with the Konica then back to Chicago again. It was not until I moved to Minneapolis in the 1970s that I purchased my Canon A-1 with a 1.4 Canon 55mm fixed lens, but mostly shot with a Vivitar Series One 28-90MM f:2.8-3.5 Zoom. I shot with the Canon A-1 which I still have until the late 1990s.”
These beautiful photos Pike shot portraits of young ladies that show what American glamor looked like in the 1970s.
54 Extraordinary Kodachrome Slides That Reveal Everyday Life of the U.S From the 1940s
Charles Weever Cushman (1896-1972) is an amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. His photographs bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries.
We selected some from his collection to reveal daily life of the US during the 1940s. Take a look...
We selected some from his collection to reveal daily life of the US during the 1940s. Take a look...
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| Stores near corner of Broome St. and Baruch Place, Lower East Side, NYC, Sep. 27, 1941 |
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| Tucson on Saturday afternoon, Arizona, Feb. 1940 |
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| Bull and whiskered leader Loudoun co., Virginia, September 1940 |
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| Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, Jun. 1940 |
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| Lagoon and Orange, San Francisco Fair Flowers, California, June 1940 |
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| Little girls at Mammoth, Arizona, May 1940 |
