44 Cool Snaps That Capture Lovely Moments of People in the Past

A found photo collection from Ed Engel that captured humorous and lovely moments of people in the past.

Oh no..it's not a wand , it's a gun!!!

Pas de Deux

People in line

Protest

She looks sweet to me

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Hollywood Classic Beauty: 50 Glamorous Photos of Ella Raines in the 1940s

Born 1920 near Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, American film and television actress Ella Raines studied drama at the University of Washington and was appearing in a play there when she was seen by director Howard Hawks. She became the first actress signed to the new production company he had formed with the actor Charles Boyer, B-H Productions, and made her film debut in Corvette K-225 (1943) which Hawks produced.

Immediately following her role in Corvette K-225, Raines was cast in the all-female war film Cry "Havoc" (also 1943). She starred in the film noir Phantom Lady, the Preston Sturges comedy Hail the Conquering Hero, and the John Wayne western Tall in the Saddle (all 1944).

Raines began appearing in such films as The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945) and the thriller The Web (1947). With the exception of Brute Force (1947), in which Raines appeared with Burt Lancaster, none of her later films were nearly as successful as her earlier movies and her career began to decline.

In 1954 and 1955, Raines starred in the television series Janet Dean, Registered Nurse. She also appeared in some television series, and retired from acting in 1957, but made one further screen appearance with a guest role in the series Matt Houston in 1984.

Raines has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard.

Take a look at these glamorous photos to see the beauty of Ella Raines in the 1940s.

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Marilyn Monroe Working Out at the Bel Air Hotel in 1953

In 1945 Hungarian-Romanian photographer Andre de Dienes met the nineteen-year-old Marilyn Monroe, then called Norma Jeane Baker, who was a model on the books of Emmeline Snively’s Blue Book Model Agency

Norma Jeane had recently separated from her husband, James Dougherty, and told Dienes of her wish to become an actress. Dienes suggested that they go on a road trip to photograph her in the natural landscapes, for which Dienes paid her a flat fee of $200.

Dienes next met her on Labor Day in 1946, with her new name of Marilyn Monroe, they next worked together in 1952, where he shot her at the Bel Air Hotel and 1953, where she telephoned him at 2am, and took him to a darkened street where he used his car headlights to illuminate her, taking pictures her wide-eyed and unmade up. Dienes last saw her alive in June 1961.

These photos were taken by Hungarian-Romanian photographer Andre de Dienes at Bel Air Hotel in 1953, showing the beautiful Marilyn Monroe working out — or not really — and keeping herself in tip-top shape. De Dienes was also among the first photographers who photographed Marilyn during her early modeling days, notably the 1949 pin-up series taken at Long Island’s Tobay Beach in New York.

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The Story Behind the Photo of Winston Churchill With Cigar and Tommy Gun in July 1940

The photograph of Winston Churchill with the Thompson submachine gun was taken during his visit to the coastal defense positions near Hartlepool on 31 July, 1940. The interesting thing about this picture is that both the British and the Germans used it for propaganda purposes. The British edited out two soldiers standing next to Churchill, making him look statesmanlike, determined and menacing. On the other hand, the Germans compared it to those of the gangsters of the American West. The Nazis used this photo in their propaganda leaflets airdropped onto Britain during the Battle of Britain.

Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun during an inspection near Hartlepool, 1940.

Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels saw the image as a god send and used it extensively domestically, with the other Axis countries, and even in air drops over the Britain during the Battle of Britain with the text in English “WANTED,,” and at the bottom: “for incitement to MURDER.” The reverse of the leaflet is all text: This gangster, who you see in his element in the picture, incites you by his example to participate in a form of warfare in which women, children and ordinary citizens shall take the leading parts. This absolutely criminal form of warfare which is forbidden by the Hague Convention will be punished according to military law. Save at least your own families from the horrors of war!

Nazi Leaflet (left), Nazi poster with Churchill with the German text “Sniper” (right).

With France and its other European Allies out of the war Britain and its Empire stood by itself against a triumphant Hitler. A defiant Churchill instead of bowing down to Germany famously promised during his June 4, 1940 speech to the house of commons: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!”. Trying to pass on his never-give-up attitude he sought to back up British morale with some public tours of the British coastal defenses. During one of these tours he was photographed trying out an American 1928 Tommy Gun or Thompson SMG (sub machine gun) at defense fortifications near Hartlepool in Northern England.

Britain purchased quantities of the M1928 Thompson, which were delivered with the drum magazine but soon it was discovered to weigh too much, was cumbersome to load and it rattled too much in use, so thousands were returned to the manufacturer and exchanged for stick mags.

(via Rare Historical Photos)

Go Go Girls! Found Polaroids That Defined Badass Styles of the '60s Ladies

A set of old Polaroids from anyjazz65 was found in a large envelope at a Kansas flea market that show portraits of badass girls in the 1960s.

Joyce Wild Russian

Joyce Wild Russian

Bet Outer Limits

Betty Outer limits

Del Wild Russian

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40 Beautiful Color Photos of a Young Barbra Streisand in the 1960s and 1970s

“I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me,” Streisand stated about her unique looks.

These beautiful pictures of young Barbra Streisand, whose beauty and grace were the desire of men and women everywhere in the late 1960s and 1970s. When Streisand was young in her twenties, she had long flowing hair and a great fashion sense.

Born April 24, 1942, Barbra Streisand is one of the best-selling music artists of all time with over 245 million record sales worldwide. Her career was launched in 1960 after her boyfriend encouraged her to enroll in a singing competition at a gay bar in Manhattan. After she performed a few songs, the audience was completely silent and awe-struck, then began to applaud. She was pronounced the winner and her career as a musician began. She is also the recipient of multiple awards, including: a Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, eight Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, an American Film Institute Award, a Kennedy Center Honors Award, four Golden Globe Awards and a Peabody Award.

During her acting career, she has had major roles in films such as “Funny Girl,” “A Star is Born,” “The Owl and the Pussycat” and “The Way We Were.” Streisand has also starred in several Broadway performances. Check out these photos of the beautiful Barbra Streisand young, and try not to fall in love.

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Cool Snaps Capture People Posing With Signs in the Past

Here below is a cool photo collection that shows people posing with signs from between the 1920s and 1960s.

Dumping Prohibited. State Highway, circa 1920s

Honey (Over there), circa 1920s

Pay As You Ride, circa 1920s

Just me, August 23, 1927

Park Here, December 10, 1929

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