L’Orange Variee Perfume Presentation, ca. 1925

In about 1925, the Parisian perfumer Parfums de Marcy packaged its perfume in this unique arrangement. This L’Orange Variee perfume presentation was a peeled orange made up of painted composition which held 8 glass bottles in the shape of realistic orange segments, each with its own label. Each bottle was held in place by having the neck inserted into a metal frame concealed inside the simulated orange peel. The scents included were: Chypre, Amber, Heliotrope, Rose, Jessamine, Mayflower, Violet.

Parfums de Marcy was noted for its clever bottle designs. Established around 1910 possibly by Lazare Bloch at a small factory at Les Lilas after becoming more successful a shop was opened at 120 avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris. After the Second World War, the company was then affiliated with Societe Anonyme des Parfums Sidlay, with Paul Heymann as proprietor and true innovator.

Many high quality presentations were created such as Les Fleurs Miraculeuses, Le Bouquet Miraculeux, Le Bracelet Miraculeux, and Le Collier Miraculeux.

Trompe l’oeil perfume packaging was generally popular in the 1920s and ’30s, although faux citrus fruit was atypical.

(via Cleopatra's Boudoir)

30 Cool Pics Capture Victorian and Edwardian Women With Very Long Hairs

Victorian and Edwardian eras definitely were weird. It was the time when women rarely cut their hair because long hair was seen as an important part of a female’s appearance.

Here below is a set of cool pics that shows women with their very long hairs from the late Victorian to early Edwardian eras.

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Lovely Pics of Barbra Streisand at Home With Her Son Jason in 1967

Barbra Streisand has been married twice. Her first husband was actor Elliott Gould, to whom she was married from 1963 until 1971. They had one child, Jason Gould, who appeared as her on-screen son in The Prince of Tides.

Around 1988, at the age of 21, Gould came out to his parents as gay. Around 1991, tabloids outed Gould as being gay. In an interview with The Advocate published August 17, 1999, Streisand said:

“I would never wish for my son to be anything but what he is. He is bright, kind, sensitive, caring, and a very conscientious and good person. He is a very gifted actor and filmmaker.  

What more could a parent ask for in their child? I have been truly blessed. Most parents feel that their child is particularly special, and I am no different. I have a wonderful son. My only wish for my son, Jason, is that he continues to experience a rich life of love, happiness, joy, and fulfillment, both creatively and personally.”

These beautiful pics were taken by photographer Bob Willoughby that show lovely moments of Barbra Streisand at her New York home with her son Jason in 1967.

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18 Gorgeous Vintage Public Health Posters From the 1930s and 1940s

From 1936–1943 the Federal Art Project under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissioned over 200,000 works from American artists and artisans in order to support struggling creatives.

Posters were designed to publicize exhibits, community activities, theatrical productions, and health and educational programs in seventeen states and the District of Columbia. The Federal Art Project was of one of the first U.S. Government programs to support the arts.

It is estimated that the WPA poster division printed about 2 million posters, most of which were subsequently lost or destroyed. Of the remaining originals, the Library of Congress keeps the largest collection of these posters, which include a variety of PSAs covering topics ranging from warnings about dog bites to encouraging vaccinations.

Poster showing a woman and two children in the rain: A lifelong job––the constant protection of their health––The Cook County Public Health Unit / E.S. Reid. Created between 1936 and 1941.

Poster for Cleveland Division of Health promoting swimming as healthy exercise, showing a man and a woman in a swimming pool. Created in 1940.

Poster promoting better health care through the prevention of tuberculosis by better eating and sleeping habits, and more exposure to sunshine. Created between 1936 and 1941.

Poster promoting good oral hygiene, showing stylized face, toothbrush and toothpaste. Created between 1936 and 1938.

Poster for the Cleveland Division of Health encouraging dog bite victims to report dog bites to the proper authorities, showing dog and injured hand. Created in 1941.

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Beautiful Vintage Photos of Chicago in the 1950s by Mildred Mead

Mildred Mead, born in 1910, was a professional photographer, both freelance and by contract. During the 1950s, she captured the everyday life of the people throughout Chicago, such as recorded activities associated with the Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference, Michael Reese Hospital, the University of Chicago Planning Unit, the Maxwell Street Market, city parks, the lakefront, the Hyde Park 57th St. Fair, and public housing and urban redevelopment projects.

Below are 37 beautiful vintage photographs of the city taken by Mead, courtesy of the University of Chicago Library:

Alley in back of the row houses on Outhouse Alley, 35th Street and Honore, Chicago, June 1950.

In a doorway of a home a little girl plays with her dolls, Chicago, July 1950.

Boys cooling off in the summer heat, Chicago, 1950s.

Masser Hotel, Chicago, 1950s.

Minerva Ave, Chicago, 1950s.

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38 Glamorous Photos of Classic Beauties Taken by Ruth Harriet Louise in the 1920s

Born 1903 in New York, American photographer Ruth Harriet Louise began working as a portrait photographer in 1922. Most of her photographs from this period are of family members and members of her father's temple congregation.

Classic beauties taken by Ruth Harriet Louise in the 1920s

In 1925, Louise moved to Los Angeles and set up a small photo studio on Hollywood and Vine. Her first published Hollywood photo was of Vilma Banky in costume for Dark Angel, and appeared in Photoplay magazine in September 1925.

Louise was the first woman photographer active in Hollywood; she ran Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's portrait studio from 1925 to 1930.

In a career that lasted only five years, Louise photographed all the stars, contract players, and many of the hopefuls who passed through the studio's front gates, including Greta Garbo (Louise was one of only seven photographers permitted to make portraits of her), Lon Chaney, John Gilbert, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, Anna May Wong, Nina Mae McKinney, and Norma Shearer.

Louise died in 1940 at the age of 37.

It is estimated that Louise took more than 100,000 photos during her tenure at MGM. Today she is considered an equal with George Hurrell Sr. and other renowned glamour photographers of the era.

These glamorous photos are part of her work that Louise took classic beauties in the 1920s for MGM.

Adrienne Ames, circa 1929

Alice Day, 1928

Anita Page, circa 1929

Anna May Wong, 1929

Anna Sten, circa 1927

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44 Fascinating Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of New York in the 1950s

As many great cities lay in ruins after World War II, New York City assumed a new global prominence and became known as one of the world's greatest cities.

New York City became the home of the United Nations headquarters, inherited the role from Paris as center of the art world with Abstract Expressionism; and became a rival to London in the international finance and art markets.

However, after peaking in population in 1950, the city began to feel the effects of white flight to the suburbs, a downturn in industry and commerce as businesses left for places where it was cheaper and easier to operate, an increase in crime, and an upturn in its welfare burden.

Take a look at these fascinating black and white photos from Joe+Jeanette Archie to see what New York looked like in the 1950s.

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