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June 30, 2012
Edwardian Street Style – Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show Women's Street Fashions in 1906
Photographers have taken pictures in the street since it was technically possible but no-one ever did a style blog in the early years of the twentieth century.
Edward Linley Sambourne was by 1906 the chief cartoonist of Punch. He’d had a four decade long career as a cartoonist and illustrator. He was also an enthusiastic amateur photographer. He had taken up photography as an aid to his art. He was a skilled draughtsman, obsessed with getting details correct but he preferred to work with a model.
Photography gave him the ability to take pictures of family, friends and professional models which he could use as the basis for his cartoons. He took thousands of pictures in his lifetime most of them for reference purposes including dozens of images of military uniforms, national dress, models in pseudo-classical costumes and fancy dress of all kinds. His wife Marion complained in her diary that photography had become as much an obsession as a hobby.
Edward Linley Sambourne was by 1906 the chief cartoonist of Punch. He’d had a four decade long career as a cartoonist and illustrator. He was also an enthusiastic amateur photographer. He had taken up photography as an aid to his art. He was a skilled draughtsman, obsessed with getting details correct but he preferred to work with a model.
Photography gave him the ability to take pictures of family, friends and professional models which he could use as the basis for his cartoons. He took thousands of pictures in his lifetime most of them for reference purposes including dozens of images of military uniforms, national dress, models in pseudo-classical costumes and fancy dress of all kinds. His wife Marion complained in her diary that photography had become as much an obsession as a hobby.
June 28, 2012
Pretty Marilyn Monroe in Pink Suit, 1952
Shot in her apartment in 1952, the personal frames were taken by renowned photographer Philippe Halsman.
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June 26, 2012
Rare Photographs of a Young Jimi Hendrix in the Army, ca. 1961-1962
Jimi Hendrix became an icon in the protests against the war in Vietnam. But little people know that he used to be in the army himself. These unique photographs show a young Jimi Hendrix as a soldier in the army.
According to Wikipedia, before Hendrix was 19 years old, law enforcement authorities had twice caught him riding in stolen cars. When given a choice between spending time in prison or joining the Army, he chose the latter and enlisted on May 31, 1961.
After completing eight weeks of basic training at Fort Ord, California, he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He arrived there on November 8, and soon afterward he wrote to his father: “There's nothing but physical training and harassment here for two weeks, then when you go to jump school ... you get hell. They work you to death, fussing and fighting.”
In his next letter home, Hendrix, who had left his guitar at his girlfriend Betty Jean Morgan's house in Seattle, asked his father to send it to him as soon as possible, stating: “I really need it now.” His father obliged and sent the red Silvertone Danelectro on which Hendrix had hand-painted the words “Betty Jean” to Fort Campbell. His apparent obsession with the instrument contributed to his neglect of his duties, which led to verbal taunting and physical abuse from his peers, who at least once hid the guitar from him until he had begged for its return.
In November 1961, fellow serviceman Billy Cox walked past an army club and heard Hendrix playing guitar. Intrigued by the proficient playing, which he described as a combination of “John Lee Hooker and Beethoven,” Cox borrowed a bass guitar and the two jammed. Within a few weeks, they began performing at base clubs on the weekends with other musicians in a loosely organized band called the Casuals.
Hendrix completed his paratrooper training in just over eight months, and Major General C.W.G. Rich awarded him the prestigious Screaming Eagles patch on January 11, 1962.
By February, his personal conduct had begun to draw criticism from his superiors. They labeled him an unqualified marksman and often caught him napping while on duty and failing to report for bed checks.
On May 24, Hendrix's platoon sergeant, James C. Spears filed a report in which he stated: “He has no interest whatsoever in the Army ... It is my opinion that Private Hendrix will never come up to the standards required of a soldier. I feel that the military service will benefit if he is discharged as soon as possible.”
On June 29, 1962, Captain Gilbert Batchman granted Hendrix an honorable discharge on the basis of unsuitability. Hendrix later spoke of his dislike of the army and falsely stated that he had received a medical discharge after breaking his ankle during his 26th parachute jump.
According to Wikipedia, before Hendrix was 19 years old, law enforcement authorities had twice caught him riding in stolen cars. When given a choice between spending time in prison or joining the Army, he chose the latter and enlisted on May 31, 1961.
After completing eight weeks of basic training at Fort Ord, California, he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He arrived there on November 8, and soon afterward he wrote to his father: “There's nothing but physical training and harassment here for two weeks, then when you go to jump school ... you get hell. They work you to death, fussing and fighting.”
In his next letter home, Hendrix, who had left his guitar at his girlfriend Betty Jean Morgan's house in Seattle, asked his father to send it to him as soon as possible, stating: “I really need it now.” His father obliged and sent the red Silvertone Danelectro on which Hendrix had hand-painted the words “Betty Jean” to Fort Campbell. His apparent obsession with the instrument contributed to his neglect of his duties, which led to verbal taunting and physical abuse from his peers, who at least once hid the guitar from him until he had begged for its return.
In November 1961, fellow serviceman Billy Cox walked past an army club and heard Hendrix playing guitar. Intrigued by the proficient playing, which he described as a combination of “John Lee Hooker and Beethoven,” Cox borrowed a bass guitar and the two jammed. Within a few weeks, they began performing at base clubs on the weekends with other musicians in a loosely organized band called the Casuals.
Hendrix completed his paratrooper training in just over eight months, and Major General C.W.G. Rich awarded him the prestigious Screaming Eagles patch on January 11, 1962.
By February, his personal conduct had begun to draw criticism from his superiors. They labeled him an unqualified marksman and often caught him napping while on duty and failing to report for bed checks.
On May 24, Hendrix's platoon sergeant, James C. Spears filed a report in which he stated: “He has no interest whatsoever in the Army ... It is my opinion that Private Hendrix will never come up to the standards required of a soldier. I feel that the military service will benefit if he is discharged as soon as possible.”
On June 29, 1962, Captain Gilbert Batchman granted Hendrix an honorable discharge on the basis of unsuitability. Hendrix later spoke of his dislike of the army and falsely stated that he had received a medical discharge after breaking his ankle during his 26th parachute jump.
June 24, 2012
Incredible Photos of the Statue of Liberty Being Built in Paris Before She Was Dedicated to America
When a French politician remarked that a monument should be raised in honour of American independence at a dinner party in 1865 he probably didn't imagine that the result would become an international icon of freedom.
Édouard René de Laboulaye was an ardent supporter of the Union in the American Civil War and was thrilled when they triumphed over the Confederacy in 1865 marking an end to slavery.
During a conversation at his home in Versailles Laboulaye was heard to say: 'If a monument should rise in the United States, as a memorial to their independence, I should think it only natural if it were built by united effort—a common work of both our nations.'
He may not have meant the comment as a proposal but it was nevertheless overhead by fellow guest and sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi who agreed that such a project would be a suitable joint venture for the France and America to undertake together.
Bartholdi set about designing the Statue of Liberty - an neoclassical sculpture of the Roman god of freedom - but due to the troubled political situation in France work did not commence until the 1870s.
The sculptor had already begun work on the statue's head and torch-bearing arm when on March 3, 1877, President Grant finally signed a joint resolution that authorised the President to accept the statue when it was presented by France.
Édouard René de Laboulaye was an ardent supporter of the Union in the American Civil War and was thrilled when they triumphed over the Confederacy in 1865 marking an end to slavery.
During a conversation at his home in Versailles Laboulaye was heard to say: 'If a monument should rise in the United States, as a memorial to their independence, I should think it only natural if it were built by united effort—a common work of both our nations.'
He may not have meant the comment as a proposal but it was nevertheless overhead by fellow guest and sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi who agreed that such a project would be a suitable joint venture for the France and America to undertake together.
Bartholdi set about designing the Statue of Liberty - an neoclassical sculpture of the Roman god of freedom - but due to the troubled political situation in France work did not commence until the 1870s.
The sculptor had already begun work on the statue's head and torch-bearing arm when on March 3, 1877, President Grant finally signed a joint resolution that authorised the President to accept the statue when it was presented by France.
June 23, 2012
10 Rare Photographs From Barack Obama's First Trip to Africa in 1987
Barack Obama at the age of 26 visited his father’s homeland of Kenya for the first time in 1987. He met his brothers, sisters and grandmother and later he said, the visit was to transform his life. The images below come from that trip to connect with his African roots. What a transformation from an unknown young African man to the leader of the free world.
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June 21, 2012
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June 20, 2012
Technicolor Stocking Ads in the 1960s and 1970s
The 1960s were nothing if not colorful. It was a reaction to the drab colors of previous decades - or maybe it was some development in textile dyeing process.
Here's a mixed bag of girls in miniskirts sporting stockings, hose, and tights in every color of the rainbow. It was trendy during the psychedelic sixties, but by 1970 this fad was dead on arrival. For a brief magical time both the miniskirt and loud colored leg coverings converged - and this is a post about that beautiful moment.
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Here's a mixed bag of girls in miniskirts sporting stockings, hose, and tights in every color of the rainbow. It was trendy during the psychedelic sixties, but by 1970 this fad was dead on arrival. For a brief magical time both the miniskirt and loud colored leg coverings converged - and this is a post about that beautiful moment.
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June 19, 2012
The 10 Sexiest Shirt Ads From the 1970s
The head hair was feathered. The chest hair was thick and matted. And the shirts were wrinkle-free.
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| Loose translation: Definitely pleasing! Loose woman: also definitely pleasing. He looks…indifferent. |
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| The stud’s shirt conveniently points the woman to his groin, where, it appears, she is giving him a vigorous, blurred lefty handjob. |
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| 100% Arnel® triacetate. 100%-resistant to sex stains. |
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| OK, this is actually a slacks ad from 1966, but…look at the head/body ratio of the guy on the right. |
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| I like this shirt. Van Heusen should’ve spent some money on hand models, though. |
June 16, 2012
16 Amazing Black and White Photographs That Capture the Sweetest Moments of Famous Dads With Their Kids
They are famous, but with their kids, they are normal people. These interesting photos show famous dads playing with their children in the past.
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| Orson Welles, wife Rita Hayworth and daughter Rebecca at home in 1945. (Peter Stackpole—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) |
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| Kirk Douglas hugs his son Michael in 1949. (Lisa Larsen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) |
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| Humphrey Bogart and son Stephen in 1952. J.R. (Eyerman—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) |
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| Charlton Heston lifts his two-month-old son, Fraser, who is portraying the baby Moses during filming of The Ten Commandments in 1955. (George Silk—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) |
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| Senator John F. Kennedy with daughter Caroline in 1958. (Ed Clark—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) |
