1940s

Places & People

Stunning Vintage Photos of Chinese New Year Celebrations in Los Angeles

Funny

Catching Z’s Through Time: Funny Vintage Photos of People Napping

Funny, Weird

Wait, What?! Hilariously Bizarre Vintage Photos That Can’t Be Explained

Weird

Spooky Spectacles: Creepy Vintage Halloween Costumes from the Past (1900s-1950s)

Photography, Places & People

Say Cheese! Delightful Vintage Photo Booth Pictures from a Bygone Era

Photography

Innocence and Wonder: Esther Bubley Captures the Lives of Children in the 1940s and 1950s

Places & People

A City in Motion: Ansel Adams’ Photos Capture the Energy of 1940s Los Angeles

Places & People

What Life Was Like in Britain During the Second World War through these Vintage Photos

Photography

Icons of the 20th Century: Yousuf Karsh’s Portraits of the World’s Most Influential Figures

Places & People

Vintage Photos of Downtown New York from the Roaring Twenties to the Gritty Seventies

Places & People

A Vanished Era: Vintage Photos Document the Lives of Western European Gypsies in the 1930s-1960s

Places & People

Life on the Land: Oklahoma Farmers During the Challenging Years of the Early 1940s

Weird

Tommy Tucker, the Dapper Squirrel: A 1940s Fashion Icon with a Nutty Sense of Style

Celebrities

The Story and Photos of Betty Grable’s Million-Dollar Legs that Defined an Era

Vintage Ads

Creepy Vintage Ads Featuring Children: A Look Back at Disturbing Promotions

Vehicles & Transportation, Weird

Pedaling into the Past: The Crazy Bicycles of the 1940s that Never Quite Caught On

Places & People

Riding the Rails: New York City Subway Passengers in the 1940s

Fashion & Culture

Legs for Days: A Look Back at the 1949 Beautiful Legs Competition in Los Angeles