• Amazing Photos From The New York Photo League: 1936-1951

    Culture Buzz An exhibit about the group of photographers who set out to document what life in New York was actually like in the first half of the 20th century opens this Saturday at The Jewish Museum in New York. Here are some amazing photos that will be featured. Make sure to check out the rest of the exhibit in person when it opens. (via photoblog.msnbc.msn.com) Read More ›

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  • Holland, 1945

    Culture Buzz The Dutch people had a tumultuous 1945 as they lived through the gruesome final moments of the last great war only to find themselves fully liberated mere months later. Here are 45 photographs of Holland in 1945 from the fall of hell to the rise of freedom and make sure to listen to one of the greatest songs ever written with the same name as this post while you view these.

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  • A Map of England and France

    Personally, I love the French!

    1793 James Gillray print titled "The French Invasion."
    A Map of England and France
  • What It Was Like Working As A Sign Writer At The London Zoo In The 1930s

    Culture Buzz Here are some awesome pictures of Flickr user Pauline Locke's grandfather working at the London Zoo in the 1930s. I think the little girl is his daughter. Can you imagine?!

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  • What The Jersey Shore Was Like 100 Years Ago

    Culture Buzz Here's a bunch of turn of the century pictures from the Jersey Shore. Believe it or not, the Jersey Shore used to be a pretty classy place.

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  • 62 Amazing Examples Of Color Photography From Before 1950

    Culture Buzz Who knew the world wasn't actually in black and white before 1945? Check out these beautiful examples of early color photography from as early as the 1930s. (Hit the source links for higher resolution.)

    • 1. 1915: Austro-Hungarian POWs In Russia

      1915: Austro-Hungarian POWs In Russia

      By Prokudin-Gorskii. [Source]

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  • How to Get a Boyfriend (1955)

    Culture Buzz It's Time You Knew was a popular sex education and dating manual written by Gladys Denny Shultz in 1955. Like most publications of its ilk, it weighed in on the women and sandwiches issue, offering perhaps the most comprehensive stance on sandwiches vs. hot dogs that I've ever seen. Also, is it just me, or is there a subtext here?

    • Source: Shultz, Gladys Denny. It's Time You Knew , Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1955.

      Source: Shultz, Gladys Denny. It's Time You Knew, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1955.

  • Football: A Game For Gentlemen

    Culture Buzz In 1910 the rules for football were revised with the hope that eliminating violent plays would make the game more dignified. Enter Edward H. Coy, 1909 Captain of the Yale football team. Coy was keen to remind everyone that a gentlemanly sport was surely not an “effeminate” one. His solution? An article on football etiquette.

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