The incomparable Fred Astaire, in classic top hat, tails and spats, dancing his "Putting on the Ritz" number from Blue Skies, 1945.
Connecting to the people of the past through pictures
31 January, 2012
30 January, 2012
Winter Sales
To the sales by Underground!
Poster by Harold Sandys Williamson, 1924. Source
Poster by Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1921. Source
Poster by Everill Bonnett, 1913. Source
Poster by an unknown artist, 1920. Source
Apparently the Underground is also a swirling vortex. By Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1922. Source
Wartime winter sales. Poster by Harold Sandys Williamson, 1939. Source
Poster by Compton Bennett, 1926. Source
Poster by Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1924. Source
29 January, 2012
Teenage Boys of the 1940s
A series of photographs of teenage boys in Des Moines, Iowa, 1945, by LIFE photographer Nina Leen. Is it just me or were they much cuter in the 40s than the 00s?
On the bus. Source
Reading comic books. Source
At the soda shop. Source
Listening to music. Source
At the movie theatre. Source
Just chillin'. Source
Yes, there's maps on the ceiling, but there's also pin-ups by the desk! Source
The very important combed wave. Source
Typical teenage boy fashion, according to the caption. Source
Dressed up for a date. Source
"Loofing around". Source
Driving badly... Source
Er, playing with guns? Source
I wish this one had a caption. Someone's older brother wounded in the war, maybe? Source
Drinking coke and eating Cheezits. Source
Checking out the hair and withdrawing the indispensable comb. Source
Bugging the girls, of course. Source
28 January, 2012
On Leave in Italy
British soldiers enjoying Italy while on leave in 1944 and 1945.
By the San Marco Church, Venice. Source
In the Piazza San Marco, Venice. Source
A gunner reads his guidebook before touring Rome. Source
A pause for a smoke by the Colosseum. Source
A glance at the guidebook by a fountain in Rome. Source
Soldiers walking across St. Peter's Square, Rome. Source
Two Americans talk to a Brit in St. Peter's Square, Rome. Source
Allied troops walk up to St. Peter's, Rome. Source
An open-air cafe in the Piazza San Marco, Venice. Source
A drink on a street in Rome. Source
Soldiers chat with a gondolier in Venice. Source
A gondola ride in Venice. Source
Soldiers filling up a gondola. Source
See also this photo of British soldiers taking a gondola ride in Venice 1916!
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