Apparently during the ‘50s men were participating in all kinds of heroic activities, including saving women from various creatures and fighting off dangerous animals. Pulp fiction magazines were all the rage during that decade.

It is rather interesting to see what passed for or was considered beautiful in Japan in the old days. Oh well, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Check out these vintage black and white photos of young boys of World War II.

These are rare retro photos of the Romanov family, the Imperial Russian family who were shooted by the Bolsheviks in 1918.

What were the prices like 15 years ago? This Best Buy flyer from 1996 knows the answer.

This incredible collection of tough ladies from the Second World War is a testament to how involved they were in the war efforts. See which of these no nonsense broads you like the most.

Maybe later someone will look at these photos and say that people on them were very funny.

We invite you to take a quick tour to explore the Titanic.

Despite being smack in the middle of the desert Iraq has a long and storied past, with its own unique way of life. Check out these pictures taken many years ago of Iraqi architecture, ships and people going about their days.

These are historical mug shots of women taken at the turn of the twentieth century in Australia. All the femme fatales had their pictures taken right after the charges were levied on them.

These are some classic vintage posters that advertise Coca Cola. It’s no wonder that the soft drink became so popular with all the advertising. 

Some of the products that were advertised on these vintage posters are unbelievable.

A recent Berlin art exhibit revealed these amazing photographs of members of the Ministry for State Security or Stasi. Their disguises were donned during actual courses about how to blend into public life.

These are some rather interesting black and white retro photos. The people and the scenes are quite unusual at least by today’s standards. Have a look and see if you don’t agree.

These are photos of some amazing landings of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress.

During the Second World War president Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Office of War Information (OWI). The OWI snapped thousands of pictures to use for the war effort. Check out these color samples of men and women hard at work.

Children of the 80s will remember some of these classic VHS tape covers that you so desperately wanted to watch but your parents did not allow you. Now with Netflix and the Internet kids can watch what they want.

December 7, 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked US military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii without warning. Following the attack, Japan officially declared war on the US. This was immediately followed by the war message from President Roosevelt who then and signed a formal declaration of war against Japan.

UPD: These are some beautiful old photos of Wales and its surroundings.

Even in the old days, Paris, France was quite a city. These photos are from collection of the very famous French documentation photo-agency Roger-Viollet and show some extraordinary sights.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is showing off these fantastically stylish high heels by Steven Arpad from the end of the 30s. Some of these styles could be making a comeback.

Taken by Horace Warner in 1912 in Spitalfields England, these images of poverty stricken children show the horrible existences they had to endure just to survive.

Magnum member Leonard Freed is best known for these black & white documentary photographs. He travelled to different countries as a photojournalist, but his career blossomed during the American Civil Rights movement in 1964-1965. You’ll find some of his best retro photos after the jump.

Even though color photography wasn’t made widely available to the public until the 60s you can now see color images from as early as the turn of the century. It’s amazing to see that life wasn’t in black and white during those times.

1904: Sunni Muslim In Traditional Dress, Dagestan

This is a truly classic collection of real photos from a Kansas City Taco Bell, taken by a person who worked there during that time. Taco Bells have changed dramatically since then, and definitely not for the better. Check out the Spanish tile counters and wood grain Formica paneling, sweet!

Believe it or not these people submitted these actual photos for consideration as a TV weather forecaster. Some of their facial expressions look as if someone had put them up to it. Unfortunately some of these haircuts might be making a comeback, but lets hope some of the clothes stay on the rack.

This is a 1980’ board gamed called Let's Be Safe. The game that teaches children about safety when they have to play this ridiculous game that doesn’t make much sense. However, the game does have solution cards that are very funny

Take a look at these images from the 50s, 60s and 70s and see how things have changed while also staying the same. Clothing styles have definitely changed, especially swimsuits, and it is bizarre to see streets filled with classic cars that were normal in those days.

Here is a collection of entertaining black and white pictures that were featured at the back of each LIFE magazine issue. These funny and sometimes strange photos mostly contained animals and humans caught in odd situations by an astute photographer.

20th century in black and white pictures with many famous people on board.

Thank Arnold A. for sending us this amazing link.