New York was the whole other world back then…

Undoubtedly, it was a different time back then.

Here are the hairstyles that were popular in 1960s and that every respectable woman was wearing. Today they seem crazy but hey, fashion changes all the time, who knows what’d be popular a year from now.

The Woodstock Festival took place in an dairy farm in New York state and was scheduled over three days but ran over four days in August of 1969. It attracted over 400,000 people and such music legends as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who and others played there through the rain or sun. And the atmosphere there was really special. Happily, these photos were taken by two LIFE photographers Bill Eppridge and John Dominis who were present at the Woodstock music festival to capture the essence of the 60s and what was going on there.
 

Russian-born American photographer Nina Leen was a prolific photographer of fashion for LIFE magazine. She took very beautiful photos of beautiful women of that era and of course popular fashion styles.

Old photos sure look better when colorized, it is if history came alive. And it is thanks to Russian Flickr user klimbims that this was possible. He’s done an amazing job worth looking at.

British tobacco company Gallaher’s Cigarettes started to print these useful tips on the cards, put in cigarette packets to keep them from bending, in 1910. They quickly became very popular among people and turned into collectible items.

These bathing machines were very popular in England at 18th and 19th centuries. They allowed people to change out of their usual clothes into swimwear and were directly lowered into the water. This was part of a beach etiquette and served especially for women not to be seen by men in ‘improper clothing.’ Because in those days, many beaches of Europe were gender-segregated with women required to wear shapeless bathing suits to preserve a sense of modesty.

So many years have gone by since that time and today the life in America is completely different. But it is always interesting to look at such photos that remind us of simpler times.

Great moments in history captured in these amazing pictures from back then.

Berkeley based photographer Janet Delaney made a great collection of photos of New York City back in the 1980s. Take a look.