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.
These pictures were taken by an American university professor Dr. Bill Podlich in 1967 and show a very different Afghanistan to the one we see today.
French banker, Albert Khan wanted to see more colour photos of the world so in 1909 he sent four photographers (Leon Gimpel, Stephane Passet, Georges Chevalier, and Auguste Leon) to take pics and they ended up in Paris and took these beautiful images.
These villages in America were constructed on vacant lots and made from wood and metal. They were named “Hoovervilles” after President Hoover and were quite common until 1940. Here are some pics taken in New York Central Park around this time.
Back in the day, if you booked a first class airplane ticket you definitely got your money’s worth!
In 1947 LIFE magazine challenged comic artists to draw characters with closed eyes and these were their attempts.
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