Everyday Life in England During the 1950s-60s .hh
John Gay, born Hans Göhler (1909-1999), came to England in 1935. He was one of the generation of German emigres who made a contribution to British culture and academia. After a period of war service, he established himself as a…
Amazing Vintage Photographs Show British Children Living in a Shanty Town Laughing and Playing in the 1950s .hh
The photos, believed to be located in Kent, remind us of simpler times when children scuffed their knees and got their hands dirty instead of being cramped up indoors. Shot in 1950, the photographs were captured in the aftermath of…
Stunning Black and White Photos of Life in London in the 1950s .hh
Casparus Bernardus Oorthuys (1 November 1908 – 22 July 1975), known as Cas Oorthuys, was a Dutch photographer and designer. Oorthuys first took up photography after he joined the free-thinking Dutch Association of Abstinent Students in the architecture department of…
Birmingham in 1986 – pictures of year with Superprix, Princess Diana and more .hh
Woolworths in the Bull Ring 27th March 1986. (Image: B’ham Post & Mail) The Superprix was going strong as Formula 3000 cars were racing around the streets of Birmingham. Operating from 1986 to 1990, this was the first. Phil Collins was…
Striking images of Birmingham’s slums and how they were transformed beyond recognition _2 .hh
Historical pictures from the archives show Birmingham looking unrecognisable hese striking images offer a glimpse into Birmingham’s past and show the harsh reality of communities living in slum housing. Decades ago a significant population of people in the city were…
Striking images of Birmingham’s slums and how they were transformed beyond recognition .hh
Children play and collect firewood amongst the wreckage of houses awaiting demolition in Balsall Heath. December 1970. (Image: Mirrorpix) These striking images offer a glimpse into Birmingham’s past and show the harsh reality of communities living in slum housing. Decades ago…
MOD: Fashion Characteristic of British Young People in the 1960s .hh
Mod is a subculture that began in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and spread, in varying degrees, to other countries and continues today on a smaller scale. Focused on music and fashion, the subculture has its roots in a small…
20 Rare and Stunning Color Photographs of England in 1928 .hh
In the late 1920s and early 1930s National Geographic sent photographer Clifton R. Adams to England to record its farms, towns and cities, and its people at work and play. According to Retronaut, Adams was 38 years old when he took these stunning…
Everyday Life in England During the 1950s-60s Through John Gay’s Lens .hh
John Gay, born Hans Göhler (1909-1999), came to England in 1935. He was one of the generation of German emigres who made a contribution to British culture and academia. After a period of war service, he established himself as a…
Abandoned boy holding a stuffed animal amid ruins following German aerial bombing of London, 1945 .hh
Toni Frissell’s famous image of an abandoned boy clutching a stuffed animal in the rubble of 1945 London. The boy did in fact survive the war and became a truck driver. In the photo he’s sitting outside where his house…