The Neighborhood Leopard of 1960s Kensington, London
Meet Angela McWilliams and her pet leopard Michael, taking a walk on a leash in London,…
Category Time travel
The Bohemian Coffee Houses of 1950s London
Before Starbucks took over the London high street, London had as many bohemian coffee houses…
An Unknown Bob Dylan & friends at Summer Festivals of the 1960s
While thousands storm the famous muddy fields of Glastonbury for its annual music festival this…
New York in Color, 1939 (like it was just yesterday)
It’s amazing how history can feel so much more real and alive when it’s in…
An Underwater Fashion Show c.1947
So I went sniffing around the LIFE Archives again and this time found some rather unusual…
Wine after 100 Years in a Cellar
Do you know where the oldest classified wine region is in Europe? (Don’t worry, I…
Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol.1)
I came across the fantastic photograph below and knew there had to be more preserved…
The First Chanel Boutique: A Short Film by Karl Lagerfeld
Apparently Keira Knightley and her co-stars improvised their way through this thirteen minute short, making…
The 1950s Nightclub hidden inside an old Food Depot
It was known as the ‘Party Pad’, a clandestine bring-your-own-bottle establishment occupying the upper floor…
Salvatore Ferragamo and his Celebrity Feet
In 1914, sixteen year old Salvatore undertook the long journey to the United States to…
HistoryPin: An Online Time Machine
As if Google Street View wasn’t already cool enough, allowing you to virtually be in…
American Cowgirls of the 1940s
This post is pretty much the result of me getting lost in the LIFE magazine…