23 November 2009

Men of Distinction | Parisian Cafe Scene, 1961

People having lunch at cafe in Paris, 1961.

20 November 2009

East Meets West | Berlin, 1946

People sitting at the sunlight sidewalk cafe in Berlin, 1946.

During the war, large parts of Berlin were destroyed in the 1943–45 air raids and during the Battle of Berlin. After the end of the war, Berlin received large numbers of refugees from the Eastern provinces. The victorious powers divided the city into four sectors, analogous to the occupation zones into which Germany was divided. The sectors of the Western Allies formed West Berlin, while the Soviet sector formed East Berlin.

19 November 2009

Countess with Advanced Eyewear Style, 1947

Portrait of Countess Ludovica Gaetani d'Aragona wearing straw hat with veil outdoors at a Golf Club in Rome, 1947.

A countess is the wife of a nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor".

18 November 2009

Great Scott! Champion of Opthalmic Aviator

George Scott dressed to dine, circa 1980.

17 November 2009

Views of Van Halen Circa 1980s



Baby, I checked it out. I think you ought to know.
I'm only wastin' time. I think I'd better go.
You way too civilized. Oh,
loss of control, loss of control, loss of control!
Loss of control, loss of control, loss of control!
Loss of control, loss of control, loss of control!

16 November 2009

AKA Leonard Albert & Lilakoi Moon in '88

Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, 1988.

13 November 2009

Scenes From a Parking Lot | Vintage Super 8mm of 1961


Vintage 8mm footage of Newark Airport, NJ and the Steuben Day Parade along Central Park, NYC, 1961.