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Early color pictures of the American lifestyle in the 1920s

By Anna Ramirez
October 6, 2020
5 Mins read

The special value of these 1920s pictures is that they are real color shots, not colorized. The photographers of the National Geographic…

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ArtStories

TOP 50 legendary LIFE magazine photographs

By Andrew Piper
October 5, 2020
7 Mins read

The LIFE magazine archive counts millions of excellent pictures. Oldpics attempted to select the best 50 of them. LIFE magazine always managed…

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Stories

Hiroshima aftermath pictures right after the bombing

By Carol Pearson
October 2, 2020
2 Mins read

These pictures are the only aftermath documentary taken on the day of the Hiroshima bombing. Japanese photojournalist Yoshito Matsushige was lucky twice…

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MusicStories

Rare photos and facts about Sting

By Andrew Piper
October 2, 2020
3 Mins read

At first glance, Sting does not look like a person about whom you can tell something unusual or show some unseen photos….

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Stories

Winston Churchill as an artist and his other leisure pictures

By Andrew Piper
October 1, 2020
2 Mins read

Everybody remembers Winston Churchill as an iron prime-minister from the picture of Yusuf Karsh. This photo is undoubtfully the best-known Prime minister’s…

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Stories

The death of Ernest Hemingway: rare archive pictures

By Andrew Piper
September 30, 2020
3 Mins read

THE LAST YEARS of Ernest Hemingway and his tragic death have left many questions and secrets. Even today, it is not completely…

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ArtStories

15 best LIFE magazine covers

By Anna Ramirez
September 30, 2020
2 Mins read

Oldpics continues to be of the view that almost all pictures from LIFE Magazine covers are iconic. Here’s why we selected photos…

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CitiesStories

Vintage Las Vegas: amazing historical pictures of the Sin City

By Andrew Piper
September 30, 2020
2 Mins read

These stunning vintage Las Vegas pictures shed light on the pre- and an early neon era of the city. Nowadays, Las Vegas…

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Stories

Outstanding WW2 pictures (Part3: Emmanuil Evzerikhin)

By Andrew Piper
September 30, 2020
2 Mins read

Oldpics continues to publish the most amazing WW2 pictures made by the Soviet photographers. It’s the third volume of this series.  Here…

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ArtStories

64 Amazing photos by Alfred Eisenstaedt

By Anna Ramirez
September 29, 2020
6 Mins read

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos are an integral part of the history of photojournalism. He captured informal portraits of kings, dictators, scientists, athletes, and…

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