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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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50 amazing and bizarre photos 

By Carol Pearson
September 25, 2020
6 Mins read

Old bizarre photos publication is always a special thing for an Oldpics editor. It’s not that easy to select and categorize properly…

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Bizarre pictures of the soviet parade of the 1920s and 1930s

By Andrew Piper
September 19, 2020
2 Mins read

The parade was an integral part of the soviet culture during the 1920s and 1930s. After WWII the Soviet government limited the…

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Fiat test track on the factory roof, the 1920s

By Andrew Piper
September 4, 2020
2 Mins read

The Fiat test track on the factory roof definitely was the coolest place on Earth for every car lover in the 1920s….

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Nudists on the beach of Soviet Moscow, 1920s

By Andrew Piper
August 28, 2020
1 Mins read

It was fun in Soviet Moscow in the 1920s. Even more, during that decade, the young Soviet State allowed its citizens many…

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King Tut tomb seal, November 6, 1922

By Andrew Piper
August 21, 2020
1 Mins read

The King Tut tomb and its untouched seal are one of the most excellent archeologist’s discoveries in history. On the morning of…

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Rare pictures of young Mao Zedong

By Andrew Piper
August 13, 2020
2 Mins read

Not so many pictures from the early years of young Mao Zedong lived to our days. But Oldpics has already published old…

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Ice-ladies delivering a block of ice, 1918

By Andrew Piper
April 28, 2020
1 Mins read

Ice delivery was found in the early 19th century by the Frederic “The Ice King” Tudor. He decided to carve the frozen…

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US WWI propaganda posters

By Andrew Piper
April 20, 2020
3 Mins read

The US entered war I in 1917 in alliance with the good Britain and France. By this time the US economy was…

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Retro Christmas decorations 1890s - 1960s

By Anna Ramirez
December 9, 2018
1 Mins read

Let`s recall how Christmas was celebrated by our parents, grandparents and great grandparents. When decorations were kept carefully year by year, presents…

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