Category: Culture
10 Popular Women’s Hairstyles of the Twenties
Hairstyles in the Twenties were predominantly above the shoulders. It was the age of the hair bob and women were expressing their new found freedoms…
10 Tattoo Images from the Early 1900s
Some people seem to think that tattoos were for the ruffians and undesirables in the past, but that simply was not the case. Tattoos were…
10 Disturbing Puppets of the Early 20th Century
Some people are just fine with dolls, but when it comes to puppets resembling people they cannot get out of the room fast enough. Below…
Mini Skirt Drama and Violence in the Sixties
Remember the super mini skirts back in the sixties? As one newspaper headline read, “Eyebrows as high as the hems.” That’s right. As women (and…
10 Weird and Wonderful Dolls of the 1960s
What a time the sixties were, from clothing to hair and dolls to cars. Here are some of the popular dolls and doll trends of…
Graffiti Highway in Centralia Pennsylvania 2018
Graffiti Highway in Central, Pennsylvania is actually an old, abandoned section of Route 61. About a mile long, people come here from all over the…
7 Things You Never Knew About Coffin Nails
Back in the mid 1700s, England made its coffin nails out of pig iron. These nails were used to hammer accessories, such as handles, onto…
8 Old Sage Herb Superstitions
Many of us grow sage in our herb gardens and some of us go as far as to add the fresh or dried leaves to…
7 Creepy Doll Trends of the Early 20th Century
Some of us are creeped out by dolls. As a child, I never kept any of my dolls in my bedroom at night. As an…
10 Humorous and Endearing Letters to Santa from the Early 1900s
What makes these Santa letters so wonderful is that they are cute, funny, and even a bit troubling. They are also from about a hundred…
