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Taking a Bath in Hitler’s Tub for Vogue

Just hours after Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30th, 1945, former fashion model and Vogue correspondent, Elizabeth (Lee) Miller was photographed taking a bath in his tub. Miller had been accredited into the U.S. Army as an official war correspondent for Condé Nast Publications and upon the American liberation of Munich, she entered the city with the 45th division and LIFE photographer…

The Electric Art Deco Glamour of a Power Plant Unplugged

Power plants and glamour aren’t two things you’d normally put together in a sentence, but hey, I guess that’s what I’m here for. Just look at that thing– combining great hulking industrial power with the glamour, elegance and delicacy of art deco design! We’re looking at the former control room of the Kelenföld Power Plant…

Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol. 7)

sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and stylish, showing no respect for people in authority, saucy, pert, confident, chic. “This picture is hanging in my local sandwich shop. Owners parents were definitely old school cool.” –Shared by CousinDan “Tea in the yard”, circa 1910 found by James Morley of What’s that Picture. …

Why Doesn’t Food Packaging look like this Anymore?

I‘ll let you in on a little secret. Backstage at Messy Nessy Chic, we’re in the early stages of a website re-design; an image overhaul, a shiny new make-over! And of course when it comes to any kind of re-decorating, you need inspiration. On the look-out for beautiful typography, colour palettes and shapes, I came…

My Grandmother was a Total Babe

Guest Article by Pretty is our Playground “I was on a date in Worcester” said my 87 year old gram when I found this well hidden photo on an old slide this last summer. The lady who can not remember what she asked me five minutes ago could recall every detail of the evening she…

Inside a Hidden Parisian Workshop

A guest post by L’Instant Parisien If you give a meeting point to a Parisian near the Guy Môquet metro stop he or she will inevitably come up with an excuse for not making it. Too far, in the middle of nowhere, there’s nothing worth seeing… how wrong they are! In Paris, behind the austere…

Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol. 6)

sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and stylish, showing no respect for people in authority, saucy, pert, confident, chic. Glamour in the face of war 1940s, found here. Amateur Hour, The Apollo Theater, Harlem 1981, photograph by Steve Saphiro found here Seattle, Washington. 1953. Members of the Seattle Tubing Society, photograph…

This Abandoned NYC Tram Station is likely to become the World’s First Subterranean Park

You’ve most likely heard of, or even visited New York’s High Line, the elevated linear park recycled from the city’s former central railroad. But it’s time to get to know the “Low Line”… A dark and abandoned one-acre underground space with loose wires and dampness all around– what could there possibly be here to ‘get…

Ghost Signs: Lost & Found

I known I’m not the only one who searches the streets for signs pointing to the past, so let’s go ghost sign hunting with a selection from the Lost & Found: A Photography Sign book by Derek Stenborg. “Lost and Found is not only about finding lost sign treasure, but it is also about honoring…

The Envelope Collector

I‘m just discovering I have a bit of a thing for vintage envelopes– I think it’s the way they get my mind wondering about what they once contained. Considering the contents of an envelope makes it into something far more intimate and personal and photographer Andrew Bush‘s fascinating collection does just that. The carefully considered…

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