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The Lost America. The Lost America America, One of the Most Powerful Continent in World as well as, the Most Modernized and Advanced Continent of Today.

The Lost America

But somewhere in this Race we have Lost the America that it looked before. Here we have Collected a Beautiful Pictures to Revive the Old Memories that how America was before the Development. Including the early Industrialization, Cultural Ethics and much more to see as follows. Bad Control - Awesome Photoshop Colorized Photos. My colourizations of black and white photos! Special Ops: A Photo History - Photo Essays.

Rare Color photos from Depression Era - StumbleUpon. World War 2 Pictures in Color - WW2inColor.com - StumbleUpon. World War II: The American Home Front in Color - Alan Taylor - In Focus. In 1942, soon after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin D.

World War II: The American Home Front in Color - Alan Taylor - In Focus

Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Office of War Information (OWI). The new agency was tasked with releasing war news, promoting patriotic activities, and providing news outlets with audio, film, and photos of the government's war efforts. Between 1939 and 1944, the OWI and the Farm Security Administration made thousands of photographs, approximately 1,600 of them in color. In the early war years, OWI photographers Alfred Palmer and Howard Hollem produced some exceptional Kodachrome transparencies depicting military preparedness, factory operations, and women in the work force.

While most of the scenes were posed, the subjects were the real thing -- soldiers and workers preparing for a long fight. Toasters of the 1920s. Granted, this Hub is a bit of a departure from my normal fare.

Toasters of the 1920s

However, I have a soft spot in my heart for vintage toasters, having had my own collection a few years back. Retro toasters echo design and architectural trends of their day and are in their own right works of art. The once gleaming metal and steel cases of these state-of-the-art kitchen appliances are reminiscent of Art Deco and Art Nouveau masterpieces. Their beauty more than makes up for their primitive nature. I hope you enjoy this look back at a truly important contribution to the world of appliances and the breakfast table! Stanley Kubrick's Photos of 1940s New York - mashKULTURE. 50 Years Later, Indelible Images of Kennedys Inauguration. 6a32983r.jpg from loc.gov - StumbleUpon.