vintage photos

  • A family enjoys a day by a lake with a white vintage car and an open trunk. Some fish by the water, one person sits in a blue canoe, and a swan swims nearby. Bare trees and a misty background set the scene.

    Photos That Capture the Spirit of the Great American Road Trip

    Long before cheap flights and smartphone maps, Americans turned to cars for adventure and escape. This story revisists our colelctive love affair with the open road, from dusty early-20th century highways to wood-panelled station wagons and beyond. Spanning decades of…

  • Black-and-white photo of a crowd lined up outside a Kmart store under a large exterior sign, with palm fronds visible on the right side of the image.

    23 Kmart Photos That Are a Nostalgic Blue Light Special

    There was a time when going to Kmart felt like a real event. It wasn’t just about picking up groceries or clothes; it was a whole afternoon, maybe even a weekend ritual. The aisles felt endless, filled with toys you’d…

  • 11 Vintage Photos of Airline Meals From the Jet-Set Era

    Today, the experience of flying in an airplane is mostly a horrible one. You put yourself through the misery of dealing with an airport, only to sit in an uncomfortable metal tube and rocket through the sky for hours. If…