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Take a trip back to New York’s original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel & see inside this famously luxurious old hotel

Vintage hairstyles: How women in San Francisco accessorized their hair back in the olden days

How women from 100 years ago got such beautiful hair (1918)

Old-fashioned haircare tips for more beautiful hair, the way they did it 100 years ago

The Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Florida 1898

Old Florida hotels & historic resorts: Trip back to these amazing Victorian vacation destinations

A Phoenix, Arizona birds-eye map view from of the city from 1885

Old Phoenix, Arizona: See how the city’s changed over the years since the 1880s

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How times have changed: Look back at the turn of the century

47 dangerous old playgrounds that our great-grandparents somehow survived

Take a trip back to New York’s original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel & see inside this famously luxurious old hotel

Not just peanuts: Why George Washington Carver is considered one of history’s most important scientists

See 30 photos of daredevil skyscraper construction workers hanging out at dizzying heights over New York City

San Francisco’s Victorian marvel: The huge swimming pools at Sutro Baths

The unlikely history of Levi’s jeans – or, how clothing styles from 150 years ago are somehow still fashionable today

See more old stuff from the 1900s that's new here!

How people used vintage washboards, wringers & other old-fashioned laundry equipment years ago

Long before automatic washing machines, people had to wash their clothes the old-fashioned way - using vintage washboards, tubs, hand scrubbing, and things called manglers. Here's how they did it.

Antique toys: See what kids played with a long time ago

A look back: Some of the best buys in antique toys Article from American Home, December 1974 Antique toys are double-barreled delights. They arouse pleasant

Fore! The history of golf balls

What's the history of golf balls? The first ones were made of leather of untanned bull's hide - but golf balls have changed a lot over the years. Here's a look!

New York City’s old Hotel Majestic roof garden was for the well-to-do (1903)

On the top of one of the taller buildings of the time, the Hotel Majestic's roof garden was where the elite partied back around the turn of the century.

The history of Labor Day & when it became a holiday

Labor Day is unlike many other patriotic holidays, as it glorifies no armed conflicts or battles of man's prowess over man. Here's a look back at the history of Labor Day.

Vintage hairstyles: The Pompadour

For the vintage Pompadour hairstyle from the turn of the century, the hair was arranged as to make the head a great fluffy mass, round like a globe - what they called 'a great ball of beauty.'

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900: See how the Texas city was destroyed by the killer storm and flood

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 - the deadliest natural disaster in United States history - after which floods swept thousands of people to their death, and many more left homeless as millions of dollars worth of property was destroyed.

How to start a genealogical record for your family

Here is a collection of tips from the past, for researching your past - namely, how to start a genealogical record for your family. Get ideas for tracking down your ancestry here!