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How about a cup of classic hot chocolate 10 different recipes to try

How about a cup of classic hot chocolate? 15 cozy cocoa recipes

100+ vintage cake recipes for every occasion

Sweet! More than 100 classic cake recipes for every occasion

Old-fashioned pineapple pie recipe from 1922

5 easy and elegant old-fashioned pineapple pie recipes from 1922: Taste the classic tropical-style dessert that still gets raves

DIY Halloween decorations on a budget Fiendishly clever ideas from the days before party supply stores (1919)

DIY Halloween decorations on a budget: Fiendishly clever ideas from the days before party supply stores (1919)

Winchester House San Jose

The story of the truly bizarre Winchester Mystery House: From the haunted, mixed-up mind of Mrs William W Winchester

The Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Florida 1898

What became of Florida’s historic hotels & old resorts? Trip back to these amazing Victorian vacation destinations

Silent films: Why so few have survived

Old silent movies: Why so many classic films have been lost

1920s couple - engagement stories

So this happened… 12 too-cute engagement stories from the ’20s

Classic homes from 1919

Charming & classic All-American suburban houses from 1919

Unidentified husband and wife - Portrait c1855

Researching genealogy: The new rise of interest in ancestors (1923)

Real classic strawberry shortcake recipes

How to make real classic strawberry shortcake

Marie Curie - Madame Curie - Scientist

Marie Curie tells how she discovered radium (1921)

6 ways to make old-fashioned waffles (1939)

10 ways to make old-fashioned waffles (1939)

Observation car on a deluxe overland limited train2

Inside vintage train cars: See a Deluxe Overland Limited Train (1910s)

Beautiful, fanciful vintage fairies: Fairy art from the 1920s

Which way does the wind blow? A look back at antique weathervanes

30 fun & fruity non-alcoholic drink recipes (1919)

30 fun & fruity non-alcoholic drink recipes (1919)

Vintage postcard July 4 1776

Vintage postcards for the 4th of July

Waldorf Astoria, New-York c1909

The end of an era: New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel torn down (1929)

Isadora Duncan dancing on the beach

Dancer Isadora Duncan killed in bizarre accident (1927)

Greta Garbo on cover of Photoplay - December 1934

The legendary actress Greta Garbo and her movies (1934)

Roll of Necco Wafers - old-fashioned candy

How round, colorful Necco Wafers candy became so popular (1920)

Interior of the Plunge, Ocean Park, California c1905

Dive into these 10 amazing old indoor swimming pools

Three from-scratch traditional pound cake recipes (1920)

Safety Last movie - Pathecomedy

By hanging from a clock, Harold Lloyd made movie history in ‘Safety Last!’ (1923)

Many cups of coffee on table, top view

Contest craze: The coffee-drinking record breakers (1927)

41 fantastic & classic sweet potato recipes

Avocado

A brief history of avocados (or ‘alligator pears’) & 14 vintage avocado recipes

Yankee mince pies 5 classic mincemeat recipes (1920)

Yankee mince pies: 5 classic mincemeat recipes (1920)

Cakes made with mashed potatoes: Caramel, chocolate & spice

How to make mashed potato cake: Old-fashioned caramel, chocolate & spice cake recipes

Southern fruitcake recipe (1921)

Southern fruitcake recipe (1921)

How to make jams

How to make jams and jellies (1912)

Classic celebrities: See 75 stars of the stage shine on Theater Magazine (1901-1922)

See the light! Antique stained glass church window designs (1924)

14 quaint residential garage additions from the twenties

Typewriters and the decline and fall of handwriting (1922)

62 beautiful vintage home designs & floor plans from the 1920s

Charles Lindbergh’s flight launches airplane business (1929)

Marshmallow fudge cake & Chocolate marshmallow cake recipes

Chicago laughs at Al Capone pretending to be a gentleman (1929)

reenactment of St Valentine's Day massacre 1929 for jurors

Chicago gang kills six: The St Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929)

A silent star’s makeup: Colleen Moore face powder (1928-1929)

Unveiling of Robert E Lee Confederate statue in Charlottesville (1924)

So this is Hollywood! The movie town, seen from the sky (1920s)

Fashion lessons from the '20s How to spoil the effect of beautiful clothes

Fashion lessons from the ’20s: How to spoil the effect of beautiful clothes (1926)

Why grow old Plastic surgery in the 1920s

Why grow old? Plastic surgery in the 1920s

1928 Spanish-style Joan Crawford

Young Joan Crawford shows her good side (1927-1933)

Coney Island beach scenes (1890s-1920s)

Woman with blanket for hope chest

What should you put in a hope chest? (1920)

Actress on Theater magazine - 1918 (2)

How to find your ideal weight (1920)

The construction of the Empire State Building (1929-1930)

Here’s what newly-engaged couples need to know (1921)

Here’s what newly-engaged couples need to know (1921)

A classic collection of vintage cards for Mother’s Day

62 full-color summer fashions from 1922

The Great Depression: Newspaper headlines from the stock market crash (1929)

Girl Scouts. Troop #1. Mrs. Juliette Low, Founder, Right; Elenore Putsske, Center; Evaline Glance, 2nd From Right

Vintage Girl Scouts uniforms, badges, activities and more from the 1920s troop handbook

Old-fashioned wedding superstititons and myths

29 old-fashioned wedding superstitions (1921)

Golden Mask of Tutankhamun

King Tut’s coffin is uncovered (1923)

Train station etiquette (1921)

classic sweet potato pie recipes

11 classic sweet potato pie recipes

What is a flapper? Actress Olive Thomas answers (1920)

Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson - couple starring in Beyond the Rocks 1922

Celebrity couples: Charlie Chaplin’s wife and others say Hollywood marriages destined to fail (1922)

Comparing old-time courting & a red-hot date (1927)

120+ gorgeous, glamorous actresses of the 1920s

Vintage mascara from the 1920s

Vintage vacuum cleaners from Hoover

See inside the ideal American home of the ’20s

Scientists agree: Martians are a super-race (1920)

Antique Patsy doll - vintage toys (1)

Playtime! Vintage Patsy dolls from the ’20s and ’30s

Care of the new mother after birth (1922)

1847 Rogers Bros Silverplate (1921-1922)

Tweedie boot-tops for graceful ankles (1921)

How to choose a husband Top tips for the woman planning to get married, from the etiquette experts of 1921

How to choose a husband: Top tips for the woman planning to get married, from the etiquette experts of 1921

Vintage mom and baby

Benefits of breastfeeding your baby (1922)

Annie Oakley and her dog - 1917

Annie Oakley shoots apples off her dog’s head (1917)

Long, full sleeves the rule for 1922

Fingers or fork Etiquette tips on how to eat certain foods (1921)

Use your fingers or a fork? Etiquette tips on how to eat certain foods (1921)

Man and woman at quiet dinner 1922

A business luncheon for two: Is it proper for a man and a woman to dine together? (1921)

King Tutankhamun - Tomb mural

King Tut’s tomb in no-man’s land (1924)

The original definition of a flapper (3)

Not just a Charleston girl: The original definition of a Flapper

The Flapper dictionary (1922)

What kinds of vegetables grow on the moon? (1922)

Jazzy flapper fashions from 1920

Easy tips for decorating Christmas gifts (1921)

Easy tips for decorating Christmas gifts (1921)

A pretty trousseau tea for bride-to-be (1920)

A pretty trousseau tea party for bride-to-be (1920)

The top reasons couples get divorced (1920)

The top reasons couples get divorced (1920)

Wedding Bridal lingerie (1920)

Getting ready for the wedding: Bridal lingerie (1920)

Rube Goldberg in his own words (1922)

Pan Am’s first international routes (1928)

Famous invention vintage trading cards

Famous invention trading cards

Sweater how-to from October 1922

How to knit this vintage Kenilworth sweater (1922)

Dishes to make food most attractive (1921)

A collection of classic Christmas candy recipes (1)

A collection of classic Christmas candy recipes from the early 1900s

Life growing harder for the people on Mars (1922)

Black elderberry

6 elderflower and elderberry recipes (1921)

Stylishly smart women’s shoes from 1925

‘The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln’ worthy of highest praise (1924)

Charles Lindbergh’s life story, to age 25 (1927)

Einstein’s wife understands him, but not his theory (1921)

Louisa May Alcott: The woman who wrote “Little Women” (1922)

Don’t be a flapper – join the The Junior League! (1922)

Western star Tom Mix killed in car crash (1940)

Finding a piece of the past: PJ Clarke’s in NYC

Vintage & antique Christmas decorations

The daily fun hour: Follow-ball race (1922)

I want to ride my tricycle: 17 Vintage trike snapshots

Go window shopping in Washington DC in the 1920s

The future of aeronautics after WWI (1919)

“Just You, Just Me” from Cole, Garland, Rich, Ellington, Monk

Invention of the television: A triumph of the engineer (1927)

1920s car showrooms in Washington DC

Harold Lloyd Safety Last hanging from the clock

Are they real or fake? Silent movie stunts (1920)

Babe Ruth’s baseball sideline: The cigar business (1920)

Our first TV star: Felix the Cat

San Francisco Department of Elections certificate (1928)

What winds up the universe? (1927)

Antique glass shampoo, lotion & astringent bottles (1910s-1920s)

9 ornate Southern-style wrought-iron balconies

Homes with telephones lead the economy (1927)

Dodge Brothers: 4-door sedan from 1920

Prohibition & the medicinal use of alcohol (1921)

Two weeks afoot on the arctic ice (1927)

The question of birth control (1920)

President Harding dies suddenly (1923)

Fun at the beach (1910s – 1920s)

Chiclets – the candy coated gum (1922)

Prize-winning “Own Your Home” poster (1920)

Street scenes: DC gets worst storm since 1899 (1922)

Sleuths who get their men (1927)

Actor Wallace Reid's auto racing plans nixed (1922)

Silent film star Wallace Reid’s auto racing plans nixed (1922)

Vintage & retro-style shoes you can get now

Movie Tarzans through the years (1955)

A very overdue library book from 1929

King’s Tut’s tomb opened (1923)

Singer Andy Williams

Legendary crooner Andy Williams dies (1927-2012)

The latest Paramount motion pictures (1922)

Back 50 years for a new hairstyle (1921)

Early rotary-dial telephones (1920-1930)

Prohibition political cartoons (1927)

Sea sleds for airplanes (1920)

Hudson Maxim: Destroyer and lover of life (1927)

English the universal language? (1922)

The Celtic scroll dance (1922)

Women college graduates marry later (1922)

Ideas for the avocado/alligator pear (1923)

China to study US economy, industry (1921)

Why America went to war (1921)

The original REO Speedwagon (1920 & 1921)

Four vintage school photos (1924, 1925, 1926)

Millions of Americans still can’t drive (1922)

3 million unemployed in US (1921)

High-set Psyche knot is the latest hairstyle (1921)

About the surname Jones

The new King Tut sandal (1923)

How Lake Almanor got its name (1927)

6 chocolately cake & frosting recipes (1920)

Royal mummy in coffin is new treasure (1923)

Mary Pickford in “The Love Light” (1921)

Origin of the last name Price (1920)

The story of the last name Carr (1920)

About the last names Hunton & Hinton (1920)

67 US incomes at million mark (1921)

Rochester, New York from 10,000 feet (1921)

Why you should do it: Write now (1922)

Girl scouts in action (1920)

Can you get my child in the movies? (1921)

Do-it-yourself wedding buffets (1921)

How to light your dining room (1922)

Pine needle craft projects (1921)

The business of buying a home (1921)

Bandana brings new fad (1922)

On assumptions and sarcasm (1922)

Landmark Texas ranch homes disappearing (1920)

Uncommon sense: Hard work (1922)

What the world will be like 10,000 years from now (1922)

Scrapple – the Pennsylvania treat (1922)

Tax returns due on March 15 (1920)

How our mistakes give us away (1921)

Indy 500 race results delivered via radio (1922)

Frank Gilbreth’s efficiency studies (1910-1924)

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