Vintage ’40s swimsuits often featured ruching, boy short cuts, and halter straps. This old-fashioned swimwear like modest one-pieces and high waist bikinis had more class than sass.
In 1975, Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws single-handedly drove more Americans away from beaches and into theaters than any other force of nature ever could have.
Look back to the ’70s and ’80s at old Sea World San Diego, when Shamu the Killer Whale was the ocean-themed amusement park’s star attraction.
Here are some front pages of newspapers around the country, showing very first reports of the Titanic disaster. There was very little information available at the time, and some news reports were, sadly, completely inaccurate.
Even after reports of her demise, the owners of the Titanic issued statements assuring the public that the whole idea of the ship sinking was just fake news.
The great loss of the Titanic: It is now practically certain that 1,492 human beings went to their death in the sinking of the giant ship on the ice banks of Newfoundland.
What were cruise ships like a few decades ago, when vacation cruises were getting popular? See food, entertainment, rooms & pricing from the ’80s cruises!
‘Man-eating shark attacks’ made the headlines back in 1916 after there were several attacks and deaths from sharks off the coast of New Jersey and New York. Find out what happened here!
The Titanic sinks: Views from the lifeboats Those in the boats that had drawn off from the ship could see that the end was at
Nestled between the spectacular Maui coastline and the rolling green hills of a lush pineapple plantation is Maui’s luxurious Kapalua resort. Take a look back!
Charlotte Collyer lived through the tragic disaster the world remembers more than 100 years later. Here, read about what happened in this dramatic and compelling first-person account from a Titanic survivor.
Sketches of sinking ship Sketches of the successive steps in the foundering of the Titanic, made by John B Thayer, Jr. from one of the
The Titanic was one of the most luxurious, well-appointed cruise liners ever, with seemingly no expense spared… except when it came to passenger safety in the event of an emergency.
See what it looked like on board the Titanic – inside the fancy lounges, dining rooms, first-class cabins and other luxurious delights – before the ship sunk to the ocean floor on her maiden voyage in 1912.
In 1912, people offered a generous and spontaneous outpouring of aid and encouragement to Mrs Collyer and her daughter, who were saved from the Titanic.
Fleeing the sinking ship in lifeboats, many Titanic survivors were saved by the first rescue ship on the scene. See how it happened, and what it was like when they finally made it to New York.
Beneath words “Titanic sank” is the tale of a tragedy that gave birth to heroism and cowardice: Greatest of leviathans went to oblivion in 100 minutes
Choose your own Adventure book series #2: Journey Under the Sea (1979) You are the hero of a fabulous deep sea adventure Choose Your Own
LAND COMFORTS WHILE AT SEA New Olympic and Titanic will have squash courts ALL KINDS OF BATHS COMMON Growing tendency to amuse the voyager and
Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid,’ based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, is a movie with the richest colors, the brightest melodies, and the most vivid illustrations.
Repeated, desperate SOS calls were heard by at least 10 ships, which rushed to the scene as the Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Bartholomew Roberts, also known as Black Bart, was a notorious pirate who raided ships off between 1719 and 1722. Here are some of the harsh – and sometimes unexpected – rules that governed the crews on his ships.
The Homarina beach cabin provides secure boat storage, over 400 square feet of comfortable, practical leisure living space, plus a large deck right at water’s edge.
A touch of Old Japan, added to the occidental comforts and convenience you’ve come to expect — that’s this charming summer teahouse vacation home design from 1960.
What happened to Jack Phillips, the first telegraph operator aboard the Titanic, who sent the all-important message that the ship was sinking so rescue ships could arrive?
Thousands in dire peril on the Atlantic Largest vessel afloat reported sinking head down; women put off in boats Wireless call for help responded to
The Atlantic fleet: It has relatively few ships, all of them shown here This year, more Americans than ever want to take ship and go
News was scarce as New York – and the entire world – awaited the survivors of the Titanic disaster, so everyone could find out what really happened.
Inspired by shells and sea life, these lighthearted craft delights are easy as a beach breeze to make.
Is the Titanic still floating? Will she continue to float forever, or as long as the world spins? If she isn’t, where is she now? On the bottom of the sea just under where she disappeared, or on the bottom of the sea someplace else?
Frantic crowds storm offices Police reserves had to be culled to several sections of the city tonight to control crowds gathered around newspaper bulletin board
As we all know, reports that the Titanic was being towed to shore were little more than wishful thinking — and the product of a very rushed newsroom with looming deadlines but very little solid information.
How Titanic’s career was ended by iceberg While the new ten-million-dollar White Star liner Titanic, carrying to this port some of the richest and most
As the Titanic drew away from the wharf to begin her only voyage, a common emotion quickened the thousands who were aboard her. For she was the biggest boat that ever had been in the world, the bewildering embodiment of an immense multitude of luxuries for which only the richest of the earth could pay.
Says Titanic hit “growler” iceberg (1912) Term applied by mariners to iceberg all but submerged Speaking from his experience in ice fields both in the
Before Flipper was a hit TV show, Luke Halpin appeared as Sandy Ricks in two movies, Flipper and Flipper’s New Adventure!
See the doomed steamship Titanic, as it was being built for the White Star line in Belfast, Ireland, and right after she was finally finished.
Fully-dressed at the beach (c1920) Suit vests at the seaside, of course! Somewhere in New York or along the coast northward. Same day as the
The Cliff House & Ocean Beach – 1899 The Cliff House – 1900 Cliff House & Seal Rocks from Sutro Heights The Pacific
Sea sleds for airplanes Speed of giant floats makes the taking off from small space a matter of ease Giant sea sleds capable of carrying
Boring under the English Channel Will the proposed tunnel under the Straits of Dover ever be a realized fact? It certainly looks as if it
Loss of Titanic with 1,500 greatest marine disaster of the world Scene of desolation on spot when help arrived All that remained of the $10,000,000
Grim anniversary The ‘unsinkable’ Titanic went down 50 years ago after hitting iceberg by Robert J Serling 11:40 pm, April 14, 1912. At that precise
Many of today’s Halloween costumes and the tales of buried pirate treasure we all know can be traced back to the life and times of Captain William Kidd.
Scenes of horror, suffering and rare heroism mark sinking of monster ocean liner Cape Race, April 16. – Scenes of horror, marked by intense suffering
Many leaped in sea Men describe horrors Graphic accounts of the terrible scenes aboard the Titanic after it struck the iceberg and of the hardships
No alarm felt when steamer first struck Passengers came on deck to get view of big berg Terrible suffering in the lifeboats Carpathia gave tenderest
Cross-section of the Titanic, four blocks long Cross section of the wrecked steamer Titanic, giving an idea of her tremendous size and capacity. Imagine, all
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