This vintage winter photo shows a 1927 electric “blanketless bed” created by Milton Fairchild of Washington, D.C., a contraption that kept a person warm without the inconvenience of covers. It ...

a practice that was hugely popular in Europe and the United States in the early 20th century and introduced to Asia by Western publishers. Recently, the New York Public Library released a cache of 180 ...

Barrow photographers the Sankeys captured rural life in and South Cumbria in the early 20th century - with some images showing just how isolating and hard rural work was. As described in the Sankey ...