Old School Cool
History’s cool kids, looking fantastic! A pictorial and video celebration of history’s coolest kids, everything from beatniks to bikers, mods to rude boys, hippies to ravers. And everything in between. If you’ve found a photo, or a photo essay, of people from the past looking fantastic, here’s the place to share it.
Denzel Washington & Pauletta Washington on
Denzel Washington & Pauletta Washington on their wedding day on June 25, 1983
My fave pic (c. 1940s) of Sister Rosetta Tharpe,
My fave pic (c. 1940s) of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Black queer gospel singer-songwriter who made rock n’ roll songs in the 30s. She was Johnny Cash’s favorite singer, Little Richard’s greatest influence, and Chuck Berry said his entire career was just “one long Rosetta Tharpe impersonation.”
Don Ameche and Ralph Bellemy (1983) – Run a
Don Ameche and Ralph Bellemy (1983) – Run a privately-funded program to rehabilitate culturally disadvantaged people. They would like to supply you with a home of your own, a car, a generous bank account, and employment with their company. Also, give $5 Christmas bonus.
