Retronaut

Introducing Tommy Lee Jones

The actor's early resume defies expectations.

Stunning color photographs of the 1941 Vermont State Fair

This wasn't just any state fair.

Spring Break in the ’80s

These photos show what was acceptable in the '80s at Spring Break.

Liberace and his mom

He was the highest-paid entertainer on the planet. She was his #1 fan.

Apollo astronauts in quarantine

Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins spent three weeks in isolation after their historic moon mission.

Posters: ‘Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases’

Of that, there is no doubt.

The many uniforms worn by women in World War II

Auxiliary roles in uniform.

Vintage hand-washing posters

We all need reminding.

The extreme training that prepared protesters for civil rights sit-ins

Students were willingly subjected to humiliation and abuse. How to pass the course? Remain cool.

World War II paratrooper selfies

"A paratrooper makes a jump — and we jump with him."

A voyage to Belfast in color

When global transport meant ocean-going vessels, it was in Belfast that many of those vessels were formed — including the Titanic.

In the woods with Marilyn Monroe

"Who the hell is Marilyn Monroe?"

The monster mobile phones of the ’70s and ’80s

A Motorola executive made the first handheld cell phone call in 1973. The recipient? One of his rivals at Bell Labs.

Sock-hops of the ’40s and ’50s

Protect the floor at all costs.

The age of the chopper

Post Easy Rider, what had once been a largely West Coast subculture suddenly went global and mainstream.