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Friday, August 26, 2011

Celebrity Yearbook Photos

Paris Hilton, 1995

Lady Gaga, 2004

Sean Penn, 1982

Jennifer Lopez, 1987

Matt Damon, 1988

Pictures of Elizabeth Taylor when she was young

Portraits by Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh, CC (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was a Canadian photographer of Armenian heritage, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time.

Muhammed Ali

Brigitte Bardot

George Bernard Shaw

Ingrid Bergman

Humphrey Bogart

Classic Hollywood Portraits

Jean Harlow by George Hurrell, 1933

Marlon Brando for A Streetcar Named Desire by John Engstead, 1950

James Cagney for Angels with Dirty Faces by Scotty Welbourne, 1938

Louise Brooks, 1929 by Eugene Robert Richee

Elizabeth Taylor for Suddenly Last Summer attributed to Ken Danvers, 1959

Candid Portraits of LA Drivers

Andrew Bush's Vector Portraits series, which was shot in the ’80s and ’90s, documents people from all walks of life driving cars in and around Los Angeles — complete with incredibly detailed captions. From a guy engrossed in his book while flying down Interstate 5 at 64 mph to a couple caught mid-kiss at the intersection of Cahuenga and Hollywood boulevards. [via]

R.I.P Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter, known for her powerful contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of various musical genres including R&B, soul, and jazz. She received extensive publicity over her substance abuse and mental health issues. Winehouse died on 23 July 2011 at her home in London; police have described the cause of her death as "unexplained.

Amy looking adorable at the age of two

Amy Winehouse black and white portrait

At the Sylvia Young theatre school, when Amy wasn't singing, she was getting into trouble

Amy Winehouse, circled, as a 13-year-old pupil at the Sylvia Young Theatre school

Amy Winehouse in her younger, healthier, borderline attractive days

Friday, July 22, 2011

Old photos of Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics.