Ivy League Students From The 1920s A peculiar phenomenon in American fashion emerged with American Ivy League students and young undergraduates donning thick, long raccoon coats. This craze in men's fashion during the 1920s and 30s led to a widespread desire for this luxurious garment. Owning a fur coat became a symbol of status, embraced by bankers, salesmen, and students seeking to enhance their social standing. If you were an Ivy League undergraduate in the 1920s with a c

Before the advent of the film camera, a decade preceding the iconic Roundhay Garden Scene of 1888 and twelve years ahead of the Lumiere...

In Kokomo, Indiana, during the mid 1980s, a teenage boy found himself at the centre of a national argument about fear, science, and basic human rights. Ryan White didn't set out to become a public figure. He was a haemophiliac who wanted to return to school after recovering from a serious illness. Instead, he became one of the most recognisable faces of the AIDS crisis in the United States. His story unfolded at a time when knowledge about HIV was still developing, and publi