Tag Archives | 1960′s

Lebanese Rocket Society – The Film

By on September 8, 2012 in Lebanon

In the early 60′s, during the cold war and the apex of Pan Arabism, a group of students and researchers enters the race to space and create the Lebanese Rocket Society. Sometimes, and specially nowadays, dreams can overtake a tormented history…

You can check more about the film on its Facebook Page and official website.

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Vintage photos from Studio Shehrazade in Saida

By on July 6, 2012 in Photography

Our man in Beirut shared this really cool find of vintage photos obtained from an old photography studio in Saida, dating back to the 1960s. The poses and the objects people choose to pose next to look quite funny! But that’s probably the same thing that’s going to be said about our photos in 50 years from now!

Anyway, the collection contains photos for people of all ages, including Palestinian fighters, a body-builder, and even two women french kissing. You can check them all here.

It would be really amazing is those people come across the collection and identify themselves!

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Beirut in the 60′s

By on May 18, 2012 in Lebanon

It looks much more beautiful to me than Beirut nowadays…

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Vibrator ad from the 60′s in Lebanon

By on February 17, 2012 in Funny

Good catch by @__marwan__! “Avenue des Français” is by the way what we now know as the Saint George area in Beirut.

And believe it or not, vibrators were believed to be of medical use to cure what was called “Female hysteria” in the past!

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