I absolutely did not expect the hat.
Blackpool beach, 1950s
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Galaxy Magazine, 1952
Sandpiper Motel & Apts, Clearwater Beach, Florida, 1958
Van Heusen – 1951
Post Grape-Nuts, 1958
Listening to music in art class, 1957
Man and child in Irish pub, ca. 1950s
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Original Kentucky Tavern Barbecue Ash Tray, 1950s
“New-car feeling!” 1958
“The African Queen” restored Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and John Huston’s public images after speaking out against the House Un-American Activities Committee
The day sweet rationing ended in England, 1953
Christmas with the Nixons, 1950s
“Don’t worry about your husband, Mrs. Belknap – our credit department will handle him,” 1953
Special effects artist A. Arnold “Buddy” Gillespie in the miniatures tank for the movie “Ben Hur”
No static at all
“What the hell is that, Dad? Is it even edible?” “Shut up and keep smiling, kids. Don’t make her angry. Remember there used to be three of you.”
Meanwhile, on Reddit: “If only there was a way to buy shit without leaving my home (1950s)”
Cocktail dresses, pretty legs, cat’s eye glasses, and a pink poodle, late 1950s
1951 bathroom
Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas, 1959
Rocket to the Moon, a fantastic 1953 children’s record
And here’s the audio. I so, so love this.
1950s kitchen. Not enough blue
(Thanks, Cory!)