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The New Frontier: 1960
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:52pm.
1960. "Airline hostesses Sue Pharris, Sharon Moore and two other women watching the Jack LaLanne physical fitness show and exercising." From photos taken to illustrate the Look magazine article "TV's Nature Boy." Among this picture's mid-century markers: Polka-dots, a pole lamp, rabbit ears, flip-flops, sliding glass doors. View full size.
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Mama's Family: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:51pm.
November 1936. "Depression refugee family from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Arrived in California June 1936. Mother and three half-grown children; no father." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Shady Character: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 8:44am.
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February 1937. "Southern Illinois character. McLeansboro, Illinois." Photo by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Paper Drivers: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:02pm.
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May 1942. Washington, D.C. "Victory Program salvage drive. Schoolboy volunteers to go from house to home collecting scrap paper." Medium format nitrate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. View full size.
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Stamps Gas Coke: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 3:28pm.
August 1937. "Post office in Gemmell, Minnesota." One-stop shopping for a variety of needs. Photo by Russell Lee, Resettlement Administration. View full size.
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Ye Olde Gasolene Shoppe: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 12:48pm.
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Circa 1908. "Littleton, New Hampshire -- Main Street." Our third look at this bustling burg. Note the sign advertising AUTOMOBILE GASOLENE. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Music Woman: 1961
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:49am.
"Music Man" star Shirley Jones in 1961 with her kids, the future pop icons David and Shaun Cassidy. Photo by Earl Theisen for the Look magazine article "The Good Life of a Hollywood Bad Girl." View full size.
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