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Monday, August 2, 2010
2 August 1956 “Take Me To Your Leader…Er, Uh…I Mean Your Lawn: Robots and the Atomic Age.”
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Many times I will come across things in my vintage magazines that surprise me. This was one of them. A remote controlled robotic lawn mower...
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
1 August 1956 “Oh, You Beautiful Doll: Betsy McCall”
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In the May 1951 issue of McCall’s magazine, the company introduced Betsy McCall. She was a little girl “five going on six” that included a ...
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
31 July 1956 “In God We Trust”
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Yesterday, the 30th of July, a Joint Resolution of Congress was signed by President Eisenhower, authorizing "In God We Trust" as...
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
28 July 1956 “TV Time: Betty White and Jimmy Boyd”
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I thought it might be fun to let you watch an episode of the Betty White Show. This is the type of programming we are accustomed to here in ...
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Monday, July 26, 2010
26 July 1956 “A Look Back at Youth Worship”
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Back in 27 January 1955 my post for that day included an article from one of my vintage magazines. It was discussing the new trend towards Y...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
25 July 1956 “Cooking and Life : The New and Old Way.”
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This image from June 1956 Woman’s Day shows the Old and New way of cooking (Click to enlarge and Read). I found it interesting on many lev...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
24 July 1956 “Charles and Ray Eames”
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Charles and Ray Eames were a husband and wife duo whose work in Art, Film, Furniture, Interiors and the list goes on, made a major stamp on...
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Friday, July 23, 2010
23 July 1956 “The American Dream Home”
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I think what a 21st century visitor would notice at first about middle class life here in 1956 is the size of the homes. They are diminutiv...
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
22 July 1956 “Give Me a ‘T’, Give me an ‘I’ Give me a…well you get the picture.”
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The one thing I always hear again and again about the 1950’s is the oppression of women. That their roles were overtly characterized and the...
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