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1950's

Man and His Culture

Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Jun 05, 2009 | Comments (0)
Category: Aliens, Movies, Documentaries, Anthropology, 1950's

Fright From Wrong

Was Casper the Friendly Ghost ever mean? Funny you should ask.....


Fright From Wrong (1956)
by Jazzi801
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Jun 02, 2009 | Comments (4)
Category: Drugs, Superstition, Cartoons, 1950's

Follies of the Mad Men #68

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[From Life magazine for September 10 1956. Two scans, top and bottom.]

Yes, yes, this is precisely how we are all living, here in 2009!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Jun 02, 2009 | Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Domestic, Family, Technology, 1950's, Yesterday's Tomorrows

The Toothbrush Brigade

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My dentist has this image hanging up in his office, with the following description:

"The Toothbrush Brigade of Long Beach, California, promote dental hygiene with their three-foot toothbrushes, circa 1950. They are rehearsing for the Tenth Annual 'Brownie Button' party which will be held under the auspices of the Long Beach Dental Society as a climax to the city's Save The Teeth movement."
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Jun 01, 2009 | Comments (4)
Category: Costumes and Masks, Hygiene, 1950's

Monorail!

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June 2009 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Disneyland Monorail System. Let's all let out a lusty cheer for the mass-transportation breakthrough of the future which is always and forever just around the corner of feasibility. Maybe you'd even like to join THE MONORAIL SOCIETY to celebrate.

Or listen to this:







Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed May 27, 2009 | Comments (4)
Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Futurism, Music, Technology, Cartoons, 1950's, Yesterday's Tomorrows

Iran:  Between Two Worlds

Peaceful, Western-loving, totalitarian Iran! How we miss you!

Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue May 26, 2009 | Comments (1)
Category: Documentaries, 1950's, Middle East

Here’s Hockey!

Have a lesson in how to be Canadian!

Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon May 25, 2009 | Comments (1)
Category: Movies, Documentaries, Regionalism, 1950's, North America

Cartoon Campaign Ad

Has there ever been another cartoon campaign ad in the past several elections? How could this great idea go unused?!? SpongeBob SquarePants for Obama! Pinky and the Brain for Bush and Cheney! Just imagine the possibilities!

Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed May 13, 2009 | Comments (5)
Category: Politics, Cartoons, 1950's

They Had That Back Then? #2

Today's lesson: Musical Ring Tones.

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(from the May 1956 issue of Popular Science)
Posted By: Salamander Sam | Date: Tue May 12, 2009 | Comments (5)
Category: Inventions, Music, Technology, 1950's, Yesterday's Tomorrows

They Had That Back Then? #1

This series will showcase vintage examples of what you may have thought were relatively recent developments. Today's lesson: Traffic Cameras.

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(from the May 1956 issue of Popular Science)

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(from the August 1959 issue of Popular Science)
Posted By: Salamander Sam | Date: Thu May 07, 2009 | Comments (3)
Category: Photography and Photographers, Transportation, 1950's
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