1950s
Dry-Tabs
As you might suspect, these pills eventually met with Federal displeasure.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 23, 2013 -
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Category: Bathrooms, Body, Medicine, Advertising, Body Fluids, 1950s
Happy Hotpoint
Even eventual superstars had to start somewhere.
At the age of 17, Mary Tyler Moore aspired to be a dancer. She started her career as "Happy Hotpoint", a tiny elf dancing on Hotpoint appliances in TV commercials during the 1950s series Ozzie and Harriet.[9] She appeared in 39 TV commercials in five days, ultimately earning about $6,000 from her first job.[10] Her time as "Happy Hotpoint" ended when it became difficult to conceal her pregnancy in the dancing elf costume.[9]
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 22, 2013 -
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Category: Celebrities, Advertising, Appliances, 1950s, Dance
East German Rally, 1950
"Rally posters contrast U.S. girl wrestlers with pure and healthful communistic sports."I wonder how many people at this rally were thinking that the U.S. girl wrestling looks a lot more fun.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 20, 2013 -
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Category: Sports, Wrestling, 1950s
Man Stabbed with a Sword!
Read more here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 16, 2013 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Human Marvels, 1940s, 1950s, Pain, Self-inflicted and Otherwise
The Innocent Party
Good girls get VD too!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 14, 2013 -
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Category: Hygiene, PSA’s, Sexuality, Teenagers, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #213
"Three out of four furries choose our suits!"
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 06, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1950s
Hillbilly Comics
[Click on any image to enlarge]
Read them all here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 05, 2013 -
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Category: Regionalism, Stereotypes and Cliches, Comics, 1950s
The Tattoo Hall of Fame
Back in June 2012, I posted about a guy down in Australia, Geoff Ostling, who hopes to have his tattooed skin hung on a gallery wall as art after he dies. I got the impression that Mr. Ostling thought his idea of displaying tattoo art postmortem was something new, but it turns out there already is a decades-old tattoo hall of fame.The April 3, 1950 issue of Life magazine included an article about Dr. Sei-ichi Fukushi, curator of the Imperial University of Tokyo's collection of tattooed human skins. As of 1950, he had already acquired 38 human skins which were on display in the University's gallery, and Dr. Fukushi was eager to expand the collection.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 03, 2013 -
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Category: Art, 1950s, Tattoos, Skin and Skin Conditions
Toy Hand Grenade
"I'm deeply sorry, Mrs Jones, but the SWAT team had no way of knowing little Tommy wasn't holding a real grenade before they opened fire."
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 25, 2013 -
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Category: Death, Toys, Comics, 1950s, Weapons
Sick Sick Sidney
That is one mentally unstable pachyderm.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 15, 2013 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Psychology, Wimps, Milquetoasts and Cowards, 1950s
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