Pittsburgh Press - Feb 11, 1951
Los Angeles Times - Feb 24, 1951
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Category: 1950s, Brain
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Category: Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Food, Foreign Customs
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Category: Food, Music
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Horror, 1950s, Alcohol
"S. Shapiro, inventor, strapping his Shapson aquaplane on Miss Margaret Travis for demonstration at Santa Monica, Cal. The model is 44 inches over all and is operated by cranks which the swimmer turns to propel the plane. A speed of 12 knots can be obtained." — Chicago Tribune - Mar 3, 1935
East Liverpool Evening Review - Mar 1, 1935
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Category: Inventions, 1930s
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Category: Music, Television, Teenagers, 1950s
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Category: Gender, Women, Alcohol
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Category: Technology, 1910s
The Montgomery Advertiser - Nov 15, 2000
The Montgomery Advertiser - Jan 23, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jul 22, 2017 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Contests, Races and Other Competitions
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 22, 2017 -
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Category: Entertainment, 1940s, 1950s
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