Thornton Delehanty, “At First Sight”
‘Of all the ways to meet and fall in love, theirs was easily the most awkward to explain to a growing daughter.’
*Cosmopolitan*, April 1957
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In #APRIL 1957
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‘Tossing away the towel, she marched boldly ahead. “After all.” she thought, “the poor man is blind.”’
Illustration by Thornton Utz (1914-1999) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #ThorntonUtz #interiordesign #interiordecoration #1950s
‘Here’s how new ’54 Chevrolet trucks give you both . . .’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#illustration #illustrationart #Chevrolet #ChevroletTrucks #AutomotiveDesign #AutomotiveEngineering #GM #1950s
#THISWEEK in 1954
‘New “Slant” in Windshield Design!’
World Record “Rocket” Oldsmobile
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#illustration #AutomotiveDesign #AutomotiveEngineering #GM #GeneralMotors #styling #1950s
#THISWEEK in 1954
‘Let TWA’s wings work wonders with *your* vacation’
#TWA #TransWorldAirlines
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#Paris #ChampsÉlysées #ArcDeTriomphe #tourists #streetartist #cigarettefilter #womensfashion #mensfashion #1950s
Business Secretary Peter Kyle has said #Labour's workers rights will bring workplaces into the modern age.
🚨Warning #Reform #UK will drag #Britain back into #1950s
Perhaps the 18th century with masters & 'workers'
with no rights? (me)
So watch how you vote, people of the #UK
Thrilling Detective (British Edition) (Vol. 5, No. 10, February 1951) (Atlas Publishing & Distributing & Co. Ltd.). #ThrillingDetective #1950s #pulp #cover #coverart #artwork #crime #thriller #thrillers #mystery #pulpfiction #AtlasPublishingAndDistributingCompanyLimited
Bay St., looking south from Queen Street West, Toronto, April 3, 1955.
📸: James Victor Salmon
Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #1950s #torontohistory #toronto #jeremyhopkin
Equipment of the New Toronto Fire Department, April 3, 1955.
Photographed in front of the Eighth Street fire hall, west side, north of Lake Shore Blvd. W.
📸: James V. Salmon
Toronto Public Library
#OnThisDay #1950s #torontohistory #canada #jeremyhopkin
"Tales from an American Childhood" recounts early experiences and relates them to contemporary issues and events. #Ohio #1950s
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A metales casados (copper and silver) small tray or vide poche designed by Ana Nunez de Brilanti for her shop Victoria in Taxco circa 1950s.
Available..
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#handmade #metalescasados #victoriataxco #ananunezdebrilanti #taxco #mexicansilver #videpoche #art #tray #1950s
#THISWEEK in 1954
Natty in Nubby
‘Men will be able to get in the rough this spring & summer - and come out with a smooth look. Men’s-wear designers & manufacturers are making everything from hats to shoes in nubby materials. …’
*Collier’s* 2 Apr 1954
#mensfashion #1950s #fabrics
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Frank Richardson Pierce (1881-1966), “The Hell-Raiser”
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#ShortStory #FrankRichardsonPierce #Illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #FredericVarady #womensfashion #mensfashion #1950s
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#THISWEEK in 1954
‘There’s this about Coke . . .
It makes a little minute a big rest’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#CocaCola #Coke #GraphicDesign #workers #workclothes #breaktime ##Illustration #illustrationart #1950s
#April #1958 #Playboy #vintagemagazine #PlaymateoftheMonth #1950s #sheerdelight #girlsonphones #model #FeliciaAtkins
A great rockin show lined up this week tracks from Hal Harris, Ruth Brown, Miss Charlotte Porter plus more . Join me 9am Sunday morning on SplinterWood Radio, #rockabilly #rocknroll #onair #radio #radiolife #media #marketing #vintage #boppers #radioadvertising #doowop #splinterwood #1950s
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #PerryMason #mensfashion #suburbanhouse #CrimeFiction #1950s
#fiction #1960s #1950s #haunting #free #Caturday #stories
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John D. MacDonald (1916-1966), “Flight of the Tiger”
‘Ben had found Helen MacLane’s hide-out, but the men who wanted to kill her had followed him- Now he and Helen had to run – run for their lives’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#JohnDMacDonald #JamesDwyer #crimefiction #1950s
full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine
#OTD in 1954
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‘The trooper got out of his car and came warily back, gun drawn. He motioned at Ben with the gun and said, “Out, you!”’
#Illustration by James Dwyer (1898-1973) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesDwyer #mensfashion #womensfashion #1950s
#OTD in 1954
‘What a powerful difference this *high-octane* gasoline makes!’
#EthylCorporation
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#Ethyl #gasoline #fossilfuels #illustration #illustrationart #Womensfashion #mensfashion #1950s
#April #1957 #Playboy #vintagemagazine #PlaymateoftheMonth #1950s #girlsonbikes #American #model #GloriaWindsor
I knew there was a trick in this...
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An old photograph of an unknown lady and a gentlemen sitting in a garden with explosive light emanating from their heads.
Explosive Personalities
#foundphoto #surrealism #photography #bnw #1950s
#fiction #1960s #1950s #haunting #free #stories
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