A yellow Sikorsky helicopter on the ground, on a landing strip, with snow-streaked mountains and a lower volcanic bluff behind; and some clouds in the sky. The colors are vivid, from a slide photo. Photo by Bruce W. Falk. -JBF

Parental slide photo: A U.S. Coast Guard Sikorsky (Dragonfly series, per image search) helicopter; Cape Sarichef (Unimak Island, in the Aleutians); circa 1958. #1950s #35mm #35mmfilm #alaska #aleutianislands #analogphotography #coastguard #slidephoto

How’s about this? Fallout shelters built in to your home BEFORE you buy it!

Looks like the city of Denver is prepared for the future 👍

#fallout #1950s #vintage

Heardle 50s The daily musical intro guessing game that's 100% 50s.

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Vintage Sheet Music & Song Book lot of 100 Piano Guitar Jazz Pop 1920-1950 read! | eBay Some have been written on by the owner at the time. over 10 lbs for shipping! This lot of 100 vintage sheet music and songbooks from the 1920-1950s includes a variety of genres such as pop, jazz, musi...

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Eglinton Ave. E., looking northeast from Bayview Ave., April 1952.

📸: James Victor Salmon
Credit: Toronto Public Library

#1950s #plaza #leaside #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin

Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving John Irving, author of "Last Night in Twisted River," talks about how one of the main characters is also a writer and how he uses his imagination to get through the challenges of a difficult life.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.  Photo: https://john-irving.com/.

📣 New Podcast! "Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving" on @Spreaker #1950s #authorinterview #book #coc #conversationsonthecoast #familysagafiction #fathersonstory #fugitives #jimfoster #johnirving #lastnightntwistedriver #literaryfiction #logging #multigenerationalfiction #newhampshire #sf

#interiordesign #furnituredesign #1950s #windows #picturewindow #insulation #plateglass #doubleglazed #Twindow #PittsburghPlateGlassCompany

#OTD in 1958
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‘Why no home is truly modern without TWINDOW’
Twindow Insulating Glass. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. April 5, 1958.
#livingroom #interiordesign #furnituredesign #1950s #windows #insulation #doubleglazed #picturewindow

#THISWEEK in 1954
‘Lee stars you . . . in the Spring parade of lightweight hats . . . 60 colors, 40 styles’
Lee Hats
Frank H. Lee Company, Danbury, Conn.
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#illustration #illustrationart #hats #mensfashion #LeeHats #1950s

#illustrationart #illustrationartists #CharlesHawes #MargaretChase #womensfashion #interiordecoration #interiordesign #1950s
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#OTD in 1952
🧵👇
‘The beauty column said for soft and attractive elbows to soak them for fifteen minutes in grapefruit rinds. Now while I write I am soaking my elbows in the empty halves, and Cherry is soaking hers too’
#Illustration by #CharlesHawes (1909-1999) for ➡️
#1950s

full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine ‘Yousuf Karsh, CC RCA FRPS was a Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh migrated to Canada as a refugee.’ Wikipedia

#OTD in 1952
‘For Men of Distinction . . . #LordCalvert’
‘#Photograph by Karsh of Ottawa’ (1908-2002)
👉ALT
Blended #Whiskey
*Collier’s*, April 5, 1952
#photography #YousufKarsh #industrialists #GeorgeBlaisdell #ZippoLighter #mensfashion #interiordecoration #interiordesign #1950s

Sunday 5TH April 2026 Sunday morning show on Splinterwood Rock N Roll Radio ( www.splinterwoodradio.uk ) Sunday 5TH April 2026

Thanks for Listening this morning . Thank you all for your kind comments... . Catch you next Sunday 9am x . Keep tuned to Splinterwood Rock N Roll Radio. xx #rocknroll #rockabilly #radio #1950s #vintage #media #onair #radioadvertising

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Summer Outfits 1957 😵‍💫🤣 #1950s #vintage

The front of a sleeveless full skirted 1950s cocktail dress of black organza embroidered all over with white and green sprays of lily of the valley. It has a V neck and a central draped panel of black

A detail of the bodice of the lily of the valley embroidered dress that shows the floral embellishments and the V neck edged with the sheer organza

Chic mid #1950s cocktail dress in black organza for Easter Sunday, embroidered all over with sprays of lily of the valley. A promise that dark skies might still be punctuated with beauteous moments. Designed by Pat Rodgers @ngvmelbourne.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Flobbadoba Easter
#BillAndBen #FlowerPotMen #LittleWeed #2000s #1950s #Garden #Puppet #StopMotion #FredaLingstrom #MariaBird #PeterHawkins #JohnThomson #JimmyHibbert #Evekarpf #Easter #Easter2026 #EasterSunday #BBC #WatchWithMother #CosgroveHallFilms #BenProductions #Friendship #Nature

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
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #ThorntonUtz #interiordesign #interiordecoration #1950s

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

#April #1959 #Playboy #vintagemagazine #PlaymateoftheMonth #1950s #American #model #NancyCrawford

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: Recollection and Revelation Tales from an American Childhood: Recollection and Revelation [Thomas Ph.D., Dr. John C.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tales from an American Childhood: Recollection and Revelation

"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