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March 1957. “Women on board destroyer U.S.S. Maddox posing with sailors, modeling clothing with a nautical influence.” Photos by Christa for the Look magazine assignment “The Middy Look — Summer Clothes Go Nautical.”
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April 1957. “Teenage girls in car at drive-in.” From photos for the Look magazine assignment “How American Teenagers Live.”
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A young Senator John F. Kennedy, relaxing three years before he was elected President. This was the same year his book, Profiles in Courage was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
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Somehow, I think that by today’s safety standards this arrangement wouldn’t go over too well. Thank goodness for double, triple, and quad strollers!
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The median family income in 1955 was about $4800 (adjusted for inflation, that’s about $42,500 today). Using the same calculator, this $1000 doll would cost about $8900 — I think Santa would have been stretched a little thin in both cases! I am captivated by the longing in the little girl’s eyes though.
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Audience at the screening of Bwana Devil, the first feature-length, color 3-D movie. November 26, 1952 – Paramount Studio in Hollywood, California.
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