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“Fly the Friendly Skies” – United Airlines Ads 1934-1970

“Fly the Friendly Skies” – United Airlines Ads 1934-1970

On September 20, 2013 announced a return of the “Fly the Friendly Skies” slogan in ...
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Poster Art by the Artist Paul Colin

Poster Art by the Artist Paul Colin

Paul Colin, who died in 1985 a few days away from his 93rd birthday, was undoubtedly one of France’s greatest poster artists. ...
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The Queenslander: Some Illustrated Covers

The Queenslander: Some Illustrated Covers

Published between 1866 and 1939, The Queenslander was the weekly summary of the Brisbane Courier ...
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Postcards of the ‘Streamline Moderne’ Greyhound Terminals

Postcards of the ‘Streamline Moderne’ Greyhound Terminals

Greyhound, the intercity bus carrier, that still serves over 3,800 destinations across North America began ...
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When Charlie Chaplin Roll Danced For Winston Churchill (1931)

When Charlie Chaplin Roll Danced For Winston Churchill (1931)

I came across this story of a visit by Charlie Chaplin to Chartwell to see Winston ...
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Feed Sack Fashions And Patterns of Depression Era America

Feed Sack Fashions And Patterns of Depression Era America

During the Depression people used cotton flour bags and feed sacks to make clothes, curtains, diapers, awnings and other household items. ...
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Willy Michel And Me: A Photographer’s Joyous Mid-Century Photomaton Portraits

Willy Michel And Me: A Photographer’s Joyous Mid-Century Photomaton Portraits

In the summer of 1928, Willy Michel (August 20, 1905 - March 1, 1976) began ...
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Frida Kahlo’s Touching Letter to A Troubled Georgia O’Keeffe (1933)

Frida Kahlo’s Touching Letter to A Troubled Georgia O’Keeffe (1933)

  On March 1st, 1933, 26-year-old Mexican painter Frida Kahlo wrote this letter to her ...
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Roman Totenberg And What The Holocaust Teaches Us About Giving ‘Freedom For The Thought We Hate’

Roman Totenberg And What The Holocaust Teaches Us About Giving ‘Freedom For The Thought We Hate’

Before the remarkable story of Roman Totenberg and his family's escape from the Nazis, a ...
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Glorious Summers In P-Town: Photos From The Massachusetts Cape (1937 – 1942)

Glorious Summers In P-Town: Photos From The Massachusetts Cape (1937 – 1942)

  Between 1937 and 1942, Farm Security Administration photographers Edwin Rosskam and John Collier recorded ...
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New York’s Greatest Man Catcher: Dead Shot Mary Shanley

New York’s Greatest Man Catcher: Dead Shot Mary Shanley

In 1934, the New York Police Department finally let women officers carry guns. The first female ...
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Women Of The Guomindang: A Diplomat’s 1940s Portraits Of China

Women Of The Guomindang: A Diplomat’s 1940s Portraits Of China

Fu Bingchang (1895-1965) was a diplomat and Nationalist politician, as well as an accomplished portrait and ...
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