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Yesterday’s Buffet: A Look at the Mid-Century Smörgåsbord

Yesterday’s Buffet: A Look at the Mid-Century Smörgåsbord

The buffet’s time had truly arrived in post-WWII America. Enjoying an unprecedented economic boom, the “table of plenty” fit perfectly within this period.  Gone were the Depression-era days of meager portions, and gone were the WWII days of rationing.  In Cold War America, tables bent beneath the weight of the mighty buffet. ...
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Cereal Box Prizes from the 1970s and 1980s

Cereal Box Prizes from the 1970s and 1980s

Back when everyone bought cereal for the free gift ...
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‘Pile it High, Sell it Low’: The Saga of the Supermarket

‘Pile it High, Sell it Low’: The Saga of the Supermarket

In the US, there is a gigantic supermarket seemingly everywhere you look.  A Wal-Mart Super-Center ...
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The Joy Of Chewing Gum And Blowing Bubbles – 16 Brilliant Snapshots

The Joy Of Chewing Gum And Blowing Bubbles – 16 Brilliant Snapshots

'The gum looked fresh. I sniffed it and it smelled all right. I licked it and waited for a while. When I did not die, I crammed it into my mouth: Wrigley's Double Mint' - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird ...
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Mildly Disturbing Fun with Frankfurters: Kids Gobbling Hot Dogs in Vintage Advertising

Mildly Disturbing Fun with Frankfurters: Kids Gobbling Hot Dogs in Vintage Advertising

I can’t help it. The image of a mid-century kid eagerly tasting a glistening hot dog is just funny to me.  I understand it’s juvenile and jaded, but I hope we are all still at a point where it’s okay to laugh (or at least quietly chuckle) at these old advertisements. ...
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Java Nostalgia: Remembrances Before the ‘Coffee Culture’ Boom

Java Nostalgia: Remembrances Before the ‘Coffee Culture’ Boom

It’s early morning 1982 and you’re visiting your neighbors, and they offer you a cup of coffee.  You know exactly what you’re going to get – it’s going to be a watery mug of Maxwell House or Folgers. End of story. ...
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Pictures of Liverpool in 1969

Pictures of Liverpool in 1969

In 1969 Bernd Loos travelled to Liverpool to visit some friends. It was only a short trip but he took these wonderful photographs of a city long gone. ...
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A Stroll Around a Neon-Lit Soho in 1977

A Stroll Around a Neon-Lit Soho in 1977

  We don't know who took these found photos but probably by an American tourist ...
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The Duchess of Windsor’s Wartime Cook Book 1942

The Duchess of Windsor’s Wartime Cook Book 1942

  American expatriate Wallis Warfield Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, wrote a cookbook in 1942 ...
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52 Colorful, Fun and Disturbing Victorian Trade Cards

52 Colorful, Fun and Disturbing Victorian Trade Cards

Popularized after the US Civil War by businesses, colored Victorian Trade Cards allow us to look at popular culture and society in the late 1800s ...
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Soviet Apartment Blocks As Bathroom Tiles

Soviet Apartment Blocks As Bathroom Tiles

Lithuanian designers recreate the façades of Soviet apartment indoors ...
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What American Shops Looked Like In 1974

What American Shops Looked Like In 1974

A look around markets and menus ...
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