Historical Image of the Day
Still from the film, Them, 1954
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Friday, May 06, 2011
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Advertisement, Good Housekeeping, 1950s. I can't quite read the date at the bottom of the page. July of some year in the 50s.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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This week's images will be of the Cold War within the nation's borders.
Nuclear test, Nevada Test Site, 1951
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010
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Victims of the 1953 CIA-led Iranian coup which placed the Shah on the throne and gave American petroleum companies enormous oil concessions.
Saturday, December 04, 2010
Monday, November 08, 2010
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This week's images revolve around the sexual revolution. Inspired by Josh Sides' excellent book, Erotic City: Sexual Revolutions and the Making of Modern San Francisco, which my Recent U.S. course read last week.
Scene from Bettie Page S&M film, 1950s
Friday, October 15, 2010
Friday, October 01, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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"Kids Talk about Nuclear Weapons." 1950s evidently, though I can't seem to find a precise date on it. The production values actually suggest late 40s to me, but that's a very loose guess.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
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With the semester about to start, I suppose it's time to start with the historical images again. This week's theme will be the environment and environmentalism in the decades after World War II, but before Earth Day.
Smokey the Bear, 1950s. I have heard that this icon of American life was a real bastard of a bear. Liked to snap at people and such. I guess if I had my paws burned as a cub and was taken from the New Mexico forests to a zoo, I'd be pissy too.
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