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Harry Truman’s White House Renovation
Did you know that during the Truman administration the White House it had a full gutting and renovation? The iconic building had been home to every US president since John Adams took residence in...
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It’s Great to Be Alive! Shocking 1950s Kids Into Safety
I’m pretty sure it’s not what the original author was going for, but this vintage childrens safety manual still has me laughing at the crazy images and captions. Each illustration features Dick and...
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Pin Up Girls: Before and After
When I ran across these old 50′s pin-up gals the other day, I couldn’t help but hear some lonely Korean War soldier remarking, “wow, will you look at the gams on this dame!” If these did make it to...
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Satoshi Hashimoto Illustrates a Retro/Modern World
Yokohama based Satoshi Hashimoto is kicking it old-school cool. This Japanese illustrator has the touch of a mid-century master, creating a world of goatee sporting beatniks and cocktail swizzling...
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A Duck is Different than a Buck: 50s Ethyl Gasoline Ads
In a time long before Photoshop, when advertising departments looked something like the set of Mad Men and every piece of art was hand-crafted, this advertising campaign from the Ethyl Corporation was...
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Delicious, Retro Animations from Colin Hesterly
I’ll admit it: I’m a complete fiend for mid-century media. When it comes to, say, cartoons from that era, it’s hard to beat the warm nostalgic feeling you get from their positive, often childlike...
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Who Knew Gas Stations Could Be Beautiful? Architectural Marvels from the...
It’s likely you didn’t even notice the architecture of the gas stations you pulled into this last labor day weekend… but if you did it was probably not because they looked good. Most places you fill...
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How Creatives Work: The Visual Playground of Charles and Ray Eames
Charles and Ray Eames were more than just designers. One of the visual arts most famous and influential married couples, they redefined much of the world that now surrounds us. They also touched...
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This Was “The Phone of Tomorrow” in 1956… and They Got Almost Everything Right!
It’s not too often that old technology predictions come true… I mean, I still haven’t seen an amphibious battleship… but an article from the September 1956 issue of Modern Mechanix got just about...
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A 1950s Kitchen, Locked Away Since It Was Built
Like walking back in time, furniture designer Nathan Chandler opened the door on a home he bought in 2010 and found the kitchen in nearly original condition from when it was built in 1956. For some...
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