Vintage articles and more in the 1930s category at Click Americana

20 vintage pink bathrooms: Bubblegum-era midcentury home decor of the 1950s & 1960s

While not exclusively the domain of the fifties, the popularity of vintage pink bathrooms - including pink toilets, sinks and bathtubs and other home decor - reached its peak during the middle of the century.

100+ vintage cake recipes for every occasion

Sweet! More than 100 classic cake recipes for every occasion

If you're looking for a vintage-style dessert for a special occasion, check out more than a hundred different classic cake recipes to suit all tastes!

Dorothy with the Wicked Witch and Glinda - Wizard of Oz

Behind the scenes of The Wizard of Oz movie (1939)

The magic of modern moviemaking at its miracle best breathes life into that beloved classic of childhood. Take a look behind the scenes of The Wizard of Oz in this story from the film's debut in 1939!

The Wizard of Oz - Follow the yellow brick road

See the wonderful Wizard of Oz trailer – plus ads from its premiere (1939)

Amazing sights to see! The tornado – Munchkinland – Horse of a Different Color – Startling balloon ascent – Flying monkeys – Trees that talk and throw apples – More, more, more!!! It's all in "The Wizard of Oz."

Gratpe Nuts stuffing recipe from 1969 (1)

Old-fashioned Grape Nuts stuffing recipes

Here's a look back at a few of the recipes for Grape Nuts stuffing that have been published in newspapers over the years!

The real Bonnie & Clyde: Texas officers trap and kill notorious duo in shootout (1934)

After a lengthy crime spree, Bonnie & Clyde were finally caught and killed in 1934: Clyde Barrow, the Southwest's No. 1 outlaw, and his gunwoman companion, Bonnie Parker, were trapped and shot dead by Texas and Louisiana officers.

5 classic oven-fried chicken recipes from the ’30s

How to make oven-fried chicken - Texas recipe (1939) Oven-fried chicken is one of the dishes that is particularly simple to prepare. After the prel... Click to read more...

Dorothy and Munchkins in the Wizard of Oz movie - 1939

Fantasy in fashion: The Wizard of Oz costumes (1939)

How were the Wizard of Oz costumes created for the classic movie, starring Judy Garland? See some of the original sketches of the fairylike, frolicsome and sprightly costumes that were an outstanding feature of this fantasy.

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy with young Candice Bergen

Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy: The art of ventriloquism (1938)

If you own a radio, you're acquainted with Charlie McCarthy. He's the impudent little dummy who sits upon the lap of ventriloquist, Edgar Bergen, his creator, and entertains millions weekly with his comedy

George Palmer Putnam, husband of Amelia Earhart, and Mrs Frederick J Noonan

Amelia Earhart missing: Her husband awaits news (1937)

Mrs. Frederick J. Noonan, wife of Amelia Earhart's navigator, and George Palmer Putnam, Miss Earhart’s husband, met yesterday, each trying to cheer the other.

Orson Welles freaks out the country with ‘War of the Worlds’ (1938)

Panic followed an Orson Welles radio broadcast of the book 'War of the Worlds', during which armies and navies were wiped out right and left and the real radio audience was frightened as the actors pretended to be.

Disney’s movie ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ dazzles the critics (1938)

NYC 1938: The dramatic entertainment most widely discussed for the past four weeks has been Walt Disney’s first full-length movie, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.'

Greta Garbo on cover of Photoplay - December 1934

The legendary actress Greta Garbo and her movies (1934)

America's highest-paid film star in the 1930s was a Swedish-born woman we know as Greta Garbo. A legend during the Golden Age of Hollywood, Garbo was one of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, as well as very successful in the early talking films.

Roll of Necco Wafers - old-fashioned candy

How round, colorful Necco Wafers candy became so popular (1920)

Here's a look back at how a Boston-based company made Necco Wafers candy such a big hit that they'd stay on shelves for the next hundred years.

The new contact lenses Eyeball spectacles (1931)

The eye-opening invention of contact lenses: The launch of ‘eyeball spectacles’ (1931)

Here's some eye-opening insight into the invention of contact lenses! The contacts were made of glass, and although they worked much like they do today, they were thick, uncomfortable, and even a little dangerous.

What every girl wanted: A cedar-lined Lane hope chest for linens and her trousseau

I've just received the most beautiful gift ever... my shining new cedar Lane hope chest is as unexpected, as precious, as my first love letter - and as lucky, somehow, as a four-leaf clover.

Vintage postcard Mt Hood from Portland Oregon

Picture postcards from Portland, Oregon (1930s-1940s)

When long-distance travel was a novelty, travelers were sure to send plenty of postcards to the folks back home, Here, see 15 different postcards views of Portland, Oregon, as it appeared in the the late '30s and early '40s.

And they’re off! Look back at the history of the Kentucky Derby

How did the Kentucky Derby get started? Now, the famous Louisville horse race is the first part of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, but when it started, people didn't know how important and iconic the Derby would eventually become. Here's a look back at its history.

Classic cookie recipes from the ’30s

To lots of folks, the Christmas season starts when they begin to make classic cookie recipes, when people spend many hours making sweet, fruity, spicy and nutty cookies that are relished by young and old.

A brief history of avocados (or ‘alligator pears’) & 14 vintage avocado recipes

Some of the earliest reports of "alligator pears" come from the 1820s, typically in dispatches from Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and other Caribbean/Central ... Click to read more...

The original Toll House Cookie recipe (1939)

The now ubiquitous chocolate chip cookie came to be back in 1938, and by 1939, those tasty little treats were already being called 'famous.' Here's the original Toll House cookie recipe!

Men: Should you marry the sparkling girl or the sensible one? (1934)

An eligible young man who has begun to think seriously of marriage, ponders on the old questions of whether to marry the sparkling girl or the sensible one.

Yellow: The long legal battle over butter-colored margarine (1948)

Starting around the end of the 19th century, there was a war that was fought not with guns and sharp knives, but with food coloring and butter knives. It was the great battle of Butter vs Margarine.

How tall will the skyscrapers of the future be? (1931)

How high will the skyscraper of the future be? Higher even than the Empire State Building, which towers 1250 feet above the base mark in the center of the curb at Fifth Avenue?

How safe are skyscrapers like the Empire State Building? (1931)

Uncle Sam's scientists, armed with every known precision test instrument, have set out to answer the much-debated question of "How safe are skyscrapers?"

Chocolate cottage pudding cake (1939)

Cottage pudding goes to town -- glorified with Baker's Chocolate! "How can anything economical taste so divine?" marveled my ritzy Cousin Sophie.... Click to read more...

The perfect woman’s figure (1938)

The perfect 1938 figure must have curves, but it differs from the perfect figure of past decades in relationship of curves to straight lines.

Christmas gifts from the kitchen: Classic homemade candy and cookies (1936)

Who will not welcome a Merry Christmas Greeting in the form of a pretty package of your own homemade candy or cookies? Get recipes for caramels, fudge, butterscotch, marshmallow coconut squares and holiday cookies here!

Paula’s golden cream chocolate cake (1938)

Paula gives mother-in-law her comeuppance! "That little flibbertigibbet!" I thought the minute I clapped eyes on my son's bride coming down the Pullm... Click to read more...

Fancy feet: Stylish shoes for women are big business (1938)

Most women's shoe styles originate in Europe. Top-notch U.S. designers adapt European styles to U.S. taste. New designs sell first in the highest price brackets, from $16 up.

Thanksgiving & peaceful feelings smoking Camels (1936)

Thanksgiving & peaceful feelings smoking Camel cigarettes for good digestion (1936)

Thanksgiving dinner... and then the peaceful feeling that comes from good digestion and smoking Camels! Right down the line -- from explorers living ... Click to read more...

Young Elvis: Elvis Presley as a child & teenager

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. Here are some photos from the legendary singer's childhood! (PS: In eighth gra... Click to read more...

How cats helped create the first iron lung machines for polio victims (1938)

Every year, hundreds of children are suddenly stricken with infantile paralysis (polio). In the past, some lost the use of their breathing muscles and slowly stopped breathing.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad - The Royal Blue

New super-locomotive train capable of 100 MPH (1937)

A 16-cylinder streamlined steam super-locomotive capable of whisking 14 standard Pullman cars along at a speed of 100 miles an hour on a level, straight track will make its appearance soon in the railroad world.

Chocolate-peanut cream cake recipe (1939)

Just try this moist-keeping Peanut Cream Cake, rich with Baker's Chocolate Was it you we heard wishing for a summer cake recipe? We know you'll like ... Click to read more...

Presenting Miss Shirley Temple in ‘Baby Take a Bow’ (1934)

These tongue-in-cheek ads, presenting child star Shirley Temple as a fashionable Hollywood screen siren with lots of cash, were a humorous way to introduce the 6-year-old girl's new film, "Baby Take a Bow."