1960s Archives - Click Americana

Buttons & Bows snacks from General Mills (1967)

Buttons: Tastes like cheddar, only better Buttons taste like toasted cheddar, only better. A breezy, cheesy taste that crunches! Buttons crunch in a bunch. Grab a handful of this new cheese flavor that grab... Read more...

Jell-O pudding brownie recipe (1968)

Now, pudding is brownies Chewy, moist brownies. If you loved them as a kid, try this recipe. It'll bring back the good old days. Recipe for Jell-O Pudding Brownies Ingredients 1 package (4 ounces) Jell-... Read more...

Peter Max clocks: Wild, wonderful ways to tell time!

The absolutely wild, wonderful way to tell time! (1968) New from General Electric: Peter Max Clocks Daisy Butterfly, Opticon, Wow Now, Daisy Reflection, Flower Girl, Circa 1890 Peter Max wall... Read more...

Space age: Amazing retro futuristic homes of the ’60s

What did the future look like from the '60s? In this ad series for Motorola, commercial artist Charles Schridde depicted modernist homes of the future - and perfectly captured the era's sleek style and space-age optimism.

3 lively cars from Ford: Galaxie, Fairlane & Futura (1962)

New Galaxie 500/XL Start this one and you really start something. Available with a 405-hp. Thunderbird V-8, coupled to a 4-speed stick shift, the XL will outperform America's most expensive cars. ... Read more...

Hot cling peaches for breakfast (1960)

Look what you can do with cling peaches hot! Lighten up the grayest morning... put a warm glint of sunshine on your table... coax bored winter appetites. Hhot cling peaches are such a bright, golden, wonder... Read more...

Easy Doozits and other peanut butter & graham cracker dessert recipes (1962)

If you've always thought Skippy Peanut Butter was just for spreading and Nabisco Sugar Honey Grahams were just for biting, you have a surprise coming!

The latest Mercury cars for 1960

Mercury Meteor You know only half the story when you hear Mercury's new low prices. It's just as important to know how much more you get in a Mercury Meteor than any other low-price car... You'll like Mercury'... Read more...

Whites have no reason to be surprised by civil rights movement (1968)

Charlton Heston, James Baldwin, Marlon Brando and Harry Belfonte join in the movement - Civil Rights March Washington DC Editor's note: This article by the noted author of such books as The Fire Next Time ... Read more...

Tomato ice cream, cucumber ice cream & avocado ice cream (1968)

Ice cream salad recipes: Tomato ice cream, cucumber ice cream & avocado ice cream The tomato ice cream on the rocks makes a frosty start for a hot-summer menu. Serve it alone, in a hollowed-out tomato,... Read more...

50 drinks & toasts (1968)

Toast your friends with these easy recipes for famous drinks made with all the popular basic liquors: Bourbon, Scotch, gin, vodka, rum, Southern Comfort.

8 snazzy swimsuits of the sixties (1967)

The young lioness swimsuits Brave... sensuous... graceful... beautiful... Don't you want to be a young lioness this summer? Of course you to! Grrrrrrooowwwwlll! they'll say when they see you ... Read more...

Come into the kitchen with Dinah Shore (1967)

Come into the kitchen with Dinah "My kitchen is home to me," says Dinah Shore -- singer, TV hostess, cook. And her newly remodeled kitchen is a warm, comfortable place, where she can happily whip up anythin... Read more...

Nichelle Nichols: She’s hoping dream becomes reality (1968)

Like most entertainers, it has been my pleasure to be actively involved with the struggle of my people attempting to extricate themselves from the bonds of discrimination, prejudice, and bigotry that has held us so fast, for so long.

The Andy Griffith TV show intro (1960)

The Andy Griffith Show ran for eight seasons on CBS between 1960 and 1968 -- more than enough time to establish itself as an American icon, generate a spin-off and a sequel series, and introduced the world ... Read more...

Ice cream know-how (1961)

Ice cream know-how Steamboat sundae. Hull is a split banana, holds chocolate ice cream drowned in marshmallow creme, orange ice topped with pineapple sauce, vanilla ice cream covered with strawberry sauce. P... Read more...

Swap out your home decor for summer (1965)

Summer is for looking outdoors ... so send the winter draperies to be cleaned and stored. In their place, drape lengths of fabric over the curtain rod... or make "bead" curtains, very Mediterranean, out of bal... Read more...

Motown is rocking – and selling – in Detroit (1965)

They're rocking in Detroit -- and selling, too By Peter Hoffman Detroit -- Until recently, this motor town's chief contributions to the American culture might be rated as dual headlights, the tailfin and ... Read more...

Build a dream-come-true play house in your backyard (1962)

A backyard play house A picturebook house where she can go, where nobody ever says 'No," a hideaway where she can play, and dream of castles and kings, and palaces and princes and things. It's a heart... Read more...

The retro futuristic new look of TWA (1963)

This year, more people will be flying more places than ever before -- on the most powerful, most comfortable commercial jetliners ever built.

Meet Little Stevie Wonder (1963)

Behind the unseeing eyes of Little Stevie Wonder there is music and rhythm. As he sits and talks, his hands beat jazz rhythm on imaginary bongos. It seems as if he is giving a beat to a tune playing in his mind.

How Thomas Edison shaped our world (1964)

Here's a look back from 1964 at the career of "American folk hero" Thomas Edison.

Fruit Salad with cling peaches & Miracle Whip (1962)

Look what YOU can do with cling peaches and Miracle Whip! With such perfect partners in the pantry, you can make any number of tempting salad combinations. Perhaps you prefer a sweet-tooth salad, such as the... Read more...

Jell-O Crown Jewel/Window Glass desserts (1960s)

Also known as Broken Window Glass Cake, this is a spectacular dessert that fits busy schedules -- the gelatin for cubes may be made one day, remainder of dessert can wait until the next day.

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