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Plaid, fur & velveteen: Clothes teenagers were sewing in the fall of 1960

6 million teenagers love to sew - this is what they will make this fall Full of enthusiasm, teenagers all over the country will welcome a new season with thoughts of new clothes. About 6,000,000 will combine t... Read more...

Housewife heaven! Woman’s Day magazine covers from 1951-1959

Woman's Day magazine launched in 1937 as an inexpensive in-house magazine for customers of A&P grocery stores. By the time A&P sold the brand in 1958, circulation was 4,000,000 copies per issue. Althoug... Read more...

Tour guide: Two days of sightseeing in Washington DC (1956)

Washington, the center of our government, is full of the symbols and landmarks of the dangers, travail, achievements, hopes, and fears that the American people experienced while they were making us the nation we now are.

Hooray for those ‘Eight Is Enough’ girls! (1977)

It really is the year of the girls (finally!) and the five "Eight is Enough" young ladies have helped make that series a big hit!

Readers get love and relationship advice from Bette Davis (1942)

Believing there is a great need for wise counsel in this troubled world, Photoplay-Movie Mirror has persuaded Bette Davis, Hollywood's famous advice star, to act as consultant to its readers.

Hello Halloween! Party food & fun for teens (1963)

Teen-age guests will swing at a party of food, fun and favors that a young hostess can make herself. Greet your invited ghosts and goblins with a party that says HELLO HALLOWEEN! This All Hallows' Eve -- big n... Read more...

Survey: What’s happening to the American family? (1972)

We asked some very blunt questions -- and got 350,000 equally candid replies -- and a good deal of hope for the American family. Here's what people had to say.

Household in the pink: Pink home accessories & decor (1955)

Household in the pink Having run the gamut in clothes, pink has moved in on home furnishings, and is seeping into every room of the house. Some of the uses seem harsh for such a delicate color, but pink rem... Read more...

What to do if you’re arrested: A guide for African Americans from 1968

Some moments in history are so important that reading stories written decades after the fact is not enough. To get a fuller sense of events, you need to go back to see what people were living at the time. It... Read more...

Where is the Land of the Lost? In the world of Sid & Marty Krofft (1975)

Where is the Land of the Lost? In the world of Sid & Marty Krofft Through the dark green jungle, the three walk slowly, staying close together, keeping watch for anything that moves in the tangled trees... Read more...

Science fiction TV stars on the cover of Dynamite magazine

July 1975: Dynamite Visits TV's Land of the Lost! >> Read the article! Where is the Land of the Lost? In the world of Sid & Marty Krofft July 1976: Space: 1999 Takes Off! ... Read more...

Dresses and decor from Paris (1953)

Dress and decor from Paris Designers show gowns, homes In an age when comparatively few people can even house a ball gown, the leading couturiers of Paris live in surroundings which make their most opulent ... Read more...

So this is Hollywood! The movie town, seen from the sky (1920s)

So this is Hollywood! (1922) It they hadn't improved on the 1890 model bathing suit, Mack Sennet wouldn't be where he is today. But if Sennet hasn't tried to step ahead of the age and adopt costumes to be worn... Read more...

The bright, new look of needlepoint (1958)

Collector's Craft Book: Needlepoint Pillows Needlepoint, favorite hobby of queens, Colonial housewives and every new generation of Americans, adapts beautifully to contemporary colors and modern design. H... Read more...

Michael Landon at home (1975)

Meet the Michael Landons by Muriel Davidson Michael Landon's "Big House in Beverly Hills" is a far cry from the "Little House on the Prairie" featured in his hit TV series. But, says the former "Bonanza" ... Read more...

15 apple recipes from Fannie Farmer (1913)

The wholesome apple in cookery by Fannie Merritt Farmer Scandinavian legends affirm that the apple was the favorite food of the gods. It was one of the first fruits grown by the Romans; it was early introdu... Read more...

13 ways to serve an old favorite: Hot dogs (1955)

33 ways to dish up an old favorite: Frankfurters Appetizers - soup - main dishes Hot dog recipes: Frankfurter cornsticks Pronto dogs Frank-roll slices Frankfurter sticks Frank-cheese rounds ... 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...

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...

Watermelon, every which way: 17 recipes (1972)

Watermelon, every which way Surprising what you can do with watermelon -- cook it, chill it, pickle it -- for a side dish, salad, dessert, drink, relish or topping. Here it's shown, pure and simple, as a base ... Read more...

A look back at Richard Nixon’s presidency & the Watergate scandal (1974)

Portrait of a Presidency By Peter Jenkins "...Nixon's questions about Watergate -- 'How could it have happened? Who is to blame?' -- must be asked about his Presidency..." "How could it have happened?... Read more...

On-the-go Californians love their to-go food (1972)

The California Pickup Recipes -- many spirited away from famous drive-ins and coffee shops -- for the hefty hamburgers, tacos, tostadas, hot dogs, dips and drinks that on-the-go Californians have made a way of... Read more...

Stop your kids from becoming juvenile delinquents (1958)

When I was a kid, we had the same desire to loot and pillage and rape as these kids today, we were as savage as kids always are, but at the same time we knew that our parents and all other grownups were unalterably opposed to it, and we didn't do it.

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...