Fab Father’s Day gifts from the forties
If you've ever been curious as to why neckties and aftershave are considered the quintessential Father's Day gifts, wonder no more.
James Garner: I call on Bret Maverick (1958)
I call on Bret Maverick
by Pete Martin
The star of TV's Maverick sets the record straight on his real life as Jim Garner, and tells why he didn't want to become an actor.
Ralph Edwards' voice dripped f... Read more...
Is modern society deteriorating? (1901)
Is modern society deteriorating?
By the Countess of Malmesbury
"It be true that many of the virtues are modern, it is certain that all the vices are ancient." Such was the qualified and doubtful praise ... Read more...
Jaws will scare the hell out of you (1975)
Released in the summer of 1975, Jaws single-handedly drove more Americans away from the beaches and into the theaters than any storm or other force of nature ever possibly could have.
Though the cast featu... Read more...
Scientists agree: Martians are a super-race (1920)
Though it reads like science fiction or an April Fool's prank, this story was presented as news -- and published on the front page of the Sunday New York Tribune in 1920.
Scientists, agreeing Martians are supe... Read more...
John Stamos’ teen idol transformation (1989)
The kids may still scream -- they make up the bulk of the “Full House” audience -- but Stamos, 25, believes his teen idol days are behind him as he works on carving out an acting career with longevity.
The Statue of Liberty unveiled (1886)
Liberty Unveiled
America Accepts the Gift of the French People
A city afloat hid in fog
And a Million or So of People Ashore Making Holiday in the Wet
The giant statue shrouded in mists like a m... Read more...
The Andrews Sisters on the cover of Billboard (1943)
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters -- Maxene, Patty and LaVerne -- comprise one of the top singing trios in the country. The girls started out in show business at an early age, making their debut in a k... Read more...
The up-to-date summer hostess (1906)
The summer hostess
The summer hostess domiciled by the sea or in the country finds that even more people partake of her hospitality in summer than in winter.
Her entertaining never ceases, formally or infor... Read more...
Go Ford-ward: The new ’59 Ford Ranchero
Now... Go Ford-ward for style! The new '59 Ford Ranchero!
The only truck with true passenger-car comfort and driving ease!
Put your best food Ford-ward in the most dramatically different pickup ever designe... Read more...
Walt Disney designs Army & Navy insignia (1941)
Speaking of pictures... Walt Disney designs Army & Navy insignia
One day last summer, when the new Navy torpedo boats were being launched, Lieutenant E S Caldwell, then of the Naval Operations office in Wa... Read more...
Mickey Rooney: His life story at age 18 (1939)
Mickey Rooney, an actor at the age of 11 months, veteran trooper at 10, and screen star at 16, writes his autobiography.
Janet Jackson for The Disney Channel (1984)
"When your family watches the Disney Channel, something magic happens." - Janet Jackson
Imagine TV that comes to life right in your own home! Imagine TV that's fun! And entertaining! And educational! And you... Read more...
Every day’s a party in the new Lincoln (1956)
A Lincoln is to dress up and go
Every day's a party in the new new new Lincoln
A Lincoln is a moving idea with 285 horsepower to second the motion
Each inch is luxury: 222 new inches of beauty and comf... Read more...
Pontiac’s 10 new models for 1942 (1941)
Now Pontiac takes front rank as the car for those who look ahead!
Today when quality means more than ever, Pontiac offers ten new models -- superior in 15 ways to last year's great success.
This year, your ... Read more...
Ambulances from the 1950s
Dodge ambulance (1956)
For safety in emergencies: Rescue cars (1956)
Chrysler ambulance (1953)
Limousine straight ambulance - Style 2100
Cadillac Ambulances (1958)
The... Read more...
Antique Ladies’ Home Journal magazine covers (1890)
Ladies' Home Journal: March 1890
Ladies' Home Journal: April 1890
Ladies' Home Journal: Easter 1890
Ladies' Home Journal: May 1890
Ladies' Home Journal: Augus... Read more...
Be modern – buy Chrysler! (1940-1941)
The Chrysler Highlander... the talk of the smart set everywhere
"I'll be in Scotland afore ye!"
June 3, 1940
For 1941... A new more beautiful Chrysler
October 7, 1940
Spitfire eng... Read more...
Perry Como & Dinah Shore on NBC on color TV (1956)
Here they come on NBC in a blaze of Color!
... and it's like meeting them for the first time
Perry Como & Dinah Shore
PERRY COMO! Watch for Perry's great new season of Saturday night shows... a numbe... Read more...
Dorothy Lamour & Dinah Shore on FM radio (1945)
Dorothy Lamour on FM Radio
Listen -- it's Dorothy Lamour herself in natural color on FM radio
Dorothy Lamour... A beloved voice, floating on velvety silence... so breathlessly real that suddenly you realize... Read more...
Celebrities sell out for Skippy Peanut Butter (1960)
A paid testimonial from Bert Lahr for Skippy Peanut Butter
How did we get Bert Lahr to appear in an ad for Skippy Peanut Butter? Easy. WE PAID HIM. We approached Mr Lahr with a lot of money (really not too muc... Read more...
1956 Plymouth Belvedere V8 4-door sedan
Drive the cars that do things for you .... other cars can't do!
Never have the differences between new motor cars been so great as they are today. And the differences are all in favor Of THE FORWARD LOOK '56... Read more...
An argument for the chauffeur (1918)
One chauffeured automobile accomplishes as much as two or three which are driven without chauffeurs. The chauffeur instantly becomes an economy - not merely a justifiable expense.
What should you put in a hope chest? (1920)
Winifred Black writes about the hope chest
"What shall I put in my hope chest?" asks the girl in a letter. "We had an argument about it last night, any sweetheart and I. He says house linen, towels and thi... Read more...
