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Tiny, private gardens and sweet retreats Clever ideas for small outdoor spaces from the 1960s

Small gardens & sweet retreats: Clever ideas for secluded outdoor spaces from the 1960s

How to create 24 hot hairstyles from the summer of '77

How to create 24 hot hairstyles from the summer of ’77

Get your jellies on! Jelly shoes are the footwear of summer (1980s)

Get your jellies on! Jelly shoes are the footwear of summer (1980s)

70s shoes for women from the 1979 Sears catalog

Late ’70s fashion: Women’s shoes from the 1979 Sears catalog

Swimwear, sleepwear & lingerie from the 1973 JC Penney catalog

Swimsuits, sleepwear & ’70s lingerie from the 1973 JC Penney catalog

Herbed franks and rolls, Franks in blankets, Snappy frank-cheese rolls, Frank-custard tarts, Sauerkraut frankfurters, Frank-cheese burgers

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

A vacation home on the water The Homarina beach cabin (1960)

A vacation home on the water: The Homarina beach cabin (1960)

A vacation home with Japanese style - Summer teahouse

A vacation home with Japanese style: Summer teahouse (1960)

Your second home The Ranger A-Frame cabin from 1960

Build your second home: The Ranger A-Frame cabin (1960)

Beauty and fashion hairspray

The ultimate ’80s beauty basic: Hairspray

The artichoke hairstyle of 1961

18 stylish '80s swimsuits Shapely, slimming, sexy summer swimwear

18 stylish ’80s swimsuits: Shapely, slimming, sexy summer swimwear (1986)

Summertime is the time for tall, cool rum drinks (1971)

Summertime is the time for tall, cool rum drinks (1971)

Smart summery 50s swimsuits for women

Smart summery ’50s swimsuits for women (1955)

Vintage all-American trifle dessert recipe from 1993

Patriotic desserts: All-American trifle + Red, white & blue loaf (1990s)

How women from 100 years ago got such beautiful hair

How women from 100 years ago got such beautiful hair (1918)

7 icy Kahlua drinks: White Russian, colada, cream soda & more

Sewing some sensational sweaters for summertime (1961)

Recipe for the best-ever barbecue sauce (1973)

Recipe for the best-ever barbecue sauce (1973)

1955 swimwear

The newest beach clothes & bathing suits (1955)

37 cool, non-alcoholic drinks for an old-fashioned punchbowl

37 cool, non-alcoholic drinks for an old-fashioned punchbowl

Hotel Majestic and Central Park West, New York

New York’s summer splendor: Hotel Majestic’s roof garden (1903)

Doughboy’s giant 22-foot swimming pool (1955)

The summer party hostess

How to host an up-to-date summer party (1906)

1912 Central Park, showing Plaza Hotel, New York City

Vacation in New York City: The summer resort! (1911)

62 full-color summer fashions from 1922

Swimsuits to be pretty at seashore and pool (1948)

Swimsuits to be pretty at seashore and pool (1948)

Watermelon time! Cute knitting & needlework projects (1982)

15 tips to be a cool & cook-less cook this summer (1955)

44 full-color fall & winter fashions for women from 1922

Have a ball! Dr Pepper ice cream & sherbet floats (1967)

Beat the heat with a buttermilk cooler (1971)

No-sew wrap-and-go fashion for women (1982)

20 old-fashioned lemonade recipes