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They did fancy diving board push-ups.
They headbutted one another in football. Sans helmet, of course.
They inverted their roommates, especially if he looked like James Dean.
And after a long day of strenuous activity, it was time to play cards.
Vintage Scenes From Kansas, Part I
Today I thought I’d share a few great pics from one of my documentary photograph books, “Bust To Boom.” Love the girl cradling her lamb and the post-meal shot below.
I find the one below interesting because of the swell framed pin-up drinking soda (Did he seriously frame that?) and the phrase “checking his waybills.”
Dresses Made Of Magic Eye Material
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers! Here are some floral Magic Eyes for you.
Let me know if you are able to see what’s inside!
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Before Hitchhiking Got You Murdered
Actually, no one car could pick up all of those hitchhiking girls at one time. They’d need a caravan–or just a van in general.
Well, however and wherever they wound up, they were still alive in the morning. Look how refreshed and alert these early risers are.
TGIF, y’all. TGIF.
Surfeit Of Style
The University of Colorado was a veritable hotbed of fashion in 1955, teeming with a plethora of clothing and accessories. (I did it! I used three vocabulary words in a context sentence.)
Here you see Olde Dick in a foxy graphic print, guaranteed to lure the ladies.
Next, Cat’s-eye Cathy sports the popular seashell skirt, purchased when she summered in Nantucket.
Nobody rocks a turban like this guy.
Or a parasol like these fellows.
And what woman wouldn’t like this lovely pixie cut to bring out her cheekbones and dark, manly caterpillar eyebrows? My advice? First, grow the hair out. Then buy the flatiron.
Punished pledges donned straw hats.
Stepping outside of the box (and back into it, and then back out) were members of Calico and Boots, in barn-dancing regalia.
And lastly, not to be outdone, we have the traditional tropical garb worn by Hui O’Hawaii, whatever that means.
Aloha!
Just In Case You Were Looking For Her
I found Joan.
And Little Pill as well.
Settin’ On The Stoop
Whether it’s a father-daughter moment like the one above, or a soldier on leave from WWII, the general store porch stoop offered a place to socialize (and a place for barefoot girls to sit).
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The bare-chested, bead-donning Pied Piper here was captioned as a member of the Yippies. I confess I know nothing of Yippies (only the later Yuppies), but wikipedia says:
The Youth International Party, whose members were commonly called Yippies, was a radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s, founded on December 31, 1967. They employed theatrical gestures, such as advancing a pig (“Pigasus the Immortal”) as a candidate for President in 1968, to mock the social status quo.
Pigasus the Immortal? I don’t get it.
Quilting And Cat Eye Glasses
The caption for this image, from the Lynchburg book, says “A lot of today’s kids ain’t got nothing to do, and they insist on working full-time at it.”
I Don't Get It 