Elsie The Cow Disses Mother-In-Law
Category: Nostalgia
The Cowboy And The Soda Jerk
Seatbelts Be Damned (I’m Fabulous)
Jimmy Stewart Startled By Little People
When 41-year-old bachelor Jimmy Stewart finally married his one and only wife, Gloria, it was understandably a big deal in Tinsletown. Life magazine shared this headline.
Fans gathered out front of the Brentwood Presbyterian Church just to catch a glimpse of the newlyweds.
The stag party the night before had been held at Chasen’s, with signs from his friends, needling him. And it was there that the “two midgets” surprised him.
And here is the happy couple, exiting the church.
Stewart adopted both of her two sons, and they had had twin daughters in 1951.
They remained married until her death from lung cancer in 1994.
Per Wikipedia, rather than replace his pacemaker battery in late 1996, he opted to let nature take its course. In June, he passed from a pulmonary embolism, telling his children, “I’m going to be with Gloria now!” And if that ain’t true love, I don’t know what is.
Cripple Creek Pre-Hipster Barbershop ‘Staches
What is going on here? Guests of the melodrama Flying Scud were given cardboard mustaches upon admission to the basement theater of Cripple Creek, Colorado’s Imperial Hotel. Once disguised, they were encouraged to jeer at the villain as he tried to sully the honor of an innocent maiden. In that 1955 season, more than 20,000 people donned faux ‘staches in those seats.
The theater closed in the early 1990s when the Imperial was converted to a casino. The theater, however was left intact in the basement of the hotel, and in 2009, life was restored to the Imperial, including the Gold Bar Theater. Perhaps you could find yourselves seated at one of those checkered tablecloths, too!
1949 Packard Eight
130 HP Club Sedan $2274, fender shields $18, white sidewalls $21
Why do you suppose they illustrated this sedan, driving through mud on a construction site? To imply they were “movin’ on up” to the post-war, affluent side? That people who buy new cars also buy new houses? All I know is I sure do like that kelly green.
Skeedaddle
We Smell
Hippity Hoppity Politics 1948
These floppy-eared gals drew attention to their political preference, while the ones below took the more subtle route.
And these were yet more casual, using the mike to its full advantage.
But the men found the best use of their resources; sitting down, smoking a pipe, and using the loud speaker. That cartoon sure looks odd, though.
Back-Up Coca-Cola
That Looks Flimsy
Whoa. Hold up. What is this hideous atrocity of plastic, stuck beneath the wooden cabinets? It looks like they ripped the crisper drawers out of a dozen refrigerators and glued them shoulder-level (little people would hate these), just waiting for the day they would snap off, break, and slice into your wrist, making people think you were suicidal, when all you did was try to find a whisk.
How They Used To Huddle
I guess this was more comfortable?
I Don't Get It 