Category Archives: Consumers
Freedomland American History Amusement Park
Freedomland Fun Foiled From Coney Island to Six Flags, amusement parks have long been part of the Great American Summer. And none was more American than Freedomland. Besides my many visits to El Patio, my grandmother’s suburban beach club, my
Freedomland American History Amusement Park
Freedomland Fun Foiled From Coney Island to Six Flags, amusement parks have long been part of the Great American Summer. And none was more American than Freedomland. Besides my many visits to El Patio, my grandmother’s suburban beach club, my
Man, What a Heat Wave
The Temperatures Rising… It Isn’t Surprising… Poor mankind! His triumphant march towards progress is always being blamed for the actions of a hot-headed, fickle Mother Nature whose erratic behavior has recently played havoc with our weather systems. Panicked cries of
Man, What a Heat Wave
The Temperatures Rising… It Isn’t Surprising… Poor mankind! His triumphant march towards progress is always being blamed for the actions of a hot-headed, fickle Mother Nature whose erratic behavior has recently played havoc with our weather systems. Panicked cries of
Royal Baby Watch
The royal baby watch is in its final countdown. Journalists and photographers from around the globe are camped out in front of St Marys Hospital in Paddington, West London where the future King or Queen of England will be born.
Royal Baby Watch
The royal baby watch is in its final countdown. Journalists and photographers from around the globe are camped out in front of St Marys Hospital in Paddington, West London where the future King or Queen of England will be born.
Rosie The Riveter’s Swimsuit Romance
It was a sweltering summer in 1943 and along with most war-weary Americans, Rosie the Riveter needed a day off. In the heat and stickiness of summer everybody was tired, dog tired, completely fed up with neckties, girdles, time clocks,
Rosie The Riveter’s Swimsuit Romance
It was a sweltering summer in 1943 and along with most war-weary Americans, Rosie the Riveter needed a day off. In the heat and stickiness of summer everybody was tired, dog tired, completely fed up with neckties, girdles, time clocks,
You’ve Come a Long Way Peggy Olson
We have watched with pride as Mad Men’s Peggy Olson has risen from the ranks of treading water in the secretarial pool to swimming with the big fishes on Madison Avenue. As the Mad Men at Sterling Cooper & Partners
You’ve Come a Long Way Peggy Olson
We have watched with pride as Mad Men’s Peggy Olson has risen from the ranks of treading water in the secretarial pool to swimming with the big fishes on Madison Avenue. As the Mad Men at Sterling Cooper & Partners
Teen Smoking- How Lucky Can You Get?
How to Get Lucky At Your Prom Pretty and popular, Patty Barnes was one Lucky girl. Not only was this perky senior voted her High School Prom Queen 1952, the honor came with a gift of a carton of Lucky
Teen Smoking- How Lucky Can You Get?
How to Get Lucky At Your Prom Pretty and popular, Patty Barnes was one Lucky girl. Not only was this perky senior voted her High School Prom Queen 1952, the honor came with a gift of a carton of Lucky
Ding, Dong… Avon Calling Pt II
Avon may be a coveted account on AMC’s Mad Men, but for many mid-century housewives, Avon was a coveted career. By the early 1960s Dawn Logan our neighborhood Avon Lady, was living out the ring-a-ding ding-American Dream. With her Irish
Ding, Dong… Avon Calling Pt II
Avon may be a coveted account on AMC’s Mad Men, but for many mid-century housewives, Avon was a coveted career. By the early 1960s Dawn Logan our neighborhood Avon Lady, was living out the ring-a-ding ding-American Dream. With her Irish
Unintentionally Gay Ads-Does He or Doesn’t He?
How’s your mid-century gaydar? Fans are buzzing about the Mad Men moment when mystery man Bob Benson slyly touched his knee against sourpuss Petes, setting tongues wagging about Bob’s possible homosexuality. Whether or not Bob’s 1968 unrefined gaydar was accurate
Unintentionally Gay Ads-Does He or Doesn’t He?
How’s your mid-century gaydar? Fans are buzzing about the Mad Men moment when mystery man Bob Benson slyly touched his knee against sourpuss Petes, setting tongues wagging about Bob’s possible homosexuality. Whether or not Bob’s 1968 unrefined gaydar was accurate
Ding Dong…Avon Calling
The lyrical sound of Ding Dong… Avon Calling was music to my mid-century mother’s ears. My father may have said he wanted to be a hands on kinda Dad but it was my Mother who had her hands filled especially
Ding Dong…Avon Calling
The lyrical sound of Ding Dong… Avon Calling was music to my mid-century mother’s ears. My father may have said he wanted to be a hands on kinda Dad but it was my Mother who had her hands filled especially
Bra Sizes – A Thing of the Past
For decades women have been in pursuit of that holy grail- the perfect bra. Not only one that fit properly, coaxing uncooperative curves into line, but showcasing m’ladys charms as well. For just as long, foundation manufacturers have dangled the
Bra Sizes – A Thing of the Past
For decades women have been in pursuit of that holy grail- the perfect bra. Not only one that fit properly, coaxing uncooperative curves into line, but showcasing m’ladys charms as well. For just as long, foundation manufacturers have dangled the
Envisioning The American Dream 