Posts Tagged: vintage magazines

John and Carolne Kennedy book cover

Captivated by Camelot

Constant Cravings  Through 1,036 days of the New Frontier, from the take off in a freezing Washington blizzard, to its sudden end on that bright Dallas Day, a nation was captivated by Camelot. By 1961  American’s were swept up in

John and Carolne Kennedy book cover

Captivated by Camelot

Constant Cravings  Through 1,036 days of the New Frontier, from the take off in a freezing Washington blizzard, to its sudden end on that bright Dallas Day, a nation was captivated by Camelot. By 1961  American’s were swept up in

Sally Edelstein pool photo

Summer Vacation

How I spent my Summer vacation I will be on summer vacation this week. Please be on the lookout for posts of summers past Sally

Sally Edelstein pool photo

Summer Vacation

How I spent my Summer vacation I will be on summer vacation this week. Please be on the lookout for posts of summers past Sally

Illustration Jackie Onassis

Oh! Jackie! Oh! PtII

The  World Reacts In the autumn of 1968 the world reacted to the stunning surprise wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy, the Queen of Camelot and Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis with shock, amazement, and even condemnation, but definitely without apathy. Jackie Kennedy

Illustration Jackie Onassis

Oh! Jackie! Oh! PtII

The  World Reacts In the autumn of 1968 the world reacted to the stunning surprise wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy, the Queen of Camelot and Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis with shock, amazement, and even condemnation, but definitely without apathy. Jackie Kennedy

Jackie Kennedy Onassis Weds

Oh! Jackie! Oh!

Collage by Sally Edelstein Mad Men’s Don and Megan Draper may have been nonplussed about the marriage of Jackie Kennedy to Aristotle Onassis that fall of 1968, but they were clearly in the minority. In a year filled with unprecedented

Jackie Kennedy Onassis Weds

Oh! Jackie! Oh!

Collage by Sally Edelstein Mad Men’s Don and Megan Draper may have been nonplussed about the marriage of Jackie Kennedy to Aristotle Onassis that fall of 1968, but they were clearly in the minority. In a year filled with unprecedented

vintage illustration Steven Dohanos home economics

Happy Homemakers in Training

Before Domestic Diva Martha Stewart instructed American women in how to be the perfect homemaker, high school girls were required to take Home Economic classes. Since every girl had dreams off being the perfect homemaker, it was perfectly natural to

vintage illustration Steven Dohanos home economics

Happy Homemakers in Training

Before Domestic Diva Martha Stewart instructed American women in how to be the perfect homemaker, high school girls were required to take Home Economic classes. Since every girl had dreams off being the perfect homemaker, it was perfectly natural to

1950s housewife

The Real Housewives of the Cold War

Like most women growing up in the 1950s and 1960s I was fed a generous serving of sugar-coated media stereotypes of happy homemakers who were as frozen and neatly packaged as the processed foods they served their cold war families.

1950s housewife

The Real Housewives of the Cold War

Like most women growing up in the 1950s and 1960s I was fed a generous serving of sugar-coated media stereotypes of happy homemakers who were as frozen and neatly packaged as the processed foods they served their cold war families.