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• The Jazz Loft Project

  
  Yummy Fresh grain feed! — Authority: 587
  From 1957-1965 W. Eugene Smith, a prolific American photographer, documented New York jazz musicians in his small loft and ended up with 4,000 hours of audio and 40,000 photographs. His dilapidated loft in the wholesale flower district was the place for late-night jam sessions for Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Charlie ...
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• Merry Christmas from the 1950s

  
  Fry Cook on Venus — Authority: 504
  Local film colorist Jeff Altman who inherited a bunch of 16mm film from his grandparents, delights us all with yet another charming moment from the 1950s through his grandfathers masterful cinematography using the now extinct, Kodachrome film stock. Oh the fun families had before the internet and smart phones. ...
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• I’ve Lived Before (1956, USA)

  
  Wrong Side of the Art — Authority: 546
  [IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5342__x400_ive_lived_before_poster_01.jpg][IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5343__x400_ive_lived_before_poster_02.jpg]
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• 1953: Lavrenty Beria, Stalin henchman

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 129
  On this date in 1953, Stalin’s feared minister Lavrenty Beria was shot — finally on the receiving end of the cruelty he had administered to countless Soviet citizens. Lavrenty Pavlovich was, like Stalin, a Georgian peasant, albeit one generation younger. He won his way into Stalin’s confidence from the ...
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• Retro Skinny Ties Are Here Again

  
  1BC — Authority: 149
  What comes around goes around. That is the case with mens skinny neckties. The style started during the beginning of the 20th century and hit its highest popularity during the 50’s and 60’s, then made a stylish resurgence in the 80’s. Today they are returning to style again with stars like Will Smith, Jeremy ...
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• WallflowerVintage presents: An Ode to Spring

  
  Vintage Bulletin, the Vintage Clothing blog — Authority: 140
  The robins harmonize, heralding in spring as the days slowly get longer. The spring peepers join in the chorus uniting with the chipmunks until the symphony erupts in a cacophony of sound. A solitary fee patiently surveys the coming of a new season.
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• The White Huntress (aka Golden Ivory) (1954, UK)

  
  Wrong Side of the Art — Authority: 546
  [IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5331__x400_white_huntress_poster_01.jpg]
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• Gog (1954, USA)

  
  Wrong Side of the Art — Authority: 546
  [IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5322__x400_gog_poster_01.jpg][IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5323__x400_gog_poster_02.jpg][IMG: http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/5324__x400_gog_poster_03.jpg][IMG: ...
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• This Berkshires Community Is Much More Than a College Town – Business West

  
  Art Institute — Authority: 149
  Business West This Berkshires Community Is Much More Than a College Town Business West “The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is world-famous.
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• Being a Primer on A&P Centennials.

  
  Pleasant Family Shopping — Authority: 409
  Anniversaries were always very important to the A&P. Every year for much of the 20th century, the company’s stores held a special anniversary sale, proclaimed with banners in the stores and trumpeted in newspaper ads. “Come celebrate A&P’s 87th Anniversary” – that sort of thing. Five year ...
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• Sheers and Nudes

  
  Vintage Bulletin, the Vintage Clothing blog — Authority: 140
  .....we love em. in the store this week: vintage peach oversized cardigan; vintage sheer lace & fringe maxi dress; nude lace grunge granny dress; vintage cut out mesh bandage dress; vintage black chiffon petticoat; 1980s nude leather bomber jacket, Michael Hoban, North Beach Leather
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• Busking into your living room

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 712
  Teenage rockabilly group Kitty Daisy & Lewis perform Going Up Country on German TV Video for the song Video for their newest single Daytrotter session The family (who records everything at home in a vintage studio ) has been playing live for several years , but only recently when they opened ...
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• Vintage find of the day: 1950s Velvet Sequined Circle Skirt

  
  Adore Vintage — Authority: 129
  Item description: This amazing skirt is a beautiful sepia-toned brown/black velvet, and gorgeous ! Sequined and hand-painted with sombrero, bullfighter and scenic motifs, it has "Guadalajara" in script on the front, and is a true, full circle. The back of the skirt is a duplicate image of the front. Shown here with ...
  3 days ago

• Damp Dali

  
  routine investigations — Authority: 118
  "Phillipe Halsman Looks At Dali" Photos by Yale Joel - 1954 source: life
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• Womens Jeans And How They Differ From Men\’s Jeans

  
  Naked News — Authority: 176
  Womens jeans are quite a bit different than mens jeans because of they way they are made. Obviously womens jeans are made differently because we do not have the same plumbing that a man does and because we usually wear our jeans tighter than a man does. Womens jeans are made to fit a little bit differently because ...
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• Boans Department Store – Perth.

  
  Circa Vintage Clothing — Authority: 121
  Over the last century, the way we shop has changed a lot – from small shops, to mail order catalogues, to large department stores, to the boutique phenomenon of the ’60s and ’70s, to the large shopping centres of more recent decades – and now in the inner city we’re going back to smaller specialist shops ...
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• Gold Is the New Tupperware, and Youre Invited to the Party

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  ROWAYTON, Conn. -- The 1950s were big for Tupperware parties. The 1970s were hot for Mary Kay cosmetics. As this decade hobbles to a close, a new kind of social gathering is invading Americas living rooms: the gold party. Shannan DeCesare, 40 years old, brought four gold chains, two unloved bracelets, some earrings ...
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• Grace Kelly exhibition at the V&A

  
  iPrissy.com — Authority: 139
  The spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly, one of the most popular and iconic actresses of the 1950s, will be on display at the Victoria & Albert museum in London from April 17th – September 26th 2010. In this portrait from 1955, the actress wear a dress by designer Oleg Cassini. The exhibition will examine ...
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• Only Five Shopping Days Left!

  
  Smithsonian Libraries — Authority: 128
  Sears Christmas Book , Sears, Roebuck & Company, Chicago: 1956, Cover  From the Libraries exhibtion, Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration , which is currently on view in the National Museum of American History .  There is also an online version of the exhibition. —Elizabeth Periale
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• 50’s Dance Steps to Teach Your Students

  
  Ilham Ina — Authority: 140
  If you are looking for a good idea for your next dance recital, search no further. The 1950s provide great ideas for costumes, music, and dance routines. There are many different styles of dancing, but here are a few ideas. The Swing – Even though this dance was made famous in the 1920s, swing was still a popular ...
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