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Wire Service #3: A Moment in a Working Day (John F. Kennedy)

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on May 13, 2022
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WASHINGTON, FEB. 8 (1963) — A MOMENT IN A WORKING DAY — This is a candid glimpse of President John Kennedy seated today at his White House desk. The photo was made just before he
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Single Cel Organism #3: The Jetsons

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on April 22, 2022
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It may be hard to believe now, but The Jetsons began its life as a prime time show. It originally aired on ABC during the 1962-63 TV season. Perhaps more notably, it debuted as the first program
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Airline Memories #5: Mount Cook Airlines Prop Plane Slide

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on April 1, 2022
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Whenever I get the chance to combine my love of vintage airlines with my love of vintage photo slides I take it. So here is a beauty: It’s a Kodachrome of a prop plane from New Zealand’s
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First Year Covers: Life

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on March 11, 2022
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In my humble opinion Life is one of the preeminent magazines in American history. From its outstanding photos to its rich and varied content, I’m rather sorry I wasn’t around for its
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Hollywood Beauty #8: Suzy Parker

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on February 19, 2022
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Suzy Parker (born Cecilia Ann Renee Parker; October 28, 1932-May 3, 2003) was an American model and actress active from 1947 into the early 1960s. Her modeling career reached its zenith during the
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What’s on TV #2: Daniel Boone, 1966

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on February 3, 2022
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Today’s TV viewing takes us back to the frontier. Or at least the frontier as imagined on NBC in the 1960s. Courtesy the Sioux City Journal from February 3, 1966 is this ad for Daniel Boone,
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Kodachrome Memories #8: 1960s Chinatown, New York

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on January 7, 2022
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Here's a small slice of life from New York's Chinatown, circa late
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Comic Book Rack #3: Superman’s Christmas Adventure, 1944

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on December 15, 2021
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Superman, Santa Claus, and Me! Superman’s Christmas Adventure, 1944; published by Detective Comics (aka DC Comics), artist
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Swing Hard With This Newport Jazz Festival 1955 Program

  • Chris Holmes
  • posted on September 24, 2021
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This one image, the cover for the program from the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival, pretty much sums up everything I love about the aesthetic of mid-century jazz in America. Notably, this was just the 2nd
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