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

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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The Secret of McDonald’s’ Success? Not Hiring Women

Chris Holmes
posted on June 22, 2016
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According to this 1959 interview with McDonald's founder Ray Kroc, the fast food giant was successful in part for not hiring

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Pop Culture Capsule — January 1-7, 1984

Chris Holmes
posted on January 4, 2014January 4, 2014
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A look at the most popular music, TV shows, movies, and books from the first week of January 1984, when Michael Jackson was still the King of

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The Saul Bass AT&T Logo Design, 1969

Jeff Stanton
posted on October 24, 2013October 16, 2013
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A look back at the marketing film released in 1969 to announce the AT&T logo redesign by famed graphic designer Saul

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Celebrating More Than a Century of Government Corruption

Chris Holmes
posted on October 1, 2013October 1, 2013
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From 1910 comes this vintage Puck magazine political cartoon showing just how far we haven't come thanks to both the Republican and Democratic

A&P supermarket opening at Williamsburg Village, Atlanta, 1965

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Scenes from an A&P Supermarket Opening, Atlanta, 1965

Chris Holmes
posted on August 27, 2013August 20, 2013
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Scenes from the grand opening of an A&P supermarket in the Williamsburg Village shopping center, located in Atlanta, Georgia, in May

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Concept Car Capsule: 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne

Chris Holmes
posted on August 14, 2013February 19, 2022
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The strange beauty of one of GM's oddest concept cars, the 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne, is on full display in this vintage image

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An Exploded View Drawing of Madison Square Garden, 1967

Chris Holmes
posted on July 25, 2013July 25, 2013
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Madison Square Garden may be just ten years away from demolition. Here's a view of the famous arena from a 1967 Popular Mechanics

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This 1846 Anti-Slavery Alphabet Is Fantastic

This hand-drawn Anti-Slavery Alphabet from 1846 is a fascinating artifact of America in the stormy, pre-Civil War

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

The Secret of McDonald’s’ Success? Not Hiring Women

Pop Culture Capsule — January 1-7, 1984

The Saul Bass AT&T Logo Design, 1969

Celebrating More Than a Century of Government Corruption

Scenes from an A&P Supermarket Opening, Atlanta, 1965

Concept Car Capsule: 1955 Chevrolet Biscayne

An Exploded View Drawing of Madison Square Garden, 1967

This 1846 Anti-Slavery Alphabet Is Fantastic

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