1960s
Recipes for the fallout shelter housewife
Marie Adams, food editor of the Charlotte News, felt that nuclear war shouldn't stop a "fallout shelter housewife" from providing her family with tasty meals and "appetizing snacks". In a 1961 column (Sep 7, 1961) she offered suggestions for fallout shelter meals that included deviled ham and parsley dip served with tomato juice, swedish fruit soup with cheeses, and vichyssoise with crackers.
A response from a reader of the Charlotte News:
Charlotte News - Sep 11, 1961
Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 22, 2022 -
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Category: Food, War, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1960s
Wiggle Room
Must have been a slow news day at the Newport Daily News (Newport, Rhode Island)for 26 Jan 1966, Wed Page 22.
I assume everyone can picture Ann-Margret, Marlo Thomas and Ursula Andress. But for your benefit, here is wiggler Diane Cilento, Mrs. Sean Connery.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 22, 2022 -
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Category: Medicine, Sexuality, Studies, Reports, White Papers, Investigations, 1960s, Women
Lorne Greene, “Ringo”
Another in our series of "Actors Who Should Have Stuck to Acting."
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 05, 2022 -
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Category: Guns, Hollywood, Music, Television, Wild West and US Frontier, 1960s
Bird-Cage Earrings Containing Live Birds
Worn by actress Shary Marshall - Apr 1967. Designed by Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Johnson. The cages contained Australian Snow Finches.
The Orlando Sentinel - Apr 1, 1967
They would pair well with this bird hat that we've previously posted about (worn by actress Jane Bough in 1968).
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 23, 2022 -
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Category: Fashion, Headgear, 1960s
King Croesus
Their Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 19, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Myths and Fairytales, Psychedelic, 1960s, United Kingdom
Follies of the Madmen #526
Are these supposed to be 18-year-old coeds at university? If so, why do they look 45?From the SATURDAY EVENING POST for 1/14/1961.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 17, 2022 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Stereotypes and Cliches, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1960s, Women
Wong Tai Tung’s Metal Brassiere
In 1968, the British Patent Office granted Wong Tai Tung of Hong Kong Patent No. 1,105,147 for "Improvements in or relating to Brassiere Garments". From his patent:It is the most important point for women to have decorated brassiere garments to enhance the beauty of the bosom.
In order to meet with their requirement, I have invented a decorative metal brassiere garment. It makes the bosom appear bigger because of the twingle and sparking light of ornaments of gems and pearls on the garment.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 14, 2022 -
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Category: Fashion, Underwear, Patents, 1960s
Super Ball Music and the Super Bowl
Wham-O introduced the Super Ball in 1965. It was a huge success as a toy, but it also inspired music... and was the reason the Super Bowl got its name. From Wikipedia:
Lamar Hunt, founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, watched his children playing with a Super Ball and then coined the term Super Bowl. He wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle dated July 25, 1966: "I have kiddingly called it the 'Super Bowl,' which obviously can be improved upon." The league's franchise owners had decided on the name AFL–NFL World Championship Game, but the media immediately picked up on Hunt's Super Bowl name, which became official beginning with the third annual game in 1969.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 13, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Sports, Toys, 1960s
The Thingies: “Rainy Sunday Morning”
Read about this obscure psychedelic band here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 31, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Regionalism, Psychedelic, 1960s, Weather
The Unisphere Hairdo
Rival strippers with the same "unique" hairdo! I predict a catfight!
Stylist John Fonda finishes up the stripper Ecstasy's new look -- "The Unisphere Hairdo" -- inspired by the official symbol of the New York World's Fair of 1964.
Ann Corio, star of "This Was Burlesque", watches in the mirror as stylist John Fonda puts the finishing touches on "The Unisphere Hairdo", inspired by the official symbol of the 1964 NY World's Fair.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 28, 2022 -
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Category: Burlesque, Exotic Dancing, Stripping and Other Forms of Staged Nakedness, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
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