Hair and Hairstyling
The Mad Clipper
He briefly terrorized the housewives of Charleston in the Summer of 1969:
Beckley Post-Herald - June 24, 1969
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 07, 2018 -
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Category: Crime, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
Space Patrol Haircut
Back in 1951, young kids, inspired by the science-fiction TV series Space Patrol, started giving themselves the prematurely bald look, aka the "Space Patrol haircut."
"Teddy Hoff, 9, Hollywood schoolboy... wears a 'space patrol' haircut, a new fad of the vast and growing legion of juvenile TV space drama fans." (image source)
Los Angeles Times - July 8, 1951
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 04, 2018 -
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Category: 1950s, Hair and Hairstyling
Touch of Yogurt Shampoo
Test-marketed in 1979 and soon abandoned. I think the decision to promote it alongside yogurt makers and yogurt cookbooks couldn't have helped, because it made you wonder, am I supposed to eat it or put it in my hair?More info here.
Springfield News Leader - Sep 19, 1979
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Mar 26, 1980
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 11, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1970s, Hair and Hairstyling
Teazy Wiggy
The band.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 31, 2017 -
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Category: Fads, Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
1960s Christmas Hairdos
Munich 1964
Detroit Free Press - Dec 7, 1964
Pittsburgh Press - Dec 20, 1966
St. Cloud Times - Dec 12, 1964
Decatur Herald - Dec 24, 1966
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 22, 2017 -
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Category: Holidays, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
Atomic Hairdos
How the atomic bomb inspired hairdressers.
La Grande Observer - July 30, 1946
(AP Wirephoto — Mar 2, 1951)
Mansfield News-Journal - Apr 29, 1946
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 24, 2017 -
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Category: Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1940s, 1950s, Hair and Hairstyling
Instant Establishment Wig
Created in 1969 by Bob Woodford, for when longhairs temporarily needed to blend in with the collective, corporate establishment.But I think those sideburns are still a giveaway.
Binghamtom Press and Sun Bulletin - Aug 25, 1969
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 28, 2017 -
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Category: Headgear, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
Minipoo
Minipoo Dry Shampoo was sold from the 1940s until the 1960s. I'm assuming that 'poo' must not have had the same slang meaning back in the 1940s? Otherwise why would a manufacturer choose a name suggesting a small bowel movement?I came across a newspaper column from 1980 commenting on the strangeness of the name. So at least by then the name had started to sound odd to people.
Muncie Evening Press - Mar 19, 1980
I found the Minipoo images at the National Museum of American History website. The very first comment there, posted in 2015, was from a woman, Dolores Mitchell Byrne, claiming to have been the model on the label. I googled her name and found that a woman of the same name won the title of "Miss Subways" back in January 1961. (Paul has posted about this unusual beauty contest here.) She's got a different hairstyle, but I think it's her, the Minipoo model. You can see a more recent photo of her at BrooklynPaper.com.
Dolores Mitchell Byrne, aka 'Miss Subways' - via Facebook
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 17, 2017 -
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Category: Hygiene, Excrement, Hair and Hairstyling, Slang
Hair Care During Nuclear Attack
Prompted by the recent threats from North Korea, Guam's Office of Civil Defense recently issued guidelines on what people should do in the event of a nuclear emergency. It included the advice that you should wash your hair with shampoo or soap. However, you shouldn't use conditioner "because it will bind radioactive material to your hair."Interesting and potentially useful to know.
More info: Guam Civil Defense Fact Sheet, npr.org
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 16, 2017 -
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Category: Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Hair and Hairstyling
Annie Oakley’s Dandruff Shampoo
Story of its invention here.
Source of second ad.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 06, 2017 -
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Category: Body, Hair and Hairstyling, Head, Hygiene, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Twentieth Century
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