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Norfolk Great Britain.

The aftermath of a German bombing raid on a British town. May 1943.

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: Gap-osis: As bad or worse than visible panty lines (VPL). Discuss. http://bit.ly/YNEEco

How to knit

F1 Niki Lauda (Ferrari) Monaco GP - Montecarlo - 1977

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: Marlene Dietrich in the roughest female fight sequence from Hollywood. http://bit.ly/1rCkgGM

Talk about an after taste...1964.

Selfies, 1920s

1941, Advice for gentlemen...and a little candy history.

How to style your hair... Even if it got bobbed! :-)

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Lemonade stand, 1950s Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts

1951 and this frig came with a bottle opener, egg-o-mat AND a new vocabulary word...femineered!

Combing - what else?

Candy for everyone! Have a great day!

Whirlpool graffiti in a showcase of merchant

Two girls in the studio.

Ziegfeld Star Dorothy Flood

The hat for rebels of any cause

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: The more things change, the more they stay the same: New York Yankees kid players are best.

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: Loretta Young names it "Adoration". Know what it is? http://bit.ly/YiYLyX

Thursday night at the movie trailers...1951

World War II

'Japanese Wineberry and Shuckles Strawberry' illustration from 'Childs Rare Flowers, Vegetables and Fruit 1895.'

1955 mom jeans!

Ladies Fashion, Vogue 1920s

Yes, this was a precursor to the modern design of a cycle.

The worst looking "Martians" yet, for War of the Worlds...

Little Tough Guys: Faces of the Young America #Football League, 1939 via Life.com. http://ti.me/1xgt7RN .

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: "Look to Lockheed Leadership". Long service for 28 world airlines. http://bit.ly/Y3mMcW

I love old movies and have watched "Philadelphia Story" several times.

Here's a Pepsi ad I've never seen, Today's Woman magazine, 1946...

Veronica Lake

If you haven't heard about our #VintageFair yet, you can read all about it here http://bit.ly/1mmhHYP

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HOWARD HUGHES' FLYING PENTHOUSE: Before the Cosmic Muffin, there was the Penthouse.

75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: "It Pays to Fly": Educational campaign sponsored by the Nation's 16 major airlines.

Lillian Wells (1927–1977)

AT&SF, for L.D. Wood and other rail fans in the community...resting in Atchison, Kansas.

A project to encourage Philco workers ("Soldiers of production")...enlarge to see detail.

Robert Smith (The Cure)

A coke, 5¢.

A familiar sight in London.