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Rose's Buttons Blog | July 24th 2008 by GrandmaRose
2 60s Knit Chic and 2 40s Crochet & Tatting Booklets Link to My eBay Store to view and bid. These auctions post at 6 p.m. PDT Scroll down to see my listings closing today! This logo merchandise is available here. Great for sharing with your read more
japanese snow earrings by giovanna torrico bijou
a thing of beauty... | July 19th 2008 by anne
Japanese Snow Earrings by Giovanna Torrico Bijou. Just featured on the front page of Etsy, those earrings have an extraordinary architectural quality. You should really check the original photo to fully appreciate their dynamic for the square format read more
Montecristo Cuban cigars 101
Travel Guides | July 16th 2008
I bet you didn't know that Cuban cigar rollers are very well educated and talented people. Well maybe you kind of figured that out on your own but I bet you didn't know they loved reading books. Now why would that matter or what does it has to do wit read more
All about Montecristo Cuban cigars
Travel Guides | July 16th 2008
Montecristo cigars first began to be produced in 1935 by a man named Garcia Menendez in Havana, Cuba. At this particular time, he was also the owner of the H. Upmann cigar brand which was extremely popular. The name for the Montecristo cigars came read more
Horse Drawn Hay Sweep-Rake
Prairie Bluestem | July 14th 2008 by Genevieve Netz
Making hay with horses In the hayfield, the hay sweep (or sweep-rake) moved hay. The driver lowered the sweep's teeth (the long wooden tines) to ground level and took the sweep down a windrow of raked hay. As the sweep moved forward, the hay piled read more
Understanding the Mystery Shopper Program
World Travel News, Information and Resources. | July 13th 2008 by Travelers
Although the mystery shopper program has been around since the late 1940s, many people still know nothing or very little about it. In this article, we wanted to provide some great information, defining the mystery shopper program to see if this is s read more
Wedding Fashion: 1940s
What Guilty and Baddie Did Next | July 10th 2008 by Guilty Secret
-------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you all so much for your support on my last few posts. You literally do help my siblings with your kind supportive comments, because the more you're there for me, the stronger I read more
Greg Bishop Reports From Roswell
Vintage UFO | July 6th 2008 by Regan Lee
Great recaps from Greg Bishop, who is at the Roswell Festival right now, on UFO Mystic. Okay, that's it, I'm going next year, damnit! I appreciate Bishop's updates; enjoyable to read about what's going on as it happens, as well as the photos Greg is read more
Wedding Fashion: 1940s Headdresses
What Guilty and Baddie Did Next | July 3rd 2008 by Guilty Secret
-------------------------------------------------------------------The more I look into wedding fashion history, the deeper I get into this wonderful site, the more pleased I am with my decision to wear a veil. I am enjoying the rose tinted glasses o read more
Wordless Wednesday, or “I’m A Baaad Boy” by Abbott & Costel…
TwoBarkingDogs | July 1st 2008 by TwoBarkingDogs
Those Old Problem Children
DROP THE HAMMER | June 28th 2008 by Billy B
US ID: Column: Those Old Problem Children by Dick Dorworth, (25 Jun 2008) Idaho Mountain Express Idaho When Albert Hofmann died in April at the age of 102 at his home in Switzerland, he would have been unknown outside the scientific community had it read more
Bringing Sexy Back
Piece of Clothing | June 24th 2008 by hasan
Today's VPOD is a great example that proves you don't have to bare a whole bunch of skin to still look incredibly sexy. Sweater dresses are hot for fall and you can see why. They're a great way to look and feel very feminine while still being covered read more
Golden Gloves
Piece of Clothing | June 24th 2008 by hasan
Gloves are one of this season's must-have fall accessories. They appeared on just about every fall runway and it's not about utility--even if it doesn't get cold enough to throw a snowball where you live, chances are you'll see women wearing gloves i read more
Blog Project - Family Album Time! (Repost)
Crooner Culture | June 20th 2008 by Lara Kulpa
(Originally posted August 2007, I want to try to get this idea rolling again!) Okay everyone - it’s time for the first ever Crooner Culture blog project! Here’s the skinny… Everyone has old family photos from the 40’s and 50&# read more
The Golden Age of Couture
Piece of Clothing | June 19th 2008 by hasan
Until January 6, 2008, the Victoria & Albert Museum is featuring an exhibit entitled "The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957." It focuses on British and Parisian couture during the years that Christian Dior once referred to as "the read more
'Brain Wave' Music Possible (1949)
Paleo-Future | June 18th 2008 by Matt
The August 28, 1949 San Antonio Light (San Antonio, TX) ran this article and cartoon about the "brain wave" music of the future. The piece quotes heavily from electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott.CHICAGO, Aug. 27 - (AP) - Some day composers won't w read more
Wordless Wednesday, or “Give Me My Money”, or “Stay The Hel…
TwoBarkingDogs | June 17th 2008 by TwoBarkingDogs
A Good Wife in 1948
Prairie Bluestem | June 16th 2008 by Genevieve Netz
Faithful service rewarded with a watchQuoted from a Hamilton Watch advertisement that appeared in the December 1948 National Geographic magazine:To Peggy --for marrying me in the first place...for bringing up our children -- while I mostly sat back a read more
Torpedo Boat of Tomorrow (1943)
Paleo-Future | June 16th 2008 by Matt
This Alex Tremulis-designed torpedo boat of the future appeared in the January 20, 1943 issue of Yank - The Army Weekly (New York, NY). His design for a personal helicopter of the future was from that same year.See also:Future War Tank (1939)Will War read more
Dear (Desk) Diary
Piece of Clothing | June 14th 2008 by hasan
We all have our little to-do lists and vintage fashionistas are no exception:* Renew subscription to VOGUE* Schedule time at that new "appointment only" vintage boutique.* Take thrift-store sandals to shoemaker for new heels.* Put fur in cold storage read more
LA Film Festival DJs Awwww Shnap
EatSkeet.com - Art Music Fashion | June 10th 2008
1940s movie star skeet. oh no i didn’ttt Oh yes i didddddd haha what do you think of my 1940s movie star steeeez? Tags: 1940s, Flyer, LA Film Festival, movie star Related posts Thursdays at Lobby are my new Favorite Pa read more
Singing the Blues
Piece of Clothing | June 8th 2008 by hasan
Did you hear about the Texas high school senior who was escorted from her prom in handcuffs for violating the dress code? Now handcuffs seem a tad extreme to me, but I do wonder why today's girls feel it's appropriate to expose so much of their bodie read more
Obama Learns Frank Sinatra-Style Popularity Tactics From 1940s Up…
Rucking Fidiculous | June 7th 2008
Frank Sinatra was a tremendous star during the 1940s. His popularity was helped by radio primarily. When TV became the main choice for entertainment, he needed new tactics to become the media sensation of television. Women were told to scream and read more
Listing on 6/5/08
Rose's Buttons Blog | June 5th 2008 by GrandmaRose
Crochet Bedspread…Bulky Knits…Crochet Tablecloths…Crochet Magazines Link to My eBay Store to view and bid. These auctions post at 6 p.m. PDT Scroll down to see my listings closing today! read more
1941
Download Movies Online | June 5th 2008 by Serega
Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl harbour as an assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine cr read more
Bubble-Top Car (1948)
Paleo-Future | June 4th 2008 by Matt
Leo Rackow's 1948 illustration of a bubble-top car of the future appears above. Its sleek, uber-streamlined design can be found in the book Out of Time by Norman Brosterman. You may observe that there doesn't appear to be cord coming from the driver' read more
Indiana Jones And A Very Good Movie
1actressinoregon | May 25th 2008 by 1actressinoregon
Hey everyone So, I got to see “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull” yesterday. I have to say that I loved it. While other people may have said that it was corny, I am with the other 3/4 of the population that believe it is exactly what read more
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