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Posts Tagged: 1940s
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Beat Generation
The origins of the Beat Generation can be traced to a group of students (Kerouac, Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, Hal Chase & others) who in 1948 challenged their conservative, formulaic writing professors at Columbia University.
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“Teena” & Estelle Ellis Rubinstein
Estelle Ellis Rubinstein, a founding promotional director of Seventeen Magazine in 1944, died on July 1, 2012.
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4H Friends
1920– a bread-making demonstration on the lawn of Anson County Courthouse, North Carolina.
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Grad Party!
Congratulations Graduates! Caps and gowns, valedictorians, graduation presents and parties.
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Folk Life
Young folk from the heart of Kentucky play banjo, guitar, and sing songs.
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Snapshots of Jewish Youth
Close-up portrait of three Hungarian rabbinical students in Budapest, 1940-1943.
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Stayfree Carefree
Periods. Every teenage girl has to deal. Plenty of companies are here to help, with some cringe-inducing advertising.
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40’s Footwear
Bobby socks & saddle shoes—a detailed study of high school students’ footwear at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C.
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Hot Wheels
Before high school car culture, teens peddled their way to freedom.