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.
Beat Generation
Series: Archive Fever
Visual essays, photos, and ephemera from youth cultures.
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Seventeen Art Stars
In the 1950s and 60s, Seventeen magazine was staffed by some (not yet) superstar graphic talent including Ad Reinhart, Andy Warhol, Roger Weaver, and Sol Lewitt — who drew the illustration pictured above for the magazine in 1957.
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Swim Girl, Swim!
Gertrude Ederle learned in swim at age 9 in while summering in her New Jersey cottage.
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4H Friends
1920– a bread-making demonstration on the lawn of Anson County Courthouse, North Carolina.
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A Brief History of the Tan
Today we know tanning as a dangerous way to make oneself appear younger and healthier.
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Oliver!
An Omaha high school choir sings out the musical hit of the times–Oliver!,
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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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Everybody’s Gone Surfin’
Surfin’ Aust-ral-ia. Right? Australia is outlined in beaches.
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RIP Gad Beck: Teen Gay Jewish Resister
Gad Beck, teenage World War II Jewish resistance fighter and gay activist, passed away in Berlin this past Sunday June 24th, just days before his 89th birthday.