‘Greatest Athlete of the Twentieth Century ‘ Jim Thorpe got his start on the Carlisle Indian Industrial School team.
Carlisle Indians
Series: Archive Fever
Visual essays, photos, and ephemera from youth cultures.
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Charlie Sexton
Charlie Sexton is a dreamboat. He and his younger brother Will picked up the guitar as young boys in Austin, Texas and spent their teenage years jamming with rock legends.
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Mascot Mania
Theatrical, spirited, and oversized—what would high school sports be without their Eagles, Bobcats, or Black Knights?
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Jackson Pollack Gets Some Fatherly Advice
In 1928, LeRoy Pollack penned a thoughtful note to his sixteen-year-old son, Jackson.
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Body Builder
In the mid 1900’s Arni and Reg Park were over-indulging in oils and tanning lotions in order to get ready for their next Mr.
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RIP: Florence of WWI
Florence Green, the world’s last remaining veteran of World War I, died on Tuesday in Norfolk at the age of 110.
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NAACP Youth
A biased view of young protesters from the archives of Milwaukee’s police officers, “Milwaukee’s Finest.”
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Poster Youth
La Raza Community Centre offered a variety of activities and support for local youth of San Diego during the late 70s–early 80s.
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What About One of These Girls?
The 19th annual Miss America pageant took place in Atlantic City, NJ on September 8th 1945.
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Picture Collection: Experimental Friends
Don’t drink. Don’t smoke. What do you do?