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Posts Tagged: 1950s
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Young Alaskan
The Young Alaskan. All right! Smart, sporty and cold.
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The Bills
In the late 1950s in one of the poorest cities in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa) a subculture emerged.
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The Jokers
In the spring of 1959 Bruce Davidson met a group of teenagers in Brooklyn who called themselves The Jokers.
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Gangs of Brooklyn
“Crew [of teen gang members] is shown in jiffy wagon as they were transported to Adolescent Court.”
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Black Britain: A Photographic History
Left: ‘A young dandy wearing a formal suit and Top hat, circa 1890’ Right: ‘Conroy Campbell, a pupil at Willesden High school, 1973’
I just rediscovered this book; Stuart Hall and Paul Gilroy put it together in 2007.
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Atherton Lin Presents: On Running
Right now Jamie and I are trying to finish the illustrations for our 2012 wall calendar, which is all about walking.
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Independence Day
Happy Fourth of July. Enjoy your beaches and barbeques!
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Confederate Cap
It was the early 1950s and young people sported a new look—the look of a Confederate solider.
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Colin Murphy Presents: Strength in Nine
I’ve been thinking about how teens are often at the forefront of social and political change, and the Civil Rights Movement is a great example.