Mexican American flappers standing in a park somewhere in Southern California, 1925.
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Underground Music Fanzines
I had no musical ability and I wasn’t old enough to be a college radio DJ.
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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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The Cottingley Fairies
In 1917 two young cousins from Cottingley, England, borrowed a camera and set off into the countryside.
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High School K Hole
Enter into the never-ending abyss of teen years.
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ESPO: Quality Communication, No Permission
‘The 7-11 at 64th and Lebanon ave, Overbrook Philadelphia 1984, I’m boosting mallo-cups and that’s a soft pretzel in me gob.’
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Fungi Girls Will Be Boys
Melting melodies, dizzy drums, vocal haunts—Fungi Girls are a trio of Texas teenagers taking over the tune waves.
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16 in Webster Groves
Sixteen year olds in Webster Groves see nothing to rebel about.
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Fan Mania
Beatles fans at Warwick Hotel in 1965 (via here)
Here’s a youth culture theme: screaming fan girls.
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Raggare Finland
A greasy mix of redneck and teddy boy, the Raggare are a subculture that began in Sweden and spread to other Nordic regions.