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In Honor Of Memorial Day
Here we have some vintage sweethearts featuring soldiers of a bygone era.
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Dancing Around America
Here is a collection of different sets of dances through the ages in America.Conrad Hilton Hotel July 19 1952Photo dated Jan 24, 1956. Square Dancers are Robert Schrieber of the Navy Dolores Kozlowski...
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Viva Las Vegas In The 50's
The Flamingo initially lost money and Siegel died in a hail of gunfire in Beverly Hills, California. Additionally, local police and Clark County Sheriff deputies were notorious for their heavy-handed...
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July The 4th Week (Part 1)
Check back every day for something new relating to July the 4th, we will start you off with 8 pics representing a wide variety of vintage Americana.Independence Day is a national holiday marked by...
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July The 4th Pin-Ups
A pin-up girl, also known as a pin-up model, is a model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture. Pin-ups are intended for informal display, e.g. meant to be "pinned-up" on a...
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July The 4th Week Part 2
Happy 4th of July everyone. Here is a collection of vintage July the 4th parade pics, hope you all enjoy your own parades today.1965 4th of July Parade,Grant School1923 Takoma Park1922 Takoma ParkEarly...
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Now On Facebook
For daily pics of vintage Americana you can also now join my Facebook page as well.http://www.facebook.com/picsamerica1955 Two Boys Practice For Soap Box Derby
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Vintage New York
This is the place where I live and work, today we are going to go through the years of what New York City used to look like with today's edition of vintage Americana pics.1900 Bleeker St Greenwich...
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The Lower East Side Of Manhattan 1953
One of the oldest neighborhoods of the city, the Lower East Side has long been a lower-class worker neighborhood and often a poor and ethnically diverse section of New York. As well as Irish, Italians,...
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Pin-Up Girls
Many pin-ups were photographs of celebrities who were considered sex symbols. One of the most popular early pin-up girls was Betty Grable, whose poster was ubiquitous in the lockers of G.I.s during...
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Military Men And Their Girls
1943 St Petersburg Florida Soldier And Girl At Fountain Of Youth
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American Music Icons
Here are a collection of some of America's finest musicians in candid moments.Elvis at the Knickerbocker Hotel, 1956The Killer, Jerry Lee LewisMississippi John HurtBob Dylan plays on the back of the...
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Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknowns is a monument dedicated to American service members who have died without their remains being identified. It is also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; it has never been...
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The Rocking 50's
After World War II there were many small military airports throughout the country that were either abandoned or very rarely used that allowed hot rodders across the country to race on marked courses....
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Marilyn In Color
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful...
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Working Women
More than 60,000 Army nurses (military nurses were all women then) served stateside and overseas during World War II. They were kept far from combat but 67 were captured by the Japanese in the...
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Prohibition
Prohibition in the United States focused on the manufacture and sale of alcohol. Drinking itself was never illegal, and there were exceptions for medicinal and religious uses.Prohibition was a major...
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Kids And Their Toys
Play is precious to children. It is a time for growing and learning or just having fun. The toys children play with tell us much about their lives. Many poorer children can't take them for granted....
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Family Life
Did you ever wonder about the historical accuracy of those "traditional family values" touted in the heated arguments that insist our cultural ills can be remedied by their return? Of course, myth is...
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Soldiers And Their Girls
Women also joined the workforce to replace men who had joined the forces, though in fewer numbers. Roosevelt stated that the efforts of civilians at home to support the war through personal sacrifice...
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Portraits
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B and RnB, is a genre of popular African-American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe...
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As American As Apple Pie
Beauty (also called prettiness, loveliness or comeliness) is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction. Beauty is...
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Las Vegas
I'm off to Vegas this week so what better time that to post some vintage Las Vegas pics.Rick Garman began visiting Las Vegas as soon as he was not barred from doing so by pesky things like laws. He...
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Bo Diddley
Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter (usually as Ellas McDaniel), and rock and roll...
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