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Pools, Polio and a Mid-Century Miracle
L) Vintage Magazine cover Illustrator Al Parker (R) Vintage poster National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis March of Dimes 1951 Against the carefree fun of a 1960 summer lingered not-so-old fears of...
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Fit Right in with Back to School Shoes
It was the day after Labor Day 1957 and the countdown had begun for the new school term. From Long Island to Little Rock, crisp black and white marbled composition notebooks were hastily purchased,...
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On the Kindergarten Campaign Trail
In the crisp fall of 1960 as presidential hopeful Senator John Kennedy beckoned us into a New Frontier I would be embarking onto my own new frontier – Kindergarten. This New Frontier of 1960 that...
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Suburban Gun Slingers
Mid-Century suburbia was overrun with pint size gunslingers. After all, toy guns protected cowpokes on the dangerous back yard plains. Ricocheting bullets, exploding grenades and caps firing were the...
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Stay As Sweet As You Are- Sugar Seduction
Sugar Seduction Being a typical up-to-date-mid-century American baby, my very first mouthful of nourishment was a doctor prescribed, sugar sweetened bottle formula. Modern babies, we were advised,...
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First Born Boy With Benefits
A Royal Welcome (L) Vintage children’s book illustration “Bedtime Stories Omnibus” Brimax Books 1979 (R) Vintage ad- Carnation Evaporated Milk for babies 1947 By George, it’s a Boy! Many in the media...
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Gun Rights and Wrongs
Once upon a time, the fear of “shooting your eye out” was the biggest concern a parent raised concerning children and guns. The Daisy Red Ryder the air rifle made famous in the Jean Shepherd’s classic...
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Barbie’s Body Evolves
News flash: Barbie’s got some junk in her trunk! After nearly 57 years, Barbie is finally packing on some healthy pounds and she’s not rushing to sign up with Jenny Craig to shed them! In fact she’s...
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What Are We Doing to These Children?i
Separation of migrant families is a draconian measure with long-lasting consequences for both the children and our society I want to scream. Hearing the plaintiff crying of these children makes me...
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If the Shoe Fits
Like clockwork, Labor Day once signaled the changing of the guard at least as far as mid cenetury shoes were concerned. The Tuesday after Labor Day one would be hard pressed to find the sight of white...
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