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Saying So Long to Summer
Vintage ad Kodak Brownie Movie Camera 1957 Bidding the Beach Club Goodbye Labor Day signaled the last call at my Grandmothers Long Island beach club. Just as white shoes would make their final...
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Rosie the Riveter Rocks a Swimsuit
Rosie the Riveter enjoys a rare day off to enjoy the beach in her Jantzen swim suit. Vintage ad 1943 1944 was a different kind of summer. It was a sweltering July and along with most war-weary...
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On Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation- Relaxing at home by the poolPhoto by Peter D Brown Photography How I spent My Summer vacation I will be on summer vacation the next few weeks. Please enjoy some favorite...
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Summer Vacation With a Vintage View
Vintage Ad 1951 TWA The summer vacation has long been an American tradition, but not all destinations are created equal. While the 1% are off on their luxurious destination vacations, for many...
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Beach Club Preening
L) Vintage Ray Ban Sunglasses Ad 1960 (R) Vintage Jantzen Swimsuit Ad 1950s, illustration by Pete Hawley How To Enjoy The Sun In Style In the summer of 1960 the glitter and glamor of my Grandmothers...
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The Scents, Sounds and Flies of Summer
The scents and sounds of my 1960s childhood summers at my grandmothers beach club would sizzle together creating the perfect summer cocktail. Along with the rhythmic sounds of the ocean waves...
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Say it Ain’t So….So Long Summer
Vintage ad Kodak Brownie Movie Camera 1957 Bidding the Beach Club Goodbye Labor Day signaled the last call at my Grandmothers Long Island beach club. Just as white shoes would make their final...
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Tips to Beat Summers Heat
Beat the Summer Heat – World Book Encyclopedia 1955 As we suffer through an oppressive heat wave, an offering of mid century tips for a very contemporary problem.
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Cooling Down the Automatic Way
How to beat the summer heat- automatically. Vintage ad Vendo Vending machines 1958 During this oppressive heat wave, summer’s must have accessory is the ubiquitous water bottle. Whether Aquafina or...
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JFK and the Summer of High Hopes
JFK in the swim. Photo by Bill Beebe/Los Angeles Times Archives?UCLA A Favorite From the Vault The sizzling summer of 1960 was dominated by the equally hot Presidential race between John F. Kennedy and...
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Ken’s Hair Raising Story
Ken’s Man Bun – Hair Today Gone Tomorrow Oh Ken, say it ain’t so! Whose hair brain idea was it to give poor Ken Carson a man bun? I’m not sure even curvy Barbie would be happy with this new do. And...
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A Healthy Tan?
Once upon a time, a deep dark tan was the gold standard of a successful summer run. When it came to getting a gold medal for the best bronze I was always a winner. In full disclosure, I am still one...
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Summer Season’s End
Bidding the Beach Club Goodbye Labor Day signaled the last call at my Grandmother’s Long Island beach club. Just as white shoes would make their final appearance of the season, so it was time to bid...
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Mum’s the Word When it Comes to Fall
I hate Mums. There, I’ve said it. Yet I just returned from the local nursery loaded down with a dozen or so pots of this despised plant. As summer annual flowers begin to fade, the vacancy in my terra...
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A Birthday Tribute to my Beach Loving Mother Betty
I got my deep love of the water and the beach from my beloved mother Betty. Born in Brooklyn on Bastille Day, her lifelong enthusiasm for the sand and surf was deeply infectious and I caught the beach...
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Beat the Summer Heat Automatically
How to beat the summer heat- automatically. Vintage ad Vendo Vending machines 1958 Hydrate, hydrate, and re-hydrate. That is the mantra for this summer’s scorching heat. During this oppressive heat...
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How to Beat The Summer Heat
Unbearable summer heat is nothing new though each year we seem to think we’ve never had it this bad. While many are googling tips on how to survive this wretched heat wave, I turned to my trusty 1954...
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I’m Not Falling For Faux Fall
I’m not ready for sweater weather! And I’m not putting away my white shoes any time soon. With Labor Day looming, my longing for a never-ending summer grows fiercer, becoming protective of the...
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