Sat 14 May 2011
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From Shorpy.
On state highway 88 south of Lake Tahoe.
From If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There’d Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats.
Frank Sinatra relaxes at home with his dog Ringo (Palm Springs, 1965)
Sat 14 May 2011
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Peoples Drug Store, 14th & U."
These great images are via Shorpy.
Thu 12 May 2011
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Emma Goldman, political cartoon, From the Yiddish Press c. 1901
Some new women’s history resources are available for you!
Women’s History Research in Archives at the University of Wisconsin has a new guide out that allows researchers to access a large number of digital primary sources. Topics include:
The bookmobile 1931 -1940. The 1931 Dodge was "manned" by two ladies at all times: one to drive and one to stand on the running board to keep it from tipping over. Proper attire included "a long-sleeved dress, a broad brimmed hat and gloves" to prevent tanning.
Recruitment poster for the Women's Army Corps (WAC) dated 1965, printed in green and black, and featuring an illustration of a woman in a WAC uniform. The Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project.
Via Women’s Collections Roundtable.
Also…
Passive Resistance Training, SNCC, Atlanta, 1960, by James Karales, courtesy Duke University Library.
PASSIVE RESISTANCE TRAINING, SNCC, ATLANTA, GA, 1960, BY JAMES KARALES, COURTESY DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Scheveningen (La Haye)
Albacete
The FJ Holden, December 1953.
Glory-box girls, newlywed wives, mothers with food-conscious families, young-in-heart grandmothers, even bachelor girls and bachelors gay love Pyrex. 1953.
Fri 6 May 2011
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Just what every young woman wants for Christmas…
