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    102 year old dancer sees herself on film

    "Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer during the Harlem Renaissance of the the 1930s and 40s. She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, and Zanzibar Club, with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson." https://youtu.be/bktozJWbLQg Amazing. I wish...
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    Favorite Era Photograph

    I'm curious, what are your favorite photographs from the era? And why? Why do you keep returning to it again and again? Why do you perhaps have a dog-eared copy of it pinned to your board or on your fridge? What does it mean to you? I couldn't just pick one. The first is here, to put it...
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    Offering Free Candid Photos of WW2 Japan

    We’ve inherited some candid photos from my In-laws of post-surrender Japan. We’ve culled out the one of my Father-in-Law to keep, but that leaves a good deal left over. I absolutely hate throwing away old photos, so I refuse to do that – but figure there might be a WW2 aficionado who might...
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    Golden Era Women's Names

    I’ve long appreciated women’s names that just seem to embody the Era. That when I hear them, I can see someone in the typing pool or on the factory floor or the old family farm, being called to lunch. “Elizabeth” or “Sarah” or “Katherine” were certainly around then, but they can also evoke...
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    Long Lost Honeymoon Photos from 1939

    This article features Honeymoon photos of a British couple on a road trip just before WW2 - in color! Love the tents. And the fact that they brought their cat along. (And someone to document it all, apparently)
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    Referral for vintage stove repair or restoration?

    Hello, everyone. I posted this same question some time ago as part of a thread decrying the short life of appliances. I didn't know of a more appropriate place for my question then (and still don't!), but I'm trying again here, as my initial question didn't get a nibble. I'm crossing my...
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    Underarm Hygiene in the Golden Age?

    Hello, all. This might seem like an odd, out-of-left-field question, but i was wondering when women shaving their underarms became the common majority in the United States? I've been catching up with "Boardwalk Empire" (love it!) and being an HBO show and having scenes in an up-scale dress...
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    Examples of vintage tile work?

    Hello, folks. First, brief background: We're in the midst of remodeling our kitchen and trying to recreate a 30s-40s era look. The building was a 40s orchard storage building - basically a large, open garage when we purchased it! - and we've lived the first 10 years in it with just the most...
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    Repurposing TV/radio cabinets - dangers?

    First, caveats: Mods, I hope this is the most appropriate section to place this post. If not, please do let me know. And I sincerely hope I don't cause too much cringing over my scavenging parts off vintage tvs/radios. I'm all for restoring, usually, generally, and don't do this lightly...

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