Remembering the 1950's
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The Fifties - the Mid-Point Decade of the 20th Century
What did the fifties mean to you? The advent of fast foods, cars with fins and Rock and Roll? I have chosen material that will look deeper into the history of the world during the 1950's.
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America in the 20th Century - The Postwar World Art Print
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Fifties Forever!: Popular Fashions for Men, Women, Boys & Girls
Fifties Forever!: Popular Fashions for Men, Women, Boys & Girls (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers)
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1950s vintage clothing, from formal to classic, from party clothes and sports attire to underwear and sleepwear, is shown and described. Over 450 color photographs of American clothing for the whole family, adults and children. These styles hold a strong place in the Fifties Look that became popular around the world.
Fifties Fashion
Each decade in 20th-century America is known for having a unique history and a different personality
America in the 1950s (Decades of American History)
Amazon Price: $28.00 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
In addition to coverage of each presidential administration, important events, and historical trends, each compelling book includes information on what was happening in the arts, sciences, popular culture, fashion, and music. Each inviting and user-friendly volume includes 100 or more photographs, box features, pull-out quotations and facts in the margin, a glossary, a further reading list, and an index. Designed to be accessible to young readers, these volumes offer a unique way of learning about the history of America.
DVD New York in the Fifties (2001)
New York in the Fifties
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New York in the Fifties is the story of a unique time and place, when New York was the hotbed of new artistic expressions, free love, drinking, hot jazz, and radical politics. The film combines stunning archival footage of New York with interviews and footage of icons of the day-Kerouac, Ginsberg, Baldwin, Mailer, Basie, etc. Offering modern day perspective and reminiscences are writers, actors, and artists such as Joan Didion, Robert Redford, Nat Hentoff, Gay and Nan Talese, John Gregory Dunne, William F. Buckley, and Calvin Trillin-all part of the rich cultural and artistic scene of the time.
The 1950's Culture
Essays on Everyday America, The World of Youth, Advertising, Architecture, Fashion, Food, Leisure Activities, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Travel, and Visual Arts.
The 1950s (American Popular Culture Through History)
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Beneath the calm, conformist exterior, new ideas and attitudes were percolating. This was the decade of McCarthyism, Levittowns, and men in gray flannel suits, but the 1950s also saw bold architectural styles, the rise of paperback novels and the Beat writers, Cinema Scope and film noir, television variety shows, the Golden Age of the automobile, subliminal advertising, fast food, Frisbees, and silly putty. Meanwhile, teens attained a more prominent role in American culture with hot rods, rock 'n' roll, preppies and greasers, and--gasp--juvenile delinquency.
A Must-Read for Baby Boomers
Recollections: a Baby Boomer's Memories of the Fabulous Fifties
Amazon Price: $10.79 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
"Recollections" is a warm, lovingly honest, and fascinating portrait of America in the mid-20th Century.
Presentation of the ideal of 1950s suburban living
Going Home to the Fifties
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With the postwar economic boom, a vast middle class emerged. Suburbs exploded across the country, and the new industrial complex cranked out cars, appliances, and home furnishings in record numbers. Here is an idealized neighborhood of the period, with schools, roads, and commuter trains to the homes, kitchens, and backyards - all drawn from the fantasy worlds created by advertising.
As Seen on TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s (Paperback)
As Seen on TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s
Amazon Price: $24.00 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
Opening with a photograph of a 1950s Disneyland home designed in the shape of a TV (by those fun-loving futurists at MIT), this book's text and photos consistently maintain a balance between insightful social commentary and critique and sensitive recapturing of the essence of visual broadcast's dawn.
1950s - Europe
The Foundations of Europe: European Integration Ideas in France, Germany and Britain in the 1950s (Forschungen zur Europäischen Integration)
Amazon Price: $78.10 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
Thomas Horber analyses the building process of European integration. He shows the parlimentary discourses of France, Germany and Britain to be representative of the national position of these states towards the developing concept of 'Europe'. He covers all key events and developments of the time which had an impact on the European integration process and provides and explaination for the convergence of national discourses towards a common Europe.
Cool Facts from the Fifties
THE FIFTIES:
- A time when the music and the cars were a Lifestyle.
- A time when Drive-in's were either a movie or a fast food place.
- A time before shopping malls and drive-by shootings.
- A time when bread was 0.14 cents a loaf.
- A time when men's hairstyles had names like Apache, The Flat top crewcut, The Ducktail, Pompadour, and Sideburns.
Add record earrings to your flirtin' 50's look.
Plastic Record Charms Earrings In Multi with Silver Finish
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
Dress up for the Hop! Here's the finishing touch for your Fifties look.
Full circle skirt has black record & musical notes silk screened on pink felt fabric.
Hey Viv! Hot Pink Rock n Roll Skirt - Retro 50s Style
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Going to the Hop ? Here's a fun 50's style, felt circle skirt ready to Swing ! This skirt is newly made with a good quality felt. It's great for costume. The waist is elastic, made to fit a range of sizes.
Everyday Fashions of the Fifties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs
One of the best 50's books ever made
Everyday Fashions of the Fifties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
Amazon Price: $8.49 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
Comprehensive view of what middle-class Americans were wearing in the fifties. One hundred twenty pages of illustrations, accompanied by descriptive captions, depict one-piece strapless bathing suits and dresses with plunging necklines for women; business suits with wide lapels--and equally wide ties--for men; bluejeans, plaid shirts, and full, knee-length swing skirts for girls; fringed cowboy suits for youngsters of both genders; and much more. Over 300 black-and-white illustrations.
1959 - the most popular year for shopping - Ranked in the top 100 in Entertainment!
Coolest Shirt ever! Chevrolet Bel Air Tri Five 1955 1956 1957 Hawaiian Shirt

Chevrolet Bel Air Tri Five 1955 1956 1957 Hawaiian Shirt, Benny's
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* 100% cotton fabric
* Matching pocket
* Coconut buttons
* Made in California USA
* Authentic licensed General Motors product.
Filled with amazing, amusing, and even astonishing trivia from the 1950s
The 1950s' Most Wanted(TM): The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Cold War Crises, and All American Oddities
Amazon Price: $5.47 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
It may have been half a century ago, but with The 1950s' Most Wanted it seem like just yesterday.
Cover all aspects of 1950's history
- American History - 1950-1959
- The purpose of this web and library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the fabulous fifties (1950s).
- Remembering the Fifties
- The 1950's is an all time favorite decade and for that reason memorabilia from that era will always make the perfect gift.
- An Entertainment Review year by year of the Fifties.
- A quick entertainment review of the Fifties - do you remember?
Featured Lenses of the Fifties
Remember the Malt Shop?
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Filled with 50's trivia this is the ultimate pop culture puzzle.

White Mountain Puzzles The Fifties
Amazon Price: $10.21 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
This was the era of hot rods, long-finned cars, rock 'n roll, black and white tv, red skelton, groucho marx, duck-tailed haircuts, marilyn monroe, mickey mantle, james dean, and elvis. Filled with 50s trivia, this is the ultimate pop culture puzzle.
Each car is over 5 feet wide.
Fifties Cars 65in Scene Setter Add-Ons 2ct
Amazon Price: $3.99 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
Remember those classic cars from the 50's? Well here they are for you to enjoy once again with our Scene Setter Add-Ons. Scenes are cut easily and adhere to your wall or layer over our decorative Scene Setter Room Rolls, which these coordinate with
Over 900 stunning photographs help capture the Fifties decade
The Fifties Chronicle
Amazon Price: $59.74 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
THE FIFTIES CHRONICLE amply represents with images of sock hops, roller derby, family barbecues, Cinerama and CinemaScope, Disneyland, the 57 Chevy, Mickey Mantle, the Mousketeers, and many other artifacts of the period. All this, plus movie and TV stills, fashion shots, home furnishings, book and magazine covers, hardcover and paperback books, tiki mugs and toys, home and urban architecture, fine art, Beat culture, and industrial design, from electric shavers to the fabulous 59 Cadillac. and a lot more.
Great Rock and Roll Oldies
- Music Oldies Rock and Roll
- Music Oldies, Rock and Roll, Doo Wops, Rhythm and Blues - WHAT A WAY TO ENJOY OUR TEEN YEARS
- 1957 - Bye Bye Love
- Remembering the Fifties
DVD - Magic Moments - The Best of '50s Pop
"When you watch this DVD make sure you have enough time to see it to the end, because you won't want to turn it off. This music is timeless, and you are getting every cent of your money's worth. Nostalgia reigns supreme. In adddition there are interviews with Patti Page"
Magic Moments - The Best of '50s Pop
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Timeless '50s pop hits recorded live! From the hit PBS show!
The 1950s could be considered the last days of innocence. While Elvis gyrated to "Jailhouse Rock" and "All Shook Up," Pat Boone mused about "Love Letters In The Sand." Pop music, short for "popular," was just that: music enjoyed by mom, dad and kids alike.
The PBS concert special The Magic Moments: The Best Of '50s Pop, taped at the Trump Taj Majal in Atlantic city on April 21, 2004, celebrates that era with many of stars of the '50s singing their biggest hits in front of an appreciative audience.
Recollections: a Baby Boomer's Memories of the Fabulous Fifties
Released August 2009
"This should be mandatory reading for anyone born before, during or after the 50's. It is a wonderful snapshot of a very special time in our country. A time that even those that were never there will never forget, thanks to Recollections."
Recollections: a Baby Boomer's Memories of the Fabulous Fifties
Amazon Price: $10.79 (as of 02/15/2012)![]()
As one of the first post-WWII Baby Boomers, Jim Chambers' childhood and early teenage years were in the 1950s, a remarkable decade for the United States that saw enormous political, technological, and cultural changes. Although many books have covered the headline-making events of the era in great detail, few of these books give the reader a real feel for what daily life was like for Americans living in that decade, especially for kids growing up then. The author remembers the little nuts and bolts things of daily life for families during the fascinating decade known as the Fabulous Fifties. "Recollections" perfectly blends paying homage to the little day-to-day rituals with a larger scale examination of social issues and mores of the times, and it's equally entertaining on either level. "Recollections" is a warm, lovingly honest, and fascinating portrait of America in the mid-20th Century.
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1952 Nash-Healey Roadster
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1952 Nash-Healey Roadster Framed Art Print
30.625 in. x 24.625 in.
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History of the little 45 RPM
45 RPM: The History, Heroes, and Villains of a Pop Music Revolution
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The book describes how this new technology and rock and roll, born almost simultaneously, became a single world-shaking phenomenon; how upstart labels broke into the market while major labels tried to outfox each other; and how musical and music-industry personalities shaped this fascinating history. Along the way are stories of legendary records and artists and 100 color and black-and-white photos.
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Music and Memories Art Print
Martin, Van
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nyclittleitaly Feb 2, 2012 @ 1:21 am | delete
- wish the 50's was still here
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grnidlady
Dec 15, 2011 @ 7:41 pm | delete
- love the 50's and love your lens!
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RetroMom
Apr 3, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
- I would love that Sears Catalog book, everybody back then lived by their Sears Catalog, especially if you did not live in the big cities! Great lens.
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joanv334 Feb 17, 2011 @ 4:04 am | delete
- Hello, love your lens!
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KokoTravel
Dec 30, 2010 @ 6:10 pm | delete
- As much as I love the fifties... I wish that I had been a teenager at the time, rather than a baby. Thanks for the retro splash.
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