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    Entries tagged “1950s”

    1950s     catalogs     cute     illustration     red     toys     vintage     design    
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    dreaming of toys cover for F.A.O. Schwarz Christmas Catalog c. 1959 (via wishbook)

    dreaming of toys cover for F.A.O. Schwarz Christmas Catalog c. 1959

    (via wishbook)

    Alvin Lustig     1950s     posters     quotes     design     education     ads    
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    poster in “Great Ideas of Western Man” series Alvin Lustig designed this ad for the Container Corporation of America. The quote is from John Ruskin “On the Benefits of Education.” (via designopolis on etsy)

    poster in “Great Ideas of Western Man” series

    Alvin Lustig designed this ad for the Container Corporation of America. The quote is from John Ruskin “On the Benefits of Education.”

    (via designopolis on etsy)

    design     history     logos     nostalgia     tv     video     vintage     1950s    
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    “On October 20, 1951, the American public got its first look at the CBS Eye logo.” —CBS Eye Commemerative Video

    As the Creative Director, William “Bill” Golden is credited with designing the iconic on-air “Eye” identity symbol for CBS Television (with the help of designer Kurt Weihs). William Golden was awarded an AIGA Medal back in 1998.

    cbs eye logo design history 60th birthday

    1950s     Czech     bikes     boxes     design     packaging     vintage    
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    packaging for Velo Free Wheel Clutch bicycle parts in a box, c. 1950?(first discovered via Made in Czechoslovakia, via goenetix)

    packaging for Velo Free Wheel Clutch bicycle parts in a box, c. 1950?

    (first discovered via Made in Czechoslovakia, via goenetix)

    flickr     vintage     photography     Stockholm     transportation     fashion     1950s    
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    Stockholm Transport Museum joins the Commons on Flickr (above photograph of Storefront at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm with mannequins wearing floral print dresses c. 1957, taken by Gunnar Ekelund)

    Stockholm Transport Museum joins the Commons on Flickr

    (above photograph of Storefront at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm with mannequins wearing floral print dresses c. 1957, taken by Gunnar Ekelund)

    Alfred Hitchcock     logos     photography     vintage     Hollywood     film     1950s    
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    Above is an image of Alfred Hitchcock art directing a photo shoot of the MGM lion (Leo). The photograph was taken by Clarence Sinclair Bull in 1958. Born on August 13th, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock would be 112 years old this year. (photo via How to Be a Retronaut via a postcard from 9teen87’s collection)

    Above is an image of Alfred Hitchcock art directing a photo shoot of the MGM lion (Leo). The photograph was taken by Clarence Sinclair Bull in 1958.

    Born on August 13th, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock would be 112 years old this year.

    (photo via How to Be a Retronaut via a postcard from 9teen87’s collection)

    design     packaging     Paul Rand     1950s     vintage    
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    La Palina cigar box designed by Paul Rand, c. 1953

    La Palina cigar box designed by Paul Rand, c. 1953

    photography     history     Life     unusual     scary     1950s     b&w    
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    Atomic Bomb Tests, c. 1950s in Yucca Flat, Nevadaabove photograph by Loomis Dean (via Aqua-Velvet via Life photo archives)

    Atomic Bomb Tests, c. 1950s in Yucca Flat, Nevada
    above photograph by Loomis Dean

    (via Aqua-Velvet via Life photo archives)

    1950s     ads     brands     candy     design     illustration     print     vintage    
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    Life Savers print advertisements from 1928 through 1978 (via Buzzfeed, above c. 1950s via Jason Liebig)

    Life Savers print advertisements from 1928 through 1978

    (via Buzzfeed, above c. 1950s via Jason Liebig)

    design     style     furniture     spaces     mid-century modern     video     1950s    
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    1958 American Style, classic video of The American Look (via Brian Slawson)

    1958 American Style, classic video of The American Look

    (via Brian Slawson)

    Berlin     history     photography     signage     typography     1950s     1960s    
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    collection of photos of “Communist May Day Celebrations” (above photograph by James Whitmore via Aqua-Velvet, found in LIFE photo archives)

    collection of photos of “Communist May Day Celebrations”

    (above photograph by James Whitmore via Aqua-Velvet, found in LIFE photo archives)

    vintage     photography     cameras     Bakelite     Hungary     1950s    
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    Pajtás Bakelite Camera, c. mid 1950s/60s(first discovered via Boxy Brown’s Bling)

    Pajtás Bakelite Camera, c. mid 1950s/60s
    (first discovered via Boxy Brown’s Bling)

    1950s     cute     design     packaging     vintage     birds    
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    vintage “Little Bill” light bulb box, c. 1950s(via PopKulture)

    vintage “Little Bill” light bulb box, c. 1950s
    (via PopKulture)

    1950s     Muppets     ads     coffee     humor     puppets     video     vintage    
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    buy or die: vintage b&w commercials by Jim Henson for Wilkins Instant Coffee

    (via consumerist)

    vintage     books     covers     1950s     flickr    
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    physics textbook cover from Czechoslovakia, c 1958(via goenetix)

    physics textbook cover from Czechoslovakia, c 1958
    (via goenetix)