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Entries tagged “1960s”
Czechoslovakia postage stamp: “S”
c. 1968
designed by K. Svolinský
postage stamp designs by Lance Wyman for 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico
(above “Juegos De La XIX Olimpiada 1968” commemorative sheet features some of Wyman’s Olympic sports pictograms and a line pattern design with Mexico68 logotype)
Poland postage stamp: child in party hat
c. 1968, commemorating “75 Years of Polish Philately”
designed by Tadeusz Michaluk
(via stampdesigns)
Ray Bradbury Talks Inspiration and Advice in a Fascinating 1963 Film
“If I hadn’t discovered writing, I think I really would have become a magician,” the iconic author explains in Ray Bradbury: Story of a Writer, a 25-minute documentary about his life and work.
collection of vintage photographs of the interiors of HMV record store in 1960s London
(via Vice via Voices of East Anglia, above photo via hmv_getcloser)
“It was frowned upon by the constabulary and disapproving adults, but the skateboard gave the youngsters who mastered its technique a thrilling sensation of speed unexcelled by any other pavement sport. Filmed in 1966 on Montréal streets before the elongated roller skate was banned, this film captures the exuberance of boys and girls having the time of their lives in free-wheeling downhill locomotion.”
—National Film Board of Canada
(first discovered via Huck, film directed by Claude Jutra)
colorful poster designs by Tadanori Yokoo
(rediscovered via 50 Watts)
collection of photos of “Communist May Day Celebrations”
(above photograph by James Whitmore via Aqua-Velvet, found in LIFE photo archives)
