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McCall’s Monday — Betsy McCall Paper Doll

Posted on June 27, 2016April 19, 2019 by Martha

My dad worked in advertising, and one of his perks was free magazine subscriptions to just about every type of magazine you could think of, and there were tons of magazine titles when I was a kid in the 1950s. I liked looking at the pictures in Life, Look, and the Saturday Evening Post, but my favorites were…

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2016December 28, 2015 by Martha
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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2015December 20, 2015 by Martha

The Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 1932 The Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania), 1934

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Countdown to Christmas – 1 Day

Posted on December 24, 2015December 16, 2015 by Martha

The Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois), 1925

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Countdown to Christmas – 2 Days

Posted on December 23, 2015December 15, 2015 by Martha

The Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois), 1926

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Countdown to Christmas – 3 Days

Posted on December 22, 2015December 15, 2015 by Martha

The Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), 1922

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Countdown to Christmas – 4 Days

Posted on December 21, 2015December 16, 2015 by Martha

The Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania), 1934

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Countdown to Christmas – 5 Days

Posted on December 20, 2015December 16, 2015 by Martha

The Edwardsville Intelligencer (Edwardsville, Illinois), 1924

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Countdown to Christmas – 6 Days

Posted on December 19, 2015December 16, 2015 by Martha

The Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), 1922

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Countdown to Christmas – 7 Days

Posted on December 18, 2015December 16, 2015 by Martha

The Springfield Leader (Springfield, Missouri), 1925

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Countdown to Christmas – 8 Days

Posted on December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 by Martha

The Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania), 1923

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Happy Birthday To Me!

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Martha

Tiny Tots Paint Book Illustrations by Dorothea J. Snow Whitman Publishing, 1941 It’s a beautiful day in Seattle for the 4th annual Girls Night Out Birthday Dinner followed by singing karaoke at Rock Box until the wee hours of the morning. Tomorrow there’s another Birthday/Mother’s Day party at home with family. Lucky me!

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Easter Coloring Pages from 1930s Newspapers

Posted on March 31, 2015September 26, 2016 by Martha

Lots of newspapers from the 1920s-1930s included activities for children: stories, coloring pages, paper dolls, how-tos, puzzles and games. Many papers devoted a page every week, and some even had whole sections specifically for children. I loved this kind of stuff when I was a kid in the 1950s, but my mother either purchased coloring/activity…

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Countdown to Christmas – Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2014September 26, 2016 by Martha

Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1941 Drawings by JLS Click images to enlarge these two-page illustrations.

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Countdown to Christmas – 1 Day

Posted on December 24, 2014September 26, 2016 by Martha

Merry Christmas Paint Book Whitman Publishing, 1941 Drawings by JLS

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