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Chrysler automobile advertisement from the May 13, 1940 issue of Life Magazine.
"Why Shift Gears?"
"Try 'Fluid-Driving'!"
"Traffic Light Bugaboo Ended!"
"The Miracle Happens Here! Only $38 extra"
A general view showing the town of Manama the capital of Bahrain circa May 1945.
(This photograph was probably taken from the balcony of the Minaret of the Al Fadhel Mosque, which was most likely the tallest built structure in Bahrain at the time. From the bottom to top are the following: Hassan Al Gosaibi's house with the wooden beds on the rooftop then the Bassams', and finally the Zamils', which along with the Marafies’ house, on the opposite side of the street next to the empty plot of land, occupies the current Zamil Tower area, the building on the waterfront, opposite the houses, was the British Political Agency (the current British Embassy) and on the far right is Charles Belgrave's house with its shaded balcony further to the top of the photo is the Sheikh Hamad Causeway and Muharraq Island appears on the horizon)
Sir Charles D. Belgrave (1894-1969) smoking a cigar at his home in Manama circa 1952.
(Charles Dalrymple Belgrave was born in the late Victorian era at the height of British imperial power when Britain literally ruled the waves and subsequently from a young age he played an active role in the running of this colossus "The empire on which the sun never sets" however by the time of his death nearly seventy-five years later Britain had become a secondary world power and like many members of his ruling class the steady decline of the British Empire after the Second World War and its eventual end in the 1960s took a toll on his psyche)
Sheikh Salman discussing state matters with the Bahrain government's adviser Sir Charles D. Belgrave at the latter's office in the Adviserate office building in Manama circa 1952.
Eye-catching vintage advertisement for Libby's Tomato Juice, from the October 12, 1942 issue of Life Magazine.
"Yours to Command - Nutrition Guards"
"Temptin', sparklin' flavor, too"
Life magazine ran an article in September 1942 on the Naval base in Derry/ Londonderry, using a number of the photographs taken by David E Scherman.
General Russell P. Hartle with The Duke of Abercorn and Mrs Marcia Mackie, Club Director, at the American Red Cross Service Club on Chichester Street in Belfast. Photographed at the Service Club's official formal opening on 10 October 1942.
Image source
The LIFE Picture Collection
Photographer: David E. Scherman
Year: 1942
via: WW2 Radio: www.facebook.com/Radio.WW2/
Brutal African dictator Idi Amin wearing a speedo, while eating a sandwich. This photograph was taken in either 1971, or 1972 and printed in the December 29th 1972 issue of Life Magazine. Naturally, this will be framed.
A British officer chatting with a British Indian soldier at the RAF (Royal Air Force) Base on the island of Muharraq circa May 1945.
The pioneering astronauts who were chosen by NASA to head into space as part of the Mercury programme are all smiles for the LIFE Magazine photographer. They had been selected after an arduous series of physical and psychological tests and were deemed to be medically fit (although Deke Slayton, centre right, was later scrubbed from his mission). The also were no more than 5ft 11 inches tall, a height restriction imposed by the small size of the Mercury capsule.
The trail blazed by the Mercury pioneers was later documented by Tom Wolfe, in ‘The Right Stuff’ (1979).
A road sign in Manama directing the way to Belgrave Road circa May 1945.
(Belgrave Road was named after Charles Dalrymple Belgrave the British adviser to the government of Bahrain (1926-1957) in recognition of his services to the Bahraini state however following Belgrave's retirement and final departure from the country in 1957 the road was renamed "Sheikh Isa Al Kabeer Avenue" (Isa the Great) in honour of Sheikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa (r. 1869-1932) Bahrain's longest-reigning ruler in modern times)
Sir Charles D. Belgrave talking with a young Yousuf Ahmed Al Shirawi (1923-2004) who was a mathematics teacher at Manama Secondary School at the time. From the mid-1950s to the early 70s, Al Shirawi held a number of important official positions and subsequently became Bahrain's first post-independence Minister for Development and Industry, a post he held until his retirement in the mid-1990s circa 1952.
Title: [Coronation of Rose Queen, Frances Connally, Life Magazine]
Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie
Date: September 30, 1938
Place: Tyler, Texas
Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection
Description: This is the coronation of Rose Queen, Frances Connally at the Sixth Annual Rose Festival held in Bergfeld Park in Tyler, Texas. The theme for this festival was ''Southern Plantations''.
Physical Description: 1 negative: film, black and white; 17.7 x 12.7 cm
File: ag1982_0234_1877_02_rosefestival_sm_opt.jpg
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Article and pinup gallery of "The Girls of Hollywood" - complete with vital statistics - from the August 3, 1942 issue of Life Magazine.
(May have been a different time, but I know what I like.)
Today's airbrushed style pinup photo features Christina enjoying the sun on her day off. With the temperatures blazing and not much really to do, Christina has decided to lounge around the deck of the Battleship and catch up on her LIFE Magazine reading that she's a bit behind on. Normally lots of sailors leave the ship to play in the city, but she's noticed for some reason they've all decided to stay onboard...
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Over a thousand Chicagoans, from all walks of life and all parts of the city, came together at Millennium Park to perform "Crowd Out" by Davind Lang.
Although a bit chaotic in the beginning, once the leaders of each of the small groups that formed the whole got things in sync, it became a beautiful performance and a moving experience.
I came upon this event purely by accident and it took me a while to figure out what was going on.
Once surrounded by all these people, I was pretty much stuck, so you see some of the same faces over and over again.
Hinds for Hands lotion advertisement from a 1942 issue of Life Magazine.
"My hands are doing Kitchen duty right on the home front."
"Glad your hands aren't red and chapped, Baby - a thrill to touch 'em!"
From right to left: Yateem petrol station (site of the present-day Yateem Mosque), Cable & Wireless offices (site of the present-day Batelco building), Gray Mackenzie (site of the present-day Downtown Rotana Hotel) and the Judicial Court (site of the present-day Constitutional Court) circa 1952.
The imposing Minaret of the Bin Khalaf Mosque in the background erected by local pearl merchant Ahmed Bin Khalaf in 1926 this Minaret was the tallest built structure in Manama for over a decade until it was overtaken by the Al Fadhel Mosque's Minaret in 1938 the windowed building on the left opposite the Minaret is the Al Tajir family home circa 1952.
Sayed Mahmoud Ahmed Al Alawi (1902-1994) head of the Finance Directorate and Bahrain's first post-independence Minister of Finance, with his staff at the offices of the Finance Directorate
in Manama circa 1952.
My personal favourite LIFE cover by Alfred "Eisie" Eisenstaedt.
Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898-August 24, 1995).
Photo courtesy of LIFE magazine.
In 1935, a 37-year-old Alfred Eisenstaedt emigrated to the United States--narrowly escaping the Holocaust in Europe--and landed a job as one of the first staff photographers at LIFE magazine.
He would become one of the most important photographers in America--indeed, the father of photojournalism.
Eisie--as his friends called him--applied a simple credo to taking pictures: "It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter."
The links below will tell you a little more about the great man Eisenstaedt, and his love of Rolleiflex and Leica cameras;
www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/photography/fieldskinds...
Assistant operator at Bahrain refinery wearing a white garment over his head to keep cool from the heat circa May 1945.
Black and white ad for Prince Albert featuring another episode of the cartoon "antics" of Ol' Judge Robbins as we see Dan asking Chubbins for a dance.
From a 1940 issue of Life Magazine.
"Step into the circle of HAPPIER SMOKING!"
"Hot smoke bites the tongue"
What the hell kind of a nickname is 'Chubbins' for a girl you want to dance with?