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Dick Haymes (1918-1980) was an Argentinian singer and actor and one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. And then came Elvis, the game changer.
It Had to Be You – www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW6Jd7zVpxM
Little White Lies – www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt3HDdh5RA
“The Arrow Collar Man” was first introduced in 1905 for Cluett, Peabody & Co., manufacturer of detachable collars for men’s button-down shirts. The ad campaign grew beyond its advertising purpose into a bona fide sensation. Leyendecker single-handedly changed advertising by switching the emphasis from text to image and making his pitch in emphatically visual terms. Cluett, Peabody & Co. became the most successful company in the U.S. at that time. By the 1920s, their sales increased to 4 million dollars a week and Arrow shirts with detachable collars were being exported to foreign ports such as Jakarta and the Belgian Congo. The Arrow Collar Man campaign ended in 1930, having been one of the most successful advertising campaigns in history. [Wikipedia]
[NOTE: The Arrow Collar Man is said to have been modelled by Charles Beach, Leyendecker's life partner.]
Artist Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) boldly asserted his support for American intervention in World War I before the country formally declared war on Germany. He was best known for his creation of the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent Euro-American woman at the turn of the 20th century. His wife, Irene Langhorne, and her four sisters inspired his images. He published his illustrations in “Life” magazine and other major national publications for more than 30 years, becoming editor of “Life” in 1918 and later owner of the magazine. [Source: Wikipedia]
In early April 1917, the U.S. entered the First World War, “a war to end all wars” that would “make the world safe for democracy.”
[Not as long as autocrats continue to rule]
1947; Until seven months ago Life Cover Girl Karen Lewis, 19, was a stenographer taking dictation at 95 words a minute in the Navy Department, Washington D.C. Cover by Philippe Halsman
Advertisement for Playtex Living Girdles from a 1940 issue of Life Magazine.
"It lives and breathes with you!"
"No seams. No bones."
From the days when less was more.
A collection of Life magazine covers from World War II on display at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum in New Jersey. The covers show glimpses of that time in history.
Our Daily Challenge - Time - 9/17/16
Very cool advertisement for Allison engines, a division of GM, from the July 13, 1942 issue of Life Magazine.
"Straight from the Tiger's Mouth!"
This multiple exposure shows a simulated Moon landing of the Lunar Lander trainer at Langley's Lunar Landing Research Facility.
This beautiful photograph, taken by Joe Rosenthal, was one of the most significant (and most replicated) pieces of imagery of the 20th Century.
It was my desire to bring more life out of this photo by adding some color.
I hope it does no injustice.
Colored by Mark Jaxn
A Christmas present from my parents last year from the year after I was born, my daughter who is posing is amazed to see adverts on every second page for cigarettes, oh how times have changed and so many amazing images in this edition, I love it and treasure it!
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