Chinese Spectacle – In the ‘Limehouse’ number from MGM’s all-star musical cavalcade, 1946′s Ziegfeld Follies, Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer are like two porcelain figures dancing against chinoiserie background. The setting is […]
1940s
Olivia de Having herself a lovely bath
Betty Field flaps it up as Daisy Buchanan in 1949’s The Great Gatsby
children of farm workers living at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) labor camp, Caldwell, Idaho, 1941 photo by Russell Lee
Beech-Nut Gum girl, 1940s
NO MEANS NO!!!
The Brutal History of Japan’s ‘Comfort Women’ Between 1932 and 1945 – Japan forced women from Korea, China and other occupied countries to become military prostitutes a Nationalist officer guarding […]
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Fay McKenzie can’t rest easy with Eddie Cantor lurking about in the revue Meet The People. photo by Herbert Gehr, 1940 Best In Peace Fay!!!
Olivia de Havilland wins at life, but perhaps not ping pong