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American Negros in the Great War (Leslie's Weekly, 1920)
1920, African-Americans, Leslie's Magazine, Recent Articles

American Negros in the Great War
(Leslie’s Weekly, 1920)

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This is a World War I article listing many of the patriotic commitments that the African-American community devoted to the 1917 – 1918 war efforts:

The war has transformed the American Negro into the Negro American. Because he has been doing big things for his country his sense of national unity grown; his citizenship became a living reality.

They have contributed 300,000 of their young men to the American Army. Of these 1,000 are commissioned officers of the line…One entire regiment was decorated for bravery and several individual soldiers have been cited for deeds of great valor.

A.E.F. Deployment Compared to B.E.F. Deployment (U.S. Gov. 1931)
1931, Doughboys, Recent Articles, The U.S. Government Records

A.E.F. Deployment Compared to B.E.F. Deployment
(U.S. Gov. 1931)

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Attached is a graph comparing the amount of time it took for both the British Army and the American Army to have 2,000,000 soldiers on the Western Front during World War One:

The British sent to France many more men in their first year in the war than we did in our first year. On the other hand, it took England three years to reach a strength of 2,000,000 men in France and the United States accomplished it in one half the time.

An Advertisement for W.W. I Officer Boots (Stars and Stripes, 1918)
1918, Recent Articles, The Stars and Stripes, U.S. Army Uniforms of World War One

An Advertisement for W.W. I Officer Boots
(Stars and Stripes, 1918)

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A black and white illustration showing the sort of British made boot favored by American officers during World War One. A look at the many pictures which depicted the officers of the A.E.F. and it is clear to see that the lace-to-the-knee style of trench boot was much preferred over other varieties. However, many pictures from the closing days of the war tend to also indicate the line officer’s preference for ankle-boots with puttees.

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1950s Golf Attire (Gentry Magazine, 1953)
1953, Gentry Magazine, Golf History, Recent Articles

1950s Golf Attire
(Gentry Magazine, 1953)

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Attached you will find a number of black and white images illustrating the general look for 1950s golfers – and if you’ve been looking for an article that explains the fashion sense of every single retired U.S. President for te past fifty years, you may have found it.

The fashions illustrated herein also provide today’s costume designers with a sense of how retired crooners preferred to look as well.

Color Styling and the Cars of the Fifties (Gentry Magazine, 1956)
1950s Cars, 1956, Gentry Magazine

Color Styling and the Cars of the Fifties
(Gentry Magazine, 1956)

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A 1956 article by Eugene Bordinat (1920 – 1987), one of Detroit’s grand old men of automotive design; during his reign at Ford, Bordinat oversaw the styling of such cars as the Mustang and the Falcon:

The average American likes to think that he is an independent thinker and a rugged individualist, while actually he is closer to a sheep and follows the herd. He resists change. He wants just enough change in cars so his neighbors will know it is the latest model, but not so much that he has to explain to his friends why he bought the strange contraption…The stylist must consider these factors when he out-lines his advanced thinking on trim and color…he must be sure that the scheme isn’t so radical that it will frighten the color-timid public.

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The Fall of Seoul (Dept. of the Army, 1956)
1956, The Dept. of the Army, The Korean War

The Fall of Seoul
(Dept. of the Army, 1956)

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The very first engagement of the conflict, when the North Koreans crushed South Korean defenses at the 38th parallel, demonstrated the superiority of the North Korean Army. On June 28, three days after the opening attack, a tank/infantry force leading the main North Korean thrust entered Seoul… In the face of the onslaught, the South Korean Army retreated, leaving most of its equipment behind. Whatever effectiveness it may have possessed was already lost.

The Bavarians Wanted a King (Pathfinder Magazine, 1949)
1949, Aftermath (WWII), Pathfinder Magazine

The Bavarians Wanted a King
(Pathfinder Magazine, 1949)

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An important news item came across the wire in mid-may, 1949:


The delegates from Western Germany’s 11 states gave final approval to the draft of the constitution for the new Federal Republic of Germany.


– but what matter was this to the thousands of Bavarians who were highly distrustful of the new government; they had their own gloried past that was largely due to the royal family known as the House of Wittelsbach:

A strong faction is campaigning for the return to the throne of former Crown Prince Rupprecht. The eldest son of King Ludwig III, deposed in 1918, Rupprecht is a tall, thin man of vast education. He led Bavarian troops under Kaiser Wilhelm. In World War II, he was exiled to Italy. Since then he has been living with his family at Leutstetten Castle on Lake Starnberg near Munich.

If the Bavarian people desire monarchy, I shall respect their desire.


Nice work if you can get it…

Washington Weighs in on China (Pathfinder Magazine, 1949)
1949, China - Twentieth Century, Pathfinder Magazine

Washington Weighs in on China
(Pathfinder Magazine, 1949)

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Seasoned Washington journalist Felix Morley (1894 – 1982) discussed the complicated issues involved in the diplomatic recognition of Communist China:

All the obvious arguments are against recognition. The Red regime in China has imprisoned our official representatives, confiscated American property, flouted and insulted us in a dozen different ways.

But in recent years we have mixed up diplomatic recognition and moral approval. The absurd result is that we recognize Russia and not Spain, and are at present opposed to recognizing China even though we fear that may be cutting off our nose to spite Stalin’s face.

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Can There be Peace with Stalin? (United States News & World Report, 1948)
1948, Recent Articles, The Cold War, The U.S. News and World Report

Can There be Peace with Stalin?
(United States News & World Report, 1948)

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The Berlin Blockade was already six weeks old when this article appeared proclaiming that peace with the Soviet Union was still possible:

Russia and the U.S. are in the midst of another showdown on peace. Odds favor a settlement, not war.

Peace terms are shifting closer to compromise. Russia is more interested in seeking peace, less interested in stalling… Each side is out to get the best possible terms. But prospects for easing the tension of cold war are good.


Click here to read about the Berlin Blockade.

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The Hollywood Happenings in the Spring of '44 (Yank Magazine, 1944)
1944, Hollywood, Recent Articles, Yank Magazine

The Hollywood Happenings in the Spring of ’44
(Yank Magazine, 1944)

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Tenderly ripped from the brittle pages of a 1944 issue of YANK MAGAZINE was this short paragraph which explained all the goings-on within the sun-bleached confines of Hollywood, California:

Rita Hayworth steps into the top spot in the Columbia production, ‘Tonight and Every Night’; Ethel Barrymore returns to the screen after 11 years’ absence to share honors with with Cary Grant in ‘None but the Loney Heart’…In ‘Something for the Boys’ Carmen Miranda will sing ‘Mairzy Doats’… etc, etc, etc.

Television with All It's Possibilities (Stage Magazine, 1939)
1939, Early Television, Recent Articles, Stage Magazine

Television with All It’s Possibilities
(Stage Magazine, 1939)

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There wasn’t a single soul in 1939 would have imagined that television would be the sort of venue that would allow millions of strangers to see Tyra Banks get a breast exam, but that is the kind of institution it has become.

STAGE MAGAZINE correspondent Alan Rinehart was astonished that so much dough was being invested in such a young industry, yet he recognized that T.V. was capable of much good, but was also capable of generating the kind of banality that we’re used to.

What then, will be the entertainment value of television?…What’s to be the entertainment? Why should we tune in? Will we get more than we will on the radio?…The revolutionary idea about television is that the medium has been developed before the art. It’s as if the piano had been invented before music, or paint and canvas before drawing.

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