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Illustration by Guy Demachy, Jeanne Lanvin at left, Mad Carpentier at centre, Robert Piguet at right

Helena Rubinstein by Ida Kar, 1940s

fuckyeahvintage-retro:New York City, 1947

shesnake:Keira Knightley in The Aftermath (2019) dir. James Kent

Desi Arnaz c.1940s-1950s

early 1940s hero brawl: in a crippled U-boat amid gangs of clobbered Nazis, Toro slaps Namor’s

Jens Risom, 600 Series, the first Knoll product, 1942. Survives til today. Risom later recalled that

fewthistle:Weiser’s Book Store. 4th Avenue, New York City. 1940s.Photographer: Andreas Feininger

nobrashfestivity:Unknown, Home movie, 1940s

suburbanastronaut:Park Square East, Leeds, 1949

Irene Dunne, c. 1940s.

sovietpostcards:Vintage Russian envelopes with a winter/holiday theme from the 1950s and late 1940s.

Lena (Meyer-) Bergner illustrating weaving techniques, 1943. Drawing, ink. Via Harvard Art Museums

Dolores Moran 1940s

Balenciaga & Lucien Lelong by Lila de Nobili, 1947

Jean Genet 1910-1986. Querelle de Brest. [Paris: P. Morihien, 1947.] Illustrated with an original pe

Rollerskaters prepare for the first whirl, 1948

avagardner:Donna Reed & James Stewart in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, 1946.

wehadfacesthen:Teen party, 1940s

Jan Tschichold, design for Penguin Scores, 1949. Typography set in Garamond, background patterns via

vintageeveryday:A cat named Monkey had a large hat collection, 1940s. Photographed by James Whitmore

Tellatouch Braillewriter, 1945/52 Braille is a tactile language developed in France by Louis Braille

Teens, 1947These teen couples indulge in a popular pastime.life

General Electric,1940s.

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