#Christmas 1934

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An Industrial Classicist

Above: Walter Dorwin Teague's design for Kodak's "Brownie" camera, circa 1930. (Milwaukee Art Museum) Walter Dorwin Teague pioneered industrial design as a profession, firmly believing that great, heirloom-quality design could be available to all, and that even mass-produced objects could be beautiful if they possessed “visible rightness.” Dec. 15, 1934 cover by William Cotton. Cultural critic…

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The next person that says “Merry Christmas” to me, I’ll kill ‘em.

The Thin Man (1934), directed by W.S. Van Dyke

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“God bless us, every one!” The Saturday Evening Post, December 15, 1934 Cover by Norman Rockwell

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Christmas Countdown [5/12] The Thin Man (1934)

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Walt Disney Studio Christmas Card, 1933

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To darling May

1934 Christmas card from King George V to Queen Mary

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Hello my lovely ex.

Nice to see you have the same pleasant disposition

Myrna Loy in The Thin Man (1934)

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Adolf Dietrich (1877-1957, Swiss) ~ Christmas Cactus, 1934

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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (Scared Stiff, Living It Up)—goofy weirdo yaoi

William Powell and Myrna Loy (The Thin Man films)—i know they will have been submitted already but What If They Haven't Been!!!! the screen couple so hot together that people assumed they were married in real life! they match each others snark and dry deliveries SO well, theyre so married i still keep them tucked away in my mind as The Bar of established couples for movies. its also THEIR season rn new years is THE season for the thin man so a vote for loy-powell is a vote for love

This is round 1 of a mini Christmas tournament. Each poll lasts for three days. If you'd like to send additional propaganda supporting your favorite hot couple, you can reblog this post with your propaganda added, send it to my asks, or tag me in it. To vote in all the polls, click here. Happy holidays!

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No additional propaganda submitted for Lewis and Martin.

Loy and Powell:

William Powell and Myrna Loy from The Thin Man series. Glamorous and witty, with the banter of a will they or won't they couple combined with the mischievous affection of the happily married. And they're detectives!

They're ridiculously in love with each other, genuinely enjoy spending time together, respect each other, and just look at them:

He's dapper! She's gorgeous! Asta is adorable! They're simply the best!

Nick & Nora Charles, my pre-Code LOVES. Wikipedia describes them in one line as a couple who enjoy “copious drinking and flirtatious banter,” and they’re right for that.

Myrna Loy and William Powell, their delight in each other on screen makes me deliriously happy every time I watch them. I’ll even watch the later Thin Man movies, even if they aren’t great, just for those two flirting and smirking knowingly at each other. Watching them as Nick and Nora, you just know those characters really enjoy being with each other more than anyone else.

They had sizzling chemistry, and their real life friendship meant that they actually enjoyed being around each other, and it showed on screen.

I know I'm probably not the only one suggesting them, but I HAVE to nominate my favorite on-screen duo: Myrna Loy and William Powell. The chemistry between them has rarely been equaled; they're like the fun, cool couple that's clearly in love without ever being obnoxious about it. I love all of their movies so much, but my favorites are the Thin Man Series, Libeled Lady, Love Crazy, and I Love You Again. Obviously, I'm not alone, seeing as they had 13 movies together. Also, them+Asta? True double income, no kids goals.

(I know other people will be saying this but One Must Be Sure). MYRNA LOY and WILLIAM POWELL. From The Thin Man (1934), After the Thin Man (1936), and all the other Thin Man movies etc. They're just so into each other in such an equitable way, they push each others buttons and tease each other while drinking like fishes and solving mysteries and it's REALLY HOT. They both always had a twinkle in their eyes and adorably wrinkled their noses at each other.

Myrna Loy and William Powell, who are both life goals and wife goals simultaneously. The ultimate gender envy couple.

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Reinhold Nägele (1884 - 1972) - Christmas Tree. 1934. Tempera on cardboard.

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Winter Harbor Light, Mark Island, Mount Desert Narrows, Winter Harbor, Maine. Winter Harbor Light and Mark Island have changes hands a number of times. In 1934 it was auctioned off along with a number of other lighthouse by U.S. Lighthouse Service. George Harmon of Bar Harbor purchased it for $552, then in 1939 sold it for $2000 to writer and musician Bernice “Bunny” Richmond and her husband. Bunny lived there for many years and wrote two books about the experience. After reading the books, children’s book authors Pat and René Prud’hommeaux rented then bought the island. They lived there for 18 years, and would light a Christmas tree in the tower annually around the holidays. They even wrote a kids book called, The Light in the Tower about it.

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"Philosopher Illuminated" Salvador Dalí, 1939 «Possibly the darkest of Dali's paintings, Philosopher Illuminated was painted in 1939. The desolate philosopher lies sprawled on the ground, his head held in one hand. He is clothed in tattered shreds and his feet are bare. Against the twilight landscape, he appears to be immense. The little light that there is in the painting is coming from the right, where the sun is setting behind the mountains. The philosopher is in the dark, his face can not be seen and the viewer can not tell if he is reading the piece of paper that lies in front of him or whether he is merely contemplating his fingernails. A huge oval moon hangs over the figure, seemingly about to crash into the ruins on the left. Thick black clouds cover the moon and it appears as if in eclipse. The egg-shape of this moon refers the viewer to Dali's use of huge eggs as a symbol of the birth of change, as can be seen in the painting Allegory of an American Christmas (1934). Here the dark moon, coupled with the despondent philosopher, suggests that an ominous change is about to occur.

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Myrna Loy in The Thin Man (1934) dir. W. S. Van Dyke