#ca. 1956

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• Day Dress.

Designer: James Galanos

Date : ca. 1956

Medium: Silk faille

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Christos Bokoros, b. 1956. "Tree and Flame", ca.1996. Oil on panel. Greek artist.

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General Motors Acceptance Corp, 1956

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Thelonious Monk, b. October 10, 1917 / 2024

(image: Thelonious Monk, Monk's Mood, New York, NY, ca. 1956-1957)

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Four friends share a bed in a Greenwich Village apartment after a long night out, ca. 1956.

Photo: Weegee via Int'l Center of Photography/bygonely

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Vampira, a.k.a. Maila Nurmi, ca. 1956

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Harvest from the virgin lands, ca. 1956 - by Dmitri Baltermants (1912-1990), Polish/Russian

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Jackson Pollock (American, 1912-1956) - Beach Figures, oil on canvas, 68.6 x 50.8 cm ca. 1944

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Heinz von Perckhammer (German, 1895 - 1965)

A young woman sitting on a springboard looks at the water - ca. 1956

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• Dress.

Design House: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)

Date: ca. 1898

Culture: French

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historical fashion polls (halloween edition) info

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Harpel House

Built in 1956 for radio announcer Willis Harpel

Los Angeles, CA

Architect: John Lautner (1911-1994)

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June 8, 1956. Elvis backstage at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA.

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The Tired Man

Robert Dickerson

enamel paint on composition board, ca. 1956

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Willie Mays 1931-2024

Above: Willie Mays in 1956. Photo: UPI/ABC News

Willie Mays, one of the greatest ballplayers in history, died today at the age of 93. He was one of the dominant figures in the golden age of New York baseball, when the Giants, the Dodgers, and the Yankees battled for supremacy. From 1947 to the Giants' and Dodgers' final season in New York in 1957, at least one of those three teams played in 10 of 11 World Series, and won 9 of them.

His stats are astonishing. Over his 22 years in the majors, he had a .301 batting average. He had 3,293 hits, including 660 home runs. His 7,112 putouts as an outfielder rank No. 1 in major league history, and he had 657 more playing first base. He stole 338 bases at a time when base stealing was not as common as it is now. He batted in 1,909 runs. Beginning in 1957, the year the title was created, he won 12 Gold Gloves.

But more than his statistics was his infectious joy in playing. He greeted everyone with "Say hey" and became known as the Say Hey Kid.

“Willie could do everything from the day he joined the Giants,” said Leo Durocher, his manager during most of his years at the Polo Grounds. “He never had to be taught a thing. The only other player who could do it all was Joe DiMaggio.” And DiMaggio said of him, "Willie Mays is the closest to being perfect I’ve ever seen."

Above: Willie Mays slides safely into the plate in the sixth inning of a game against the Phillies at the Polo Grounds, ca. early 1950s. Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/NBC News

Above: Willie's famous catch in the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds on September 29, 1954. His over-the-shoulder catch made while running is considered to be one of the greatest plays in baseball history. The score was tied at 2-2, and not only did he prevent a home run, he threw the ball in to the infield, preventing runners on base from scoring. The Giants went on to sweep the Cleveland Indians in four games.

Above: Mays plays stickball with local kids in Harlem in 1954. He lived on 155th Street while playing with the Giants. In 2017, the corner of 155th Street and Harlem River Drive was renamed Willie Mays Drive. Photo: Bettmann Archive/ABC News

Mays at home in Harlem with his landlady, Ann Goosby, in 1954. A profile of Mays published that year in LIFE pointed out that Mrs. Goosby “cooks his meals, keeps his clothes clean and generally takes care of” the young star. Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt via Life magazine

Above: Willie Mays at the Polo Grounds in 1954. Photo: Patrick A. Burns for the NY Times via Instagram

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Natalie Wood attends the Directors Guild Dinner in Los Angeles, CA, 1956