#march 1950

[onefootin1941]

The New Yorker's Cover for March 1950

Illustration by Garrett Price

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue March 1, 1950

Jean Patchett in suit and blouse in pink silk taffeta with polka dots. By Traina-Norell. Lesco calfskin bag.

Jean Patchett en tailleur et chemisier en taffetas de soie rose à pois. Par Traina-Norell. Sac en cuir de veau Lesco.

Photo Irving Penn vogue archive

[inthedarktrees]

Band Convention, Virginia | Allan Grant, Life, May 1953

[federer7]

Lawrence Marrero plays four-string banjo in George Lewis’ jazz orchestra in New Orleans, LA. March 3, 1950

Photo: Stanley Kubrick for Look Magazine,

[lonestarflight]

A graffitied Grumman F9F-2B PantherGrumman F9F-2B Panther of Fighter Squadron VF-112 "Fighting Twelve" aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). Likely after landing on the wrong carrier and returning to the correct carrier. "VF-112 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 11 (CVG-11) aboard the Philippine Sea for a deployment to Korea from July 5, 1950 to March 26, 1951."

Date: 1950-1951

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[theamericanpin-up]

Al Moore - "Pipe Dream" - March 1950 Esquire Girl Gatefold Illustration - American Pin-up Calendar Collection

[newyorkthegoldenage]

On March 9, 1959, at the North American International Toy Fair at 200 Fifth Avenue, Ruth Handler, founder (with her husband Elliott) of the toy company Mattel, displayed a new doll she called Barbie. Named after her daughter, the doll was meant to show that little girls could grow up to be more than mothers or caregivers—they could be firefighters, doctors, astronauts. "Experts" predicted that the doll would be a flop—they couldn't imagine children wanting to play with a grown-up doll.

They were wrong. In its first year, 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold. The first one sold for $3.00. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Photo: the original 1959 Barbie, from Barbie Media via Business Insider

[boanerges20]

Barry Sheene † September 11th 1950 | March 10th 2003 

[atomic-chronoscaph]

March - art by Joyce Ballantyne

[misforgotten2]

This one time at band camp …

Parents Magazine 1953

[dozydawn]

Marching band majorettes, 1950s & 1960s.

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue March 1, 1950

Our model, Pat Blake faces a difficult choice. Which beige gloves should she wear with her Belding-Corticelli silk Shantung dress piped in black, by Henry Rosenfeld? "Mango", pinkish yellow, above left? "Casaba", with a yellow reflection, above? "Curry" in the center, spicy yellow? "Sherbet" on the right, light mauve-white or else "Chutney", spicy orange, below? All from the new Kislav glove palette. Second question: which of the new necklaces combining crystal colors with pseudo-pearls? At the level of his throat, the crystals are clear. In hand, they are pale pink. On the table, on the left, topaz color: on the right, coral. Tous, by Jacques Fath designed for Marvella. Marvella earrings, unilateral hat in beige felt, made to order at Chanda. Beauty note: Her creamy, rosy lipstick, "Heart Throb" by Ponds.

Notre modèle, Pat Blake fait face à un choix cornélien. Quel gants beiges dois-elle porter avec sa robe en Shantung de soie Belding-Corticelli passepoilée de noir, par Henry Rosenfeld ? "Mango", de teinte jaune rosé, ci-dessus, à gauche ? « Casaba », de reflet jaune, au-dessus ? "Curry" au centre, jaune piquant ? "Sherbet" à droite, mauve-blanc clair ou bien "Chutney", orange épicée, ci-dessous ? Le tout, de la nouvelle palette de gants Kislav. Deuxième question : lequel des nouveaux colliers associant des couleurs de cristal à des pseudo-perles ? Au niveau de sa gorge, les cristaux sont clairs. En main, ils sont rose pâle. Sur la table, à gauche, couleur topaze : à droite, corail. Tous, par Jacques Fath conçu pour Marvella. Boucles d'oreilles Marvella, chapeau unilatéral en feutre beige, réalisé sur commande chez Chanda. Note beauté : Son rouge à lèvres crémeux et rosé, "Heart Throb" de Ponds.

Photo Erwin Blumenfeld vogue archive

[thecinamonroe]

Marilyn Monroe with 12 year old Donald Thompson, a boy who suffered with the condition and to whom she donated to at the “1955 Thanksgiving week March of Muscular Dystrophy” in New York on November 17, 1955. 

[20th-century-man]

Bill Randall / calendar illustration, March 1955.

[whenyoucantsleepatnite]

[theamericanpin-up]

Freeman Elliott - March 1950 Artist's Sketch Pad Calendar Illustration - Brown & Bigelow Calendar Co. - American Pin-up Calendar Collection