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Coast-to-Coast Hairdos, 1968

15-Dec-09

While I was searching for the Thanksgiving menus in the past entries, I came across this wonderful article in the same November, 1968 issue of Family Circle magazine that one of the menus came from. As the introduction to the article explains,

“To bring you the best - north, south, east, west - we took model [...]

A 1968 Thanksgiving

23-Nov-09

Continuing on with some vintage Thanksgiving recipes, we turn now to a feature that appeared in the November 1968 issue of Family Circle magazine. The cover of the magazine boasted, “Turkey and beef!” Here is the menu for this huge holiday dinner:

and many of those items are pictured here:

Luckily, at the end of this article [...]

Vintage Kitchens

27-May-09

Kitchens have changed quite a bit throughout the years. In times past, most housewives spent a great deal of time in this room and so it’s not surprising that the kitchen was often a colorful space. It also usually featured some type of organization so the housewife could prepare her family’s meals in as efficient [...]

Strong Enough for a Man…

29-Nov-08

Remember these ads for Secret deodorant? In the 1970’s and 1980’s they were all over the television and in magazines. “Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman” was the slogan plastered over all the ads in a time when equal rights were continuing to be a very topical concern. The ad above [...]

Hairdos from 1970

10-Nov-08

“Layered, all one length, short in front, short in back, straight or curly, full or shaped to the head - your hair can make you a woman of many looks.”

These photos, and their accompanying text, are from the November 1970 issue of Family Circle magazine. I have included all six of the pages because these [...]

The best of 1971 style

26-Oct-08

“Does your kitchen have a personality problem - is it workable, efficient, but just plain dull?”
In 1971, “dull” was definitely BAD. The April, 1971 issue of Family Circle magazine featured many segments of its “Do it yourself budget decorating” series, and the common theme in all of their decorating was color and pattern.
The Family Circle-designed [...]

There was a time when these were a do….

15-Oct-08

…and the time was 1969, as a matter of fact.
These rather hideous photos come from the June 1969 issue of Family Circle magazine, from an article titled “How to Look Great in Glasses”. As someone who wears glasses myself, I tend to look with interest at beauty articles and photos that address the topic of [...]

Florence Henderson and Tang!

07-Oct-08

Boy, does this ad bring back memories! I found this one in the May 19, 1978 issue of Family Circle magazine. I remember all through the seventies and early eighties not only watching Florence Henderson on constant reruns of the Brady Bunch, but also all her advertisements for Tang and Wesson Oil and more. I [...]