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    The Way We Were: Life Magazine Photos Of Women In The 1950s
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    Image of BluebellaElliot BluebellaElliot
    11/28/08

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    I have too much to say I don't know where to begin! It's all so beautiful, Elizabeth Taylor yeooowch!


    This just put a very much needed smile on my face.

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    Image of The HZA. The HZA.
    11/28/08

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    Dodai, I am so glad you have been posting these amazing images.
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    Image of devilchyld22 devilchyld22
    11/28/08

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    Can we please get a girls poker game together jeezies? Please.


    I want to remark the awesomeness that was that picture.


    We never sit around and play poker, drink gin and laugh like they used too.


    Ahh.


    I'm so jealous of all of their beauty.

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    11/28/08

    @devilchyld22: remark=remake.


    (but im sure you knew that)

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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    11/28/08

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    Lena Horne is a goddess.


    That is all. After seeing that pic, no more words come to mind.

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    Image of Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon. Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
    11/28/08

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    WANT: arty lady's haircut, more shoulders.
    I mean. more-visble shoulders. Two is enough.
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    Image of Raspberry Swirly Raspberry Swirly
    11/28/08

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    Ruby Dee looks a whole lot like Rosario Dawson there.
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    Image of gobblegirl gobblegirl
    11/28/08

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    Jackie Robinson in football gear caused so much cognitive dissonance. I was confused until I read the caption.


    But love these photos! Thanks so much for introducing me to the photo archive.

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    11/28/08

    @gobblegirl: AND I just spent 20 minutes looking at photos of the All-American Girls' Baseball League. Beautiful and amazing.
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    Image of PandoraSpocks PandoraSpocks
    11/28/08

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    The lady in the crab hat is likely to be from Maryland or Louisiana.


    Great photos!

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    Image of I, Zombie Normal I, Zombie Normal
    11/28/08

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    Nice that you included both Debbie Reynolds and Liz Taylor, considering their looming intertwined husband destiny.


    Dorothy Dandridge is incredibly beautiful. Wowza


    For those of you looking, Prehistoric Women is also known as Slave Girls. From IMDB, it's about men "at the mercy of a Kingdom of Prehistoric Women!" With Sexy Results!

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    Image of hellosunshine hellosunshine
    11/28/08

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    The first picture looks so much like my Nana!! I'm emailing my dad.
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    Image of sequined sequined
    11/28/08

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    Is is just me, or did women in the '50s have universally perfect eyebrows?
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    11/28/08

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    I adore that the little Suri-like girl has rickrack trim on her dress. Someday my children will dress with rickrack accents. Or maybe just I will, starting roughly now.


    Also, the model in the wide-shoulder ensemble has the tiniest ribcage I've ever seen in my life.

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    Image of Remedios Varo can't see no huevos. Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.
    11/28/08

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    Um, what a great way to start my day -- ogling pretty pictures from the 1950s. The Robinsons and Ruby Dee, FTW. Such beautiful and strong people. That crab hat lady is also very sassy.
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    Image of aquacombatgurl aquacombatgurl
    11/28/08

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    anyone notice that in the 50's hawaii was "the pineapple state" rather than "the aloha state?" when did this change, and am i stupid for not knowing this?
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    11/28/08

    @aquacombatgurl: I noticed the slogan, but totally forgot they're now the aloha state. Good question!
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    Image of MysweetuntouchedMiranda MysweetuntouchedMiranda
    11/28/08

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    Is that Ann Miller in the last photo? Sure looks like her.


    And I think, at 33, I'm finally ready to admit that I will never be as gorgeous and sophisticated-looking as Elizabeth Taylor was at 18! Where's my studio system when I need it?

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    Image of heykoukla heykoukla
    11/28/08

    @MysweetuntouchedMiranda: Yes - lack of a studio system and wardrobe department will be my excuse...it's easy to look glamorous when you have Edith Head at your disposal.
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    Image of Tart of Darkness Tart of Darkness
    11/28/08

    @MysweetuntouchedMiranda: All my life I've wanted better lighting.
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