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    Why do you come here? Why do you love the Golden Era?

    What part of Brooklyn? My grandparents were born in 1920, 1927 (mom's side) and 1929 and 1933 (dad's parents) in Brooklyn. I had the tape recorder idea myself. I want to tape record my grandma telling stories about the past, ancestors who are deceased, etc. It's better to have the tales on...
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    Did men stay at home longer in the Golden Era?

    Due to fights with my grandmother, my grandfather practically LIVED part time at the Y in the 50s and 60s. Ironically, the home they lived in was a rooming house at one point--my grandpa totally remodelled it to make it more a "home." One room left untouched was the "Community Room", which...
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    What era of dress or style doyou prefer?

    Late 50s-early 60s, think middle class wear: Slacks, shined shoes, button down shirts, polo shirts, watch, Ricky jackets and the like, plaid in the winter. Also have a fondness for the early-mid 70s in terms of the wider collars on shirts.
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    Why do you come here? Why do you love the Golden Era?

    Anyone who has noticed my postings has noticed that I like to ask a lot of questions....My aim here has been to try to learn more about the past--particularly the period from the roaring 1920s to the mid (Pre-Beatles) 1960s or so---as I feel that period was one of the greatest periods in...
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    Music recommendations

    Can anyone recommend me some great Jazz or Swing or Big Band artists from the 20s-40s? I'm talking along the lines of Duke Ellington or Glenn Miller or Benny Goodman....I'm talking mostly the stuff that would've been in dancing halls in the WWII era, all the sort of boppy Swing that's in the old...
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    What dances are they dancing here?

    This is stretching a bit from the Golden Era, but...This is a home movie of mine from 1961 or 1962. As it's silent, I was hoping some of our more knowledgeable people could fill me in on what dances they're dancing here--maybe to help determine what kind of music was on the record player...
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    1940s/1950s World War II History or Encyclopedia set?

    Yes made primarily up of photos with anecdotes. They all had red covers according to my mother.
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    1940s/1950s World War II History or Encyclopedia set?

    My mother recalls growing up that her father (a WWII vet) had a large, multi-volume set of WWII history or encyclopedia books. They had red and blue or red and black covers or bindings--they were all of the same series of histories. Produced sometime between the 1940s and early 1960s. My grandma...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    What kind of eyeglasses would these be? Worn in the 60s-70s by US President Richard Nixon. Where could I get a modern pair like them? Or these?
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    Hey, what does it mean when glasses say "Demi" on them?
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    It's really frustrating being unable to find them anywhere. I really love them. They may be big but I love bigger eyeglasses. And the style as you said is a modernization of the classic Marshwood and P3 styles...They always had a very Hip yet Professional appearance to me. I've seen pix of very...
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    Anyone?
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    Vintage Eyeglasses

    What kind of eyeglasses are these? PLEASE DO NOT MERGE! Please do not merge this topic with the main eyewear thread. These are not Golden Era frames, but they are '90s era frames and I want a very similar pair, if not the same pair, and I have asked all over the net and not gotten an answer as...
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    Golden Era Facial Hair Questions

    I've heard that in the 1930s/1940s, full beards were considered to be only worn by eccentrics, or old men. Is this true? Was the wearing of beards looking down upon in the Golden Era? Any pictorial examples of guys who wore beards anyway? And what about Goatees? Any examples of Golden Era...
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    Did men stay at home longer in the Golden Era?

    I went through the 1940 census recently, to see what my family was up to. I looked at both sides of my family. On my dad's side, my great great grandfather was living in his home with his wife (both were 58), their son (who was 28 turning 29 and working as a building contractor), their two...
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    The late 50s-early 60s: Death of the Golden Era Movie Star

    IMO, the Golden Era began during the 1930s and ends around 1963. And I've noticed quite a few of BIG TIME Golden Era leading man deaths in this period: Humphrey Bogart, dying at age 57 in 1957; Tyrone Power, dying at age 44 in 1958; Ronald Coleman, dying at age 67 in 1958; Errol Flynn, dying at...
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    What kind of shirt is this?

    Thank you. Also, a separate kind of shirt: What kind is this? Yes, it looks much like a regular dress shirt, but the cut of the collar is a bit different than modern button down shirts. Picture is from 1956.
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    What kind of shirt is this?

    Just re-asking the question about this shirt as I have a larger, better quality scan of the photo. What sort of collar does it have, what sort of design? I'd love tosee if there was another 'copy' of the shirt out there. Also, it seems like he has an envelope in a right chest pocket--but the...
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    Where to get measured?

    I've gone to three local tailors, all of whom have said they "don't do" measurements. I just want to get my chest, neck, sleeves, waist and whatnot measured as I am looking at some vintage shirts and jackets. I thought a tailor would be THE place to get measured. But since they won't do it...
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    What kind of shirt is this?

    But in general you'd think it'd be alright? I just want a nice vintage shirt--just for regular non suit wear. I love 70s shirts, but I always get a little nervous when I hear fabrics I don't know mentioned. I just want something that won't be "icky" and won't have any fabrics or any crap that...

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