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Macy's caters to customers during the biggest holiday shopping season, 1948. lifestyle

How Black Friday Looked Before It Was Called Black Friday

A back-scratcher encrusted with gilt, pearls and sea shells is an expensive adaptation of a standard 39-cent model. people

Holiday Jeer: Good-for-Nothing Gifts From Back in the Day

Westover, a mansion on the James River in Virginia, said to be haunted by a woman who died of a broken heart in the 18th century. lifestyle

The Haunts of Famous American Ghosts

Patricia Guinan promises to leave out milk and crackers for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, 1947. history

Christmas Wishes: Photos of Kids on the Phone With Santa, 1947

Vermont barbecue, 1957. lifestyle

LIFE Fires Up the Barbecue

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