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Campus Fashion 1951: Cool Chameleon Cottons

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The Original Vacation Spot

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Living the Gatsby Life on Long Island’s Gold Coast

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Skirted Subjects: Classic Images from LIFE

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Too Close for Comfort? LIFE’s Look at Short Hair

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“The Elements of Utopia”: Nina Leen in California, 1945

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Looking Good: Dime-Store Fashions

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Sleepy Hollow: Then & Now

Fashion at the horse races, 1945. lifestyle

Kentucky Derby Hats of 1945

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

How Black Friday Looked Before It Was Called Black Friday

Two-Piece vs. One-Piece: Numerically this battle is going to the one-piece suit by ratio of three to one. lifestyle

Ring In Memorial Day With These 1950s Beach Fashions

The only pair of captive bongos in the world butt each other at the Cleveland zoo. Though the 18-month-old male (left) is not yet fully mature, he already as a sparing interest in the female. His horns eventually will be 36 inches long. Bongos are so elusive in the deep Central African forests that no one knows how many are left. animals

Animals That Were Among the First to Be Considered Endangered

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