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Charlene Dash, 20, was signed a year ago by the Ford Model Agency, one of the most prestigious, and is already the top money-maker among black models. She has done six TV commercials, the most recent for Clairol cosmetics (above). lifestyle

This Is What It Was Like to Break Into Modeling as a Woman of Color in 1969

Gloria Steinem in 1965 from LIFE magazine. history

When A Young Gloria Steinem Played the Pop-Culture Pundit

Traffic jams on Memorial Day weekend in 1949. lifestyle

See the Dreadful Memorial Day Traffic of 1949

Male models recruited by John Harkrider. lifestyle

Before Zoolander, There Was Harkrider: An Early Look at Male Models

From the cover of LIFE magazine, September 9, 1966: "New Experience That Bombards the Senses: LSD ART." arts & entertainment

Trip the Light Fantastic With LSD-Inspired Art

Factory fashions by designer Tina Leser, 1953. lifestyle

Stylish Threads for Blue-Collar Women, 1953

The Doors perform at New York City's Fillmore East in 1968. people

LIFE With the ‘Lizard King’: Jim Morrison and the Doors, 1968

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