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Mildly Disturbing Fun with Frankfurters: Kids Gobbling Hot Dogs in Vintage Advertising

Mildly Disturbing Fun with Frankfurters: Kids Gobbling Hot Dogs in Vintage Advertising

I can’t help it. The image of a mid-century kid eagerly tasting a glistening hot dog is just funny to me.  I understand it’s juvenile and jaded, but I hope we are all still at a point where it’s okay to laugh (or at least quietly chuckle) at these old advertisements. ...
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Heartbreaking Photographs of Child Labour in the United States by Lewis Hine

Heartbreaking Photographs of Child Labour in the United States by Lewis Hine

"There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work." -- Lewis Hine, 1908 ...
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Children’s World: A Russian Fashion Show From 1958

Children’s World: A Russian Fashion Show From 1958

An unusual series of photos of children behind the Iron Curtain ...
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Child’s Play: Alan Rickman’s 1970 Account of Murderous Children In An Inner-London Play Park

Child’s Play: Alan Rickman’s 1970 Account of Murderous Children In An Inner-London Play Park

Before he became a great actor Alan Rickman was a post-graduate student in graphic design at ...
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Found Photos: Children Hanging Out With The Family In The 1960s

Found Photos: Children Hanging Out With The Family In The 1960s

Found Photos: children hanging out with relatives in the 1960s. We love found photos – ...
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Roger Mayne – Brilliant Post-War Street Photography

Roger Mayne – Brilliant Post-War Street Photography

Roger Mayne was, undoubtedly, one of the great British post-war photographers. He was born in ...
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When Playgrounds Were Deadly

When Playgrounds Were Deadly

Remember when playgrounds were fun? Sure, there was a pretty good chance you'd be scalded ...
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Crayola Horrors: A Look at Some Odd and Unsettling Vintage Coloring Books

Crayola Horrors: A Look at Some Odd and Unsettling Vintage Coloring Books

Comic books from decades past were often poorly drawn and hurriedly put together; meant for ...
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23 Extraordinary Photos of Circus Performers in Strabane, 1910-11

23 Extraordinary Photos of Circus Performers in Strabane, 1910-11

  The three main circus shows photographed by Herbert Cooper were Duffy's Circus, Buff Bill's American ...
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30 Terrifying Images Of Children In Adverts And Books From the Mid 20th Century

30 Terrifying Images Of Children In Adverts And Books From the Mid 20th Century

Children are so delightful. Aren't they? Well, not always, no. Sometimes there is nothing creepier ...
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Happiness is a Warm Gun: 1965 Boy’s Life Adverts

Happiness is a Warm Gun: 1965 Boy’s Life Adverts

Boys' Life magazine in the 1950s and 1960s was basically a manual on how to ...
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It’s a Kid-Centric World: 4 Comparisons to the Adult-Centered 1970s      

It’s a Kid-Centric World: 4 Comparisons to the Adult-Centered 1970s      

The 1970s were a great time to be a kid.  I grew up in this ...
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