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Buster Brown Shoe

Richard F. Outcault create the Buster Brown comic strip in 1902 which first appeared in the New York Herald. Buster…

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Send In The Clowns- Jimmy Durante

In a new feature on the Retro Site we will explore the lives of the comedians of our most popular…

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Jerry Lee Lewis Marriage Scandal

Jerry Lee Lewis was one of early rock-and-roll’s pioneers and leading performers. In December 1957, when he was 22 years…

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Festus Parts the Waters

Gunsmoke, the TV show was based on a Radio show by the same name. Gunsmoke ran from 1955 to 1975,…

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I Love Lucy – Five Santas

This holiday-themed tag appeared at the end of the I Love Lucy episode that aired on December 24, 1951. It…

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Milk And Cereal

This is sort of a history of cereals we enjoyed as kids. Cereal actually started as a granola style concoction…

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Aladdin School Lunch Boxes

Aladdin Industries was founded in 1908 as a kerosene lamp and stove company as Mantle Lamp Company (now you know…

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1957 Dodge Advertisement Featuring Lawrence Welk

Most early TV shows were sponsored by one main advertiser like Dodge did for Lawrence Welk for his champagne music…

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1955 Nash Rambler

The Nash Rambler was produced by the Nash Motors, a division of Nash-Kelvinator who then merged with the Hudson Car…

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Action Play Sets by Marx

Play set carry all’s were very popular toys produced by Marx during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.  They were sold…