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1920s DOLLY IN THE WINDOW. When Ruth Heebner got the job of window dresser at the Kresge's store in downtown Philadelphia, she didn't figure that she's be part of the dressing! That's Ruth on display for the "Strawberry Festival" above and the "Bridal Banquet Specials" below (click on images to view larger).

Kresge’s proved to be my ‘window of opportunity’

on November 4, 2011

On my 16th birthday, in 1928, I went to work at Kresge’s 5-10-25¢ store on ...

1920s

Picture From the Past — Flapper-era Mae West

on September 30, 2011

This is a picture of my grandmother Minnie Belle Cochran Bragg Garton (on right) dressed ...

1920s MODEL T MAYTAG. When Janice Gronstal's grandfather John Huebner went on a sales call, the passenger seat went out—and a washing machine went in! (Click on image to view larger.)

This Maytag man made house calls in a Model T

on September 22, 2011

Back in the 1920s, a Maytag salesman didn’t wait around in a store for customers. ...

1920s HANGIN' AROUND. The limber gentleman at far right not only posed for this shot—he took it, too! Bill Hornaday of Hagerman, Idaho, says he set up the camera on a timer to take the photo in Newhall, California, in 1946. Bill's only regret is that he neglected to move the glass jug! Trees like this one that hung over a pond were perfect for launching yourself into swimming holes like the one in the story below (click on image for larger version).

The old swimmin’ hole was fun…trunks or none!

on June 29, 2011

Most youngsters today learn how to swim in sparkling-clean municipal or YMCA pools, sometimes wearing ...

1920s Chuck Maitzen Jr. whizzed down the sidewalk on the racer he built himself—with a little advice from Dad, who had built many such pushmobiles in his youth.

Building and designing a sidewalk racer

on June 2, 2011

The toy I remember best from the 1920s and ’30s was the sidewalk racer I ...

1920s QUITE THE CAMPERS! Earl Isaacson's grandparents and other family members are pictured in 1932 (above) in Castro Valley, California, on a trip west. His grandparents had traveled from Minnesota in the third vehicle in line, the same one restored (below) and rediscovered by the author.

I’ll never forget my house car homecoming

on May 19, 2011

Some folks today consider motor homes, which make long-distance travel a breeze, to be a ...

1920s Young twin girls pose with umbrellas in the 1930s.

Twin stayed happy during Great Depression

on March 2, 2011

“This is a favorite picture of my twin sister, Marion (left), and me,” reports Muriel ...

1920s

Orphan Annie doll finally came for Christmas

on March 2, 2011

By Bernice Schultz, Mesa, Arizona My pal Ruthie Springer and I grew up three houses ...

1920s Twin girls have a tea party with their twin dolls in the 1920s.

Twins have tea party for dolls

on February 5, 2011

“My twin sister, Katherine, and I received twin dolls for Christmas in 1928,” remembers Elizabeth ...

1920s A little girl hangs her Christmas stocking in pajamas.

Stocking hung on Christmas Eve

on February 5, 2011

“My father took this photo of me on Christmas Eve 1921, when I was 3,” ...

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