Classic Covers: Childhood in the 1950s
Remember black-and-white Westerns and sandlot baseball? Our classic covers show what being a youngster was like in postwar America.
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Tag Archives: 1950s
Classic Covers: At Home in the ’50s
Remember clotheslines, black and white television, and only one bathroom? We do!
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Hollywood and Gangsters
In our Sep/Oct 2012 issue, Lewis Beale reveals why we love our movie gangsters. Read more about famous Hollywood stars portraying the real-life mobsters, then put your knowledge to the test and see where you rank in the trivia underworld with our Gangster Quiz! Mob Love (Lewis Beale, Sep/Oct 2012) The classic toughs of the ... More
Post Perspective on Healthcare
“Just about every American can cite a personal example of the staggering benefits—and equally staggering costs—of today’s medicine. Here’s mine …” writes Frederick Allen in our September/October 2012 issue. But were the staggering costs always there? Is today’s medicine better than it was 50 or even 60 years ago? After reading our archival pieces below, ... More
How I Got This Way
An exclusive look into the acting method behind James Cagney’s legendary bad-guy roles, as told by the actor in 1956.
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I Defend a Mobster
A celebrated Hollywood lawyer discloses how he sprang Bugsy Siegel from a murder charge in 1959.
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Out of My Past
In 1957, Hollywood’s mysterious tough guy, George Raft, reveals the truth to the Post about his life as a young gangster.
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Part I: Health Insurance in 1958
Health insurance’s original aim was to protect the public against the financial shock of illness, but also intended to halt state medicine.
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Part II: Health Insurance in 1958
A 1953 murder investigation led to a questionable insurance broker. What happens to good people when the system gets hoodwinked?
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Part III: Health Insurance in 1958
When it was first proposed to the health insurance industry, comprehensive health insurance was greeted with predictions of doom.
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Classic Olympic Images from the Post
This gallery of Post images features photographs of Olympic athletes from the ’50s and ’60s.
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Classic Covers: Earl Mayan
From Yogi Berra to a pistol-packin’ saloon girl, Earl Mayan’s illustrations kept the ’50s fun!
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Just What Was Marilyn Monroe Saying?
Marilyn Monroe was often portrayed as a “dumb blonde,” but one Post writer saw how carefully she chose her words.
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The Rock Revolution in the Dick Clark Days
When Dick Clark told the Post, “I don’t think some people’s attitudes about rock ‘n’ roll can stop a way of life,” he was including the record labels that ignored the new music—until it was too late.
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From Our Archives: Big Boom in Outdoor Movies
This 1956 article by Frank J. Taylor told us drive-in movie theaters were here to stay.
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Rockwell in the 1950s – Part III of III
A teacher, a soda jerk and a United States president (whose own painting attempts were “terrible” according to the artist)—the 1950s Post boasted some of Rockwell’s finest efforts.
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Rockwell in the 1950s – Part II of III
From the classic “Triumph in Defeat” to a controversial topless model, Rockwell in the 1950s continues.
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