Ahh 1968! Seems like only yesterday, but oh, so long ago!
There is nothing like reading and looking through a vintage magazine to make you realize how much things have changed - yet many of our issues remain the same today. One of the articles in this issue is titled "The American Alternative To Violence" yet violence remain a very big problem for us today! ...click for details
Take a trip back to the late 60's with this issue of Reader's Digest when it could be purchased for a mere 50?.
Some of the articles:
Crisis on campus The Drug "Trip" - Voyage to Nowhere; What Makes a Woman Lovable?; Rights & Wrongs Of U.S. Justice; Mountains That Blow Their Tops; The Stunning Birds Of Fen Lansdowne; The S ...click for details
This would make the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one born in 1966!
This issue cost a mere $1.00 in 1966 with a year's subscription for only $8.00.
There are some great advertisements illustrating how simple the times were back in 1966. The back inside cover is a full page color ad for the Ford Thunderbird. What a classy car! The ...click for details
This issue is full of articles, photographs and advertisements to take us all back to simpler times!
It's great to look at the advertisements in these old magazines! Being an ex-telephone company employee, I especially enjoyed the full page color advertisement for Bell Telephone Systems showing three of the latest telephones of the day - all dial phones, of course. My favorite - the Princess phone! ...click for details
The feature article in this issue of Life is about Bob Hope, the veteran comedian that everyone loved. Alas, Bob Hope left us this year, but left behind a wealth of films and memories that will be enjoyed for years to come. The title of the article is "On The Road With An American Institution."
You'll see some great photos of the 70's fashion craze - Hot Pants that became fashionable - even in winter ...click for details
In this issue, the feature article is "Goodbye To Glory Days - Hollywood Puts Its Past Up For Sale." In the article, it discusses how major movie giants began selling off their movie splendor in hard times. There is a great full page collage of old movies stars such as May West, Gloria Swanson, Groucho Marx and more.
Hockey fans might enjoy the article titled "To Save Or Score, Try Orr" about Bobby ...click for details
This Life magazine features half an issue on the sentimental craze for the past - Nostalgia. The article has some great full page photographs of Broadway Plays, Movie Palaces, and photos of movie queens Joan Blondell, PGoddard, Betty Hutton and Myrna Loy.
The Old Pro Goes All The Way is about Alan Shepard's flight in Apollo 14 in which he makes it to the moon and back. ...click for details
This booklet was published in 1963 by The Carnation Company out of Los Angeles, California. It has several recipes and tips for throwing food together for a few people or a party.
This is a nice 1980 comic by Spire Christian Comics. In the opening chapter, Archie gets elected chairman of the Creative Arts Festival. Let the games begin!
The comic ends as Archie dressed as a Peace Dove on a float.
Like all Spire comics, this one has a Christian message included. ...click for details
This would make a great gift for someone born at that time or perhaps represent a milestone event in a person's life.
In this issue there are many great advertisements. A Chrysler Corporation ad has a drawing of a young man holding a set of car keys. The top of the ad reads, "First solo in the family car." It goes on to say:
