(via Femme Fatale: Karin Dor)
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September 1940. "Quicksand School, Breathitt County, Kentucky. Many parents and young people from the school and nearby communities attend the pie and box supper, given by the school to raise money for repairs and supplies. Each box or pie is auctioned off to the highest bidder, sometimes bringing a good deal, since the girl's 'boyfriend' usually wins and has the privilege of eating it with her afterwards." Medium format acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Hot Dog! by clotho98 Via Flickr: Or, “How Grandma Spent Her Labor Day”. Looks like she got a 90-year head start on that Nathan’s hot dog eating contest.
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Anita Ekberg, "La dolce vita" (Federico Fellini, 1960).
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Not a bee or wasp, but a type of robber fly.
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A pair of grape scissors in their case. Victorian dining etiquette dictated that it was incredibly rude for diners to touch food with their fingers. Grapes were a popular dessert item and were only allowed to be touched once they had been properly cut with a pair of scissors. The trendsetting book ‘The Manners and Tone of Good Society’ stated that ‘When eating grapes, the half closed hand should be placed to the lips and the stones and skins adroitly allowed to fall into the fingers and quickly placed on the side of the plate, the back of the hand concealing the manoeuvre from view.’
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These photos feature model Carol Lorell in famous Kitty Foyle outfits and poses
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