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96Fashion History - Ladies' Fashion Designs of the 1930's With Pictures
I found a 1932 fashion magazine featuring design sketches of the latest popular ladies' dresses. The sleek, elegant look was quite a change after the wild fashions of the Roaring 20'. A tubular silhouette continued with lower hemlines and diagonal lines.
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92The United States National Debt -- 233 years in the making
A history of the United States National Debt, from 1788 to 2009, in text and pictures. Ponder the true foundations of this $12 trillion and growing debt, the changes in policy and values along the way, the personalities involved and those major events that precipitated such cost.
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89Working Class Life in England in the 1930's
Working Class life in England in the 1930's. What life was like for a typical working class family in Birkenhead during the 1930's. A high instance of infant deaths due to poor conditions and and no free health service. Nothing was wasted every thing that could be would be recycled out of necessity. A hard life where families pulled together. Expectations were very different back then and everyone knew their place.
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87Why Marijuana Should Be Legal Now: Part 1, History
This hub is going to be a three-parter. In the next two hubs we'll delve into the myths and facts about marijuana and discuss why making it legal would be beneficial to our society. First, though, we must examine marijuana's place in history. This...
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84About Fashion Design: 1900's - 1930's Haute Couture Fashion
When we talk about fashion design, we must realise that prior to the time of Charles Frederick Worth, the 'father' of haute couture fashion in the 19th century, largely unknown people were the creators of fashion apparel. They were mainly known then as dressmakers and tailors.
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83How To Identify Vintage Clothing
This hub explains what to look for when identifying vintage clothing. It's all in the details!
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83Teen Culture in the 1930s
During the early Thirties, teens experienced the Great Depression through their families and schools. Many saw their fathers out of work for the first time, perhaps even standing in a bread line for food to feed their families. Many men had to find...
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84Fashion Design Clothes - 1940's to 1960's History Of Fashion Design
With the effects of the great depression setting in by the beginning of the 1930's, fashion design and haute couture clothing stepped down to be more compromising. There had to be a balance between preserving the feminine look and re-discovering simple elegance.
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83Art Deco Jewelry
Art Deco was an exremely popular design movement that emerged in the early 20th century, influencing fashion, architecture, furniture, jewelry and industrial and commercial design.
82John Dillinger - Public Enemy - Photos of His Life And Death
John Dillinger was a charismatic bank robber who became Public Enemy Number One during his ten year long crime spree.
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