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Passengers Sleeping & Reading on NYC Subway, 1949 by Harold Feinstein

Passengers Sleeping & Reading on NYC Subway, 1949 by Harold Feinstein

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Necking in movies is absolutely out. Any girl who does is the object of endless catting and is put down as trying to act older or sophisticated, which is highest offense among teen-agers.

(from LIFE: Teen-Age Girls, 1944 by Nina Leen)

Necking in movies is absolutely out. Any girl who does is the object of endless catting and is put down as trying to act older or sophisticated, which is highest offense among teen-agers.

(from LIFE: Teen-Age Girls, 1944 by Nina Leen)

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Winston Churchill painting, 1949
(LIFE Portraits of the Private Man)

Winston Churchill painting, 1949

(LIFE Portraits of the Private Man)

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Fashion Show, Hotel Pierre, New York c.1940-46* by Lisette Model

Fashion Show, Hotel Pierre, New York c.1940-46* by Lisette Model

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May Day, New York 1948 by Jerome Liebling
(the Photo League)

May Day, New York 1948 by Jerome Liebling

(the Photo League)

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Vogue, March 1943 by John Rawlings
(Condé Nast: So much more than a pretty face)

Vogue, March 1943 by John Rawlings

(Condé Nast: So much more than a pretty face)

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Merle Oberon in A Song to Remember (1945)
(Suited and Booted)

Merle Oberon in A Song to Remember (1945)

(Suited and Booted)

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Santo Amaro, São Paulo, 1948 by Peter Scheier
(from As origens do fotojornalismo no Brasil)

Santo Amaro, São Paulo, 1948 by Peter Scheier

(from As origens do fotojornalismo no Brasil)

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Teenage girls at a football game, Missouri, 1944 by Nina Leen

Teenage girls at a football game, Missouri, 1944 by Nina Leen

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Portrait of Vali Myers, c.1949 by Norman Ikin

Portrait of Vali Myers, c.1949 by Norman Ikin