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- Music Sheet, "Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)," 1919 - By the 1920s, motion pictures became the dominant form of public entertainment--Hollywood and the movie industry reached new heights of popularity. When the first all-talking movies debuted in 1929, attendance nearly doubled. Shown in theaters nationwide, movies created a widely shared experience among moviegoers. Films influenced American culture at all levels, from manners and morals, to speech, fashions, and social and ethical values.
- 1919
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Music Sheet, "Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)," 1919
By the 1920s, motion pictures became the dominant form of public entertainment--Hollywood and the movie industry reached new heights of popularity. When the first all-talking movies debuted in 1929, attendance nearly doubled. Shown in theaters nationwide, movies created a widely shared experience among moviegoers. Films influenced American culture at all levels, from manners and morals, to speech, fashions, and social and ethical values.
- Magazine, "Seventeen," August 1999 -
- August 01, 1999
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Magazine, "Seventeen," August 1999
- Escort Game of Guys and Gals, 1955-1960 - By the 1950s, products like this were being marketed specifically to teenagers. George S. Parker, an enterprising 16-year-old, founded this company in 1883. The company developed many well-known games for children and adults until it was bought out by General Mills in 1968.
- 1955-1960
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Escort Game of Guys and Gals, 1955-1960
By the 1950s, products like this were being marketed specifically to teenagers. George S. Parker, an enterprising 16-year-old, founded this company in 1883. The company developed many well-known games for children and adults until it was bought out by General Mills in 1968.
- "The Saturday Evening Post," September 24, 1949 - <em>The Saturday Evening Post</em>, first published in 1821 as a four-page weekly newspaper, became one of America's most popular weekly publications by the mid-1900s. The magazine contained news, commentaries, fiction, and general interest articles. But its most distinctive feature was its front cover illustrations by artists such as George Hughes, John Falter, J.C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell.
- September 24, 1949
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"The Saturday Evening Post," September 24, 1949
The Saturday Evening Post, first published in 1821 as a four-page weekly newspaper, became one of America's most popular weekly publications by the mid-1900s. The magazine contained news, commentaries, fiction, and general interest articles. But its most distinctive feature was its front cover illustrations by artists such as George Hughes, John Falter, J.C. Leyendecker, and Norman Rockwell.