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Tag Archives: Cold War
1967: Talented Amateur
Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in The Avengers (1967)
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1950: Atom Bomb Hits New York City
Chesley Bonestell: Atom Bomb Hits New York City; cover illustration for the August 5, 1950 issue of Collier’s magazine.
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1950: Costume Party
Flashbak says this: “The hocus-pocus magic of papier-mache masks brought Hollywood and German movie stars together in Berlin for a few hours of make-believe, Feb. 14, 1950. The skillful hands of Peter Ludwig plus members of Berlin’s artist colony and … Continue reading
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1952: Ottawa
Canadian Civil Defence training officer Lt. Col. W. Arthur Croteau points at a model of an atom bomb blast above a map of Ottawa during a 1952 exercise (source)
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