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- AngoraSox
- Welcome to all! As a hobby, I collect vintage fashion magazines and enjoy sharing the collection with others. These images are still very difficult to find on the internet in abundance and as large, clear scans. I experience a lot of laughter, artistic satisfaction and insight as I muse about the content of these images. However, as the Spanish proverb goes, "Unshared joy is an unlighted candle." In that spirit, join me in giving a wink and a nod to the past as we peruse it together. Know that many friends may have contributed pictures to this collection. Thank you for brightening this site with your visit! -- AngoraSox
I've seen classified ads in these 1940's magazine issues listing "MAKE EXTRA MONEY" hand coloring photographs. Kodachrome came out in 1935 but a roll of it in 1936 was about $54 today's dollars. (see A Brief History of Kodachrome by Claire Suddath at Time magazine dated Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2009.) Hand coloring in 1944 must have been economical. Some of the earliest Seventeen magazines proudly proclaim in the description of their cover, 'Kodachrome is by such and such photographer', instead of just saying that the cover photograph is by so and so.
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