***1954***

	"Campy shares the record of three MVP awards as a catcher with Yogi Berra" "There was tension, too, between him and teammate Jackie Robinson, who disliked Campanella's more philosophical approach to the prejudice they encountered."
The first black on the team. The white players faced their own hardships in overcoming their own cultural prejudice.

Westinghouse Model H-417TS Before Transistors, this model had 5 miniature tubes. Radios in the 1950s encouraged designers to experiment with new forms and colors. This model came in maroon as well as ivory plastic.

This was my favorite cereal, right out of the box!

Bill Haley and The Comets

Bill Haley (William John Clifton Haley, Jr.) Signed on with Decca in 1954. For true rock �n roll fans, "Bill Haley & The Comets" were the real pioneers of rock �n roll. During the first recording session at DECCA records on April 12, 1954 "Rock Around the Clock" was recorded. Chosen for the soundtrack to The Blackboard Jungle, it became the #1 best Best Seller in 1955. "Rock Around the Clock" became an anthem for rebellious Fifties youth.

BETTIE PAGE The greatest pin-up of all time. In the 1950s her photos rocked America, violating taboos, provoking the wrath of a U.S. Senate committee and immortalizing her forever as a sexual icon. Then, in 1957, at the height of her fame, she vanished without a trace. 5'5" MEASUREMENTS: 36"-23"-35"

1950's Anti-Drug Propaganda found some of its most sensationalistic expression on the covers of mass marketed paperback books
SHE TRADED HER BODY FOR DRUGS AND KICKS NEVER WAS THERE SO OUTSPOKEN A NOVEL AS THIS...TELLING THE PLAIN, UNCENSORED TRUTH ABOUT TEEN-AGE ADDICTS - AND THEIR DESPERATE SEARCH FOR THRILLS!

Have Things Really Changed?

Concerned Women For America

Family Research Council

"Nobody is telling Disney how to run their company.
Many people are just expressing their rights as Americans not to contribute to a company whose views run contrary to values they are fighting to preserve."
FRC Family Research Council, Betsey 7/25/75

Are these folks living is some kind of fantasy land?
My Response To These Fanatical Anti-Disney Rantings

CRUISE THE 50'S
1950	1951	1952	1953	You Are Here	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959

50's Chevys is the property of Chevy Chick, 1997, 1998

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