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My Favorite Vintage Online Reads & Videos from Summer 2017

Hello September! you are officially here and I’m sadly wearing a sweater as I write this blog post. Sigh..summer I know your technically still on the calendar but weather wise you are not (at least not in Toronto). I’m so sad, so I’m going to ease my sorrow by looking back at (and sharing with you) some of my favorite vintage online articles and videos that have kept me company on summer road trips and vacations.

Lets Begin!

Inside the House of Dior: A Models Memories by Emily Stewart

About: An exhibition celebrating the work of French fashion legend Christian Dior has opened at the National Gallery of Victoria this week. Lateline’s Emily Stewart caught up with Svetlana Lloyd, who worked for the designer as a house model in his Paris showroom in the 1950s.

Christian Dior And Models 1950s
25th April 1950: Fashion couturier Christian Dior (1905 – 1957), designer of the ‘New Look’ and the ‘A-line’, with six of his models after a fashion parade at the Savoy Hotel, London. (Photo by Fred Ramage/Keystone/Getty Images)

The celebrity basset hound that charmed 1950s America by Mashable

1950s vintage image of couple with dog
Source: Mashable

The Star Weekly at War– Blog Post by Elinor Florence

star weekly 1940s war cover
Source: Elinor Florence

Lindy Hop to the Max! This is one of the best dance videos I have ever seen! Taken at the recent Camp Hollywood and National Jitterbug Championships in LA. Devote 8 mins to this video you will not regret it.

Glenn Miller Book Clears RAF of Accidentally Killing Band Leader by The Guardian

About: The death of Glenn Miller has been one of the enduring unsolved mysteries of the second world war. The US musician’s aircraft vanished over the Channel without trace in 1944 after leaving a British airbase for France. The disappearance of the hottest big-band leader of the era has provoked numerous theories, some wild, with a long-held claim that his plane was brought down by RAF Lancasters jettisoning their bombs over the English Channel.

But that latter theory has been challenged by new research.

Glenn Miller book clears RAF of accidentally killing band leader

1940s Decorating Inspiration with Vintage Advertising by Retro Planet

Barclay-Samples 1940s
Source: Retro Planet1940s

The Great 78 Project Lets You Download Songs Digitized from 78 RPM Records

vintage records
Source: The Great 78 Project

Listen to an example below of the ‘Sugar Foot Stomp’ by Connie’s Inn Orchestra

“They told me that I couldn’t join the Army because they figured it was too rough for women, so I joined the Navy.” The Story of Ruth McMillan by The Memory Project.

1940s image of 2 women from the memory project
Source: The Memory Project

Why is the Online Vintage Community So Important? Blog post by Lovebirds Vintage

lovebirds vintage why the online vintage community is so important
Source: Lovebirds Vintage

This is not a vintage article or video but still super fun and worth the click. Toronto Archives Flickr Collection of Images Featuring Rules & Regulations.

Irene Castle, full figure on steps. - March 16, 1923
Source: Toronto Archives

 

And that is it for my online summer reads & videos of 2017, I hope you enjoyed my finds as much as I did friends!

Question Time: Do you have a favorite vintage article you read or video you watched that caught your eye? If so share in the comments below!

Liz

 

 

Vintage Canada Roundup. Happy 150th Canada!

Vintage Postcard: Greetings from Canada

This Saturday marks Canada’s 150th Birthday and I’m so excited to be celebrating this special day with friends and family. It’s going to be a fantastic celebration.

In honour of Canada’s birthday I wanted to do a roundup of awesome Canadian vintage posts, images and items focusing on the years between 1940 and 1969 (my blogs favorite timelines).

Let the roundup begin!

Vintage Canada poster from the 1930s
Source: Flickr

Disclosure: Some of the links on my blog from Etsy , eBay are Affiliate Links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. 

NOTE: If you click on any of the items featured below and they are not available, don’t fret! Hit the search button and see what else is on the websites. There are 1000’s and 1000’s of items being listed daily.

One of the main symbols of Canada is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/The Mountie) and this rare 1950’s vintage needle sewing book with a Mountie on it, is a pretty outstanding find.

1950's Canada RCMP mounted police memorabilia needle book
Source: Etsy
Vintage Canada: 1950's Canada RCMP mounted police memorabilia needle bookinside
Source: Etsy

The Bill Lynch Show a carnival that was the largest in Canada during the 1940s.

Further Reading: A blog post I did all about the “Bill Lynch Travelling Carnival Show

1940s poster for Bill Lynch Canadian Carnival show

1954 Spring & Summer “Canadian Bride-The Bride Book”.

Summer is the perfect time to get married and if you really want to share the day, Canada Day is the day to do it on.

1954 Spring & Summer Canadian Bride - The Bride's Book. The cover features a bride in a 1950s wedding dress.
Source: Etsy

A good vintage tie is always something one should have in their closet and if it has a bit of Canadiana on it, even better. Here is a 1940’s Vintage tie featuring beautiful Jasper National Park Alberta.

Vintage 1940s Necktie Jasper National Park Alberta- 1940s Men's Fashion.
Source: Etsy

Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee scarf, 1950s.

Vintage Canada: Saskatchewan scarf 1950s
Source: Etsy

Vintage 1941 Montreal, Quebec Felt Banner (love this!).

vintage 1941 montreal felt banner
Source: Etsy

Interesting articles on Canada’s history (click on the links to be taken to the posts):

Molly Bobak’s War-For a time it had seemed that the only Canadian woman to be officially appointed as a war artist during World War II might not make it overseas at all. Article by Philip Jensen

1940s Vintage Photo: Lieutenant Molly Lamb painting, June1945 Canadian History
Source: National Archives of Canada / PA-113711

Spy School Secrets-The True Story Behind Camp X (where Ian Flemming, aka the creator of James Bond was one of the students). Text by Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids.

Camp x 1940s canadian spy camp
Image by Matt Dyck

The Mad Men of Expo 67 in Montreal Canada by Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau.

expo67vintageadvertising

The Women of Canada’s Heritage Minutes: 1900’s to the 1940’s by the Vintage Inn Blog (I went a few years earlier on this post).

Viola Desmond Heritage Minute

Clark’s Dairy milk delivery in Ottawa – Aug. 1959.

1950s Vintage Photo of Clark's Dairy milk delivery in Ottawa - Aug. 1959 featuring a woman in 1950s fashions and the milkman on his delivery.
Source: Flickr

Restaurant at Uplands Airport 1960 (Ottawa). Isn’t it so cool looking?

Restaurant at Ottawa, Canada Uplands Airport 1960. The vintage 1960s image features a diner with waitress and guests in 1960s fashions.
Source: Flickr

The original Mile “0” signpost in Dawson Creek, B.C., 1947.

1940s Vintage Photo: The original Mile 0 signpost in Dawson Creek, B.C. 1947

Two men and two women play a game of croquet at Braemar Lodge on Lake Ellenwood, Nova Scotia, 1950s.

Two men and two women play a game of croquet at Braemar Lodge on Lake Ellenwood, Nova Scotia / Deux hommes et deux femmes jouent une partie de croquet à l'auberge Braemar au lac Ellenwood (Nouvelle-Écosse)

Snowshoe Tournament, 1948.

1940s Vintage Photo of a Snowshoe Tournament in Ottawa, 1948.
Source: Flickr

1950’s Toronto featuring a TTC Bus and people walking on the street and waiting to get on. Cool photo!

1950s Toronto vintage image of a TTC bus with people

Sarnia, Ontario 1960. This is the city I was born and raised in till I moved to Toronto in my late 20’s.

Vintage Postcard Image of Sarnia Ontario, Canada main street in the 1960s. Postcard showcases classic cars

This post clearly did not touch on all of Canada (it’s so vast) but I hope you enjoyed what I did bring forward. And to all my Canadian Friends & Readers…HAPPY CANADA DAY!

FURTHER READING:

Liz