Archive for July, 2014

‘’THE IT GIRL’’ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1905

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   Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965)

Actress Clara Bow was a silent film star during the 1920s who came
to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex
symbol. She appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits
such as Mantrap (1926), It (1927) and Wings (1927). It was her role 
in the film It that brought her global fame and the nickname. Bow died
of a heart attack at the age of 60.

 

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SHOW GETS NEW HOST ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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Jack Paar was asked by NBC to succeed Steve Allen as host of The Tonight Show,
when Allen left the show for prime time. Paar hosted the program until March 30,
1962.

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From left: Host Jack Paar, announcer Hugh Downs, and band leader Jose
Melis celebrate a three year old Tonight Show in 1960

    

  
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ICE DELIVERY IN 1918

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The occupation of Iceman was common from the late 19th century to mid 20th
century. Many icemen in the Northeastern US had origins in Southern Italy. In 
cities and towns icemen would normally make daily rounds delivering ice for
iceboxes before the electric domestic refrigerator became commonplace.

The profession of ice delivery lives on through Amish communities, where ice 
is commonly delivered by truck and used to cool food and other perishables.

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Ice tongs, a vital tool of the trade

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VINTAGE OREGON COAST TRAVAL ADS

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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