This is the first photographed woman ever, Dorothy Catherine Draper. Picture by her brother John William Draper, 1840
Stunning!
New-York Tribune, November 6, 1910
I’ll just leave this here:
i hate the phone. i really do.
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Italian Festa. Circa 1912 street festival in New York’s Little Italy.
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Meryl Streep | SAG Awards -Red Carpet
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Watching season 2 of Mad Men. Yes, I’m late to the party.
Now, I know much has been made of the constant and somewhat heavy handed “Look at how callous folks in the 60’s were!” elements. “Look at how much they drink! Look at how much they smoke! Look, Pete has a rifle in the office and is aiming at women!”
I’ve let it ride mostly. But then this scene from episode 7. The Drappers go on a picnic. When packing up, Betty whips up the blanket, flinging their garbage unto the grass. And the leave it.
Honestly, was this a thing in the 60’s? Was this a “norm”? Sure, I get not being as environmentally aware and all that. But I have a hard time believing the people just flung their garbage everywhere.
I’m really glad I’m not the only one who thought that when seeing this scene. I must ask around and see if this really was the case.
I watch this show with my Dad who was 18 around the time this show takes place. When he saw this scene, he was livid: “What?! People didn’t do that back then!” He gets upset when he feels the show misrepresents what that time was really like, but this scene he was the most passionate about. So if people did do that back then, my dad never witnessed it..
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The Help, 2011 (dir. Tate Taylor)
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