Mid-Century Pages

Illustration by Al Buell for short story mystery written by John D MacDonald titled Crossroads. From the June 1959 issue of Cosmopolitan.

Illustration by Lynn Buckham for short story titled Legal and Tender By Jack Finney. Appeared in the February 1955 edition of Good Housekeeping.

Harry Bennett illustration for short story titled Ingrid, his Wife by Florence Christian. From the May 1955 edition of Family Circle Magazine.

This Coby Whitmore illustration appeared in the February 1955 edition of Good Housekeeping magazine. It accompanied a short story titled A Day at a Time written by Garson Kanin.

Illustration by Walter Skor for Short story by Natalie Shipman titled Experiment with Love. From the September 1952 edition of McCalls magazine.

Jane Russell and Robert Mitchem movie poster for 1951 Howard Hughes movie titled “His Kind of Woman” from the August 1951 edition of McCall’s magazine. Illustrator Unknown.

Illustration by Tom Lovell for the short story titled “Good, Better, Worse” by Lawrence Williams. Illustration appeared in the September 1959 edition of Good Housekeeping magazine.

Illustration by Lynn Buckham for short story titled, “The Helpless Helpmeet” by Mary Thayer Muller from the July 1959 edition of Good Housekeeping magazine.

Illustration by Jon Whitcomb for Community Silverplate ad from the May 1951 edition of Glamour magazine.

Handmade knitted sheath dresses - Good Housekeeping May 1954

Hand knit special occasion dress - Good Housekeeping May 1954

Seed-stitched DIY knitted sweater with embroidery - Good Housekeeping May 1954

Easy to knit DIY argyle sweater - Good Housekeeping May 1954

Smartee cotton sweater ad – Glamour March 1956