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Bowlin’ Night c.1950s

Firebird III, 1959

Nuclear Test Dummies

Used in the 1950s during nuclear bomb testing. These were used before the development of the hydrogen bomb, which was much more powerful.

An educational video back in 1951  telling children safety procedures if an atomic bomb should come. 

The controversial trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg concluded on March 29, 1951 with their conviction of espionage for passing atomic bomb secrets to Soviet agents.  Both were ultimately executed on June 18, 1953.

Among the exhibits introduced at their trial was a Jell-O box, specially cut into matching pieces to be used by the spies to confirm their identities. It was not the original box, but “trial transcript shows that the prosecution introduced this facsimile Jell-O box to represent the recognition signal.” 

How to Survive an Atomic Bomb, 1950

Googie Architecture | SAMBO’S Restaurant Chain

These photos look like they were taken just yesterday. Well, not really. They’re actually 40-50 years old (Kodak Vericolor Type L film with a 4 x 5 view camera and 90 mm wide angle lens)! Photographer Tim Putz was a personal friend of the Battistone family, the original owners of the Sambo’s Restaurant enterprise. They commissioned him from 1964 to 1970 to photograph the first 25 Sambo’s restaurants in the growing chain.