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Fashion Friday: 1950s Model Sunny Harnett

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Queen Bee

Sunny Harnett in 1955 Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr w CCL

1955

 Vogue 1956 Sunny Harnett Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr w CCL

Vogue, 1956

Vogue February 15, 1956 Sunny Harnett Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr w CCL

Vogue, February 15, 1956

Vogue February 1956 Sunny Harnett Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr w CCL

Vogue, February 1956

 Vogue March 1956 Sunny Harnett Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr w CCL

 Vogue, March 1956

March 1956 Sunny Harnett Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr with CCL

Vogue, March 1956

Vogue August 1956 Sunny Harnett Photographed by Francis McLaughlin-Gill Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr w CCL

Vogue, August 1956

Vogue September 1957 Sunny Harnett in evening dress Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr with CCL

Vogue, September 1957

Vogue September 1957, Sunny Harnett Credit dovima_is_devine_ll via Flickr with CCL

Vogue, September 1957

There’s not much online about Sunny Harnett.  Here are a few facts:

* She was born in Brooklyn, NY as Annemarie Margot Harnett in 1924

* Sunny modeled throughout the 1950s and can be found in many fashion magazines, especially Vogue.

* Sunny was an actress and appeared in the movie Funny Face, which featured Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire.  Fellow models Dovima and Suzy Parker also appeared in this film.

* After becoming an assistant to Eileen Ford of Ford Models, Sunny quit modeling.

* Harper’s Bazaar ranks her as one of the 26 greatest models of all time.

* Sunny died in May 1987 from injuries received in a fire.

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Whimsical Wednesday: 1950s Sealtest Ice Cream Ads

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Queen Bee

Sealtest Icecream 1953 Half a gallon festival Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

Half-gallon Festival, 1953

Sealtest 1959 Banana Strawberry Split Icecream Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

Banana Strawberry Split, 1959

Sealtest 1956 Fountain Drinks Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

Fountain Drinks, 1956

Sealtest Icecream 1950s Chocolate Marshmallow Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

Chocolate Marshmallow, 1950s

Sealtest Sherbet 1957 Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

Sherbet, 1957

Sealtest Coconut Fudge Ice Cream 1957 Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

Coconut Fudge, 1957

Sealtest Cherry Nugget Ice Cream 1957 Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

Cherry Nugget, 1957

Sealtest Icecream 1953 Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

The Best Ice Cream in a Month of Sundaes, 1953 (part 1)

Sealtest The Best Ice Cream 1953 Credit 1950sUnlimited via Flickr w CCL

The Best Ice Cream in a Month of Sundaes, 1953 (part 2)

Looking at all of these ice cream ads makes me want a banana split!  Do you have a favorite flavor of ice cream?  I like rocky road.

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Wordless Wednesday: Mae Albritton Adams

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Queen Bee

Mae Albritton Adams (seated on right) & Friends, not dated

This is my paternal grandmother Mae Albritton Adams (seated on the right) with unidentified friends.  Because of a fire at her parents home, no images exist from her childhood.  This is the earliest photo I have of her as a young woman.

Mae Albritton Adams closeup.jpg

Today is the first anniversary of her death; she passed away  at the age of 92 just a few days shy of her 93rd birthday.   My grandmother lived a long full life and I have no doubt she’s enjoying her new home in Heaven and being reunited with family and friends.

*Wordless Wednesday is a weekly theme from geneabloggers.com*

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Paris shop display windows by Photographer Eugene Atget

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Queen Bee

Au soleil d’or - place de l’Ecoles (7e arr) Storefront in 1902 by Eugene Atget Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

Au soleil d’or - place de l’Ecoles, 1902

Au Griffon - 39 quai de l’Horloge (1e arr) by Eugene Atget in 1902-1903 Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

Au Griffon  - 39 quai de l’Horloge (The Griffon), 1902-1903

Boutique art nouveau, 45 Rue St. Augustin (2e arr) by Eugene Atget in 1904-1905 Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

D’EPARGNE Founded in 1883, Boutique art nouveau,  1904-1905

Boutique Jouets, 1910-1911 by Eugene Atget Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

Boutique Jouets, (Toy Shop), 1910-1911

Coiffeur, Bd. de Strasbourg by Eugene Atget in 1912 Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

Coiffeur, Boulevard de Strasbourg (Hairdresser Salon), 1912

Boulevard de Strasbourg - Corsets in 1912 by Eugene Atget Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

 Corsets - Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1912

Une vitrine Avenue des Gobelins à Paris by Eugene Atget in 1925 Credit Wikipedia

Avenue des Gobelins, 1925

Bon Marche 1926-27 by Eugene Atget Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

Bon Marche, 1926-1927

Avenue de l'Observatoire storefront in 1926 by Eugene Atget Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

Hair Salon, Avenue de l’Observatoire  1926

Avenue des Gobelins in 1926 by Eugene Atget, Credit George Eastman House Collection via Flickr Commons

Sergent Store, Avenue des Gobelins, 1926

Eugene Atget (1857-1927) was a French photographer who documented the old Paris in photographs from 1897 to 1927.  He captured a variety of images from charming street scenes, old buildings and architectural details to apartment interiors, stairwells and shop display windows.

He was a talented photographer; the reflections in the shop windows are fantastic!

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Sentimental Sunday: Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Queen Bee

My Grandmother & mother in 1944 - resized

My mom & maternal grandmother Layfield in 1944

 Mae Adams with her first child, my father in 1940 cropped

My dad & paternal grandmother, Mae Albritton Adams in 1940

Queen Bee with mom & baby sister, February 1967

My mom, baby sister and me, February 1967

I’m so thankful for my mother.  She’s always been a constant source of love, support and encouragement.  Several words come to mind when I think of my mom: intelligent, caring, honest, talented, thoughtful, attractive and dependable.  Throughout the seasons of my life, mom has always been there for me.

In honor of Mother’s Day, here are some special quotes about mothers:

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

“The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher

“Yes, Mother.  I can see you are flawed.  You have not hidden it.  That is your greatest gift to me.” ~ Alice Walker

“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” ~ Rudyard Kipling

Mom, Queen Bee & baby sister on November 5, 1967 in front of our home in Tampa, Fla.

My mother, sister & me on November 5, 1967

“A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” ~ Victor Hugo

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” ~ Honore de Balzac

“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw.  All I am I owe to my mother.  I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” ~ George Washington

Happy Mother’s Day!

*Sentimental Sunday is a weekly theme from geneabloggers.com*

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Fashion Friday: Summer Wardrobes For Under $100 From 1967

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Queen Bee

Ladies Home Journal 1967 $74 Wardrobe Credit rchappo2002 via Flickr w CCL

$74 wardrobe would cost $516.43 today

Ladies Home Journal 1967 $59 Wardrobe Credit rchappo2002 via Flickr w CCL

$59.00 wardrobe would cost $411.75 today

Ladies Home Journal 1967 $75 Wardrobe Credit rchappo2002 via Flickr w CCL

$75 wardrobe would cost $523.41 today

Ladies Home Journal 1967 $90 Wardrobe Credit rchappo2002 via Flickr w CCL

$90 wardrobe would cost $628.09 today

With summer just around the corner, here’s a look at was popular for the sunny season in 1967.  I’m still amazed at how much more you could buy with your money 46 years ago.  Check out Dollar Times, if you want to see for yourself.

Have a nice weekend,

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Wordless Wednesday: A Spring day in 1973

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Queen Bee

Queen Bee & Siblings, Spring of 1973 resized

My younger siblings and I on a Spring day in 1973.  I’m on the yellow tractor that belonged to my brother and I’m way too big to be riding it.   My brother’s seated on my sister’s old tricycle and she’s on my first bike which I blogged about  last year.  Sure wish my yellow banana seat bicycle was in the photo, for some reason I wasn’t riding it.  I loved that bike! We moved not long after this picture was taken to the house where my parents have lived for the past 40 years.

 

 

*Wordless Wednesday is a weekly blogging prompt from geneabloggers.com*

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Whimsical Wednesday: Breck Girls

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Queen Bee

Breck Girl Helen Kirk dated 1968 Credit - Smithsonian

Helen Kirk, 1968

Breck Girl no name dated 1968 Credit Smithsonian

Breck girl (unknown), 1968

Breck Girl Cybill Shepherd June 1968 Credit Smithsonian

Cybill Shepherd, 1969

Breck Girl Patricia Dow Christmas Bride for December 1971 Source -- Smithsonian

Patricia Dow, December 1971

Breck Girls Ann & Kim Basinger of Athens, Ga. 1972 Credit - Smithsonian.jpg

Ann & Kim Basinger, 1972

Breck Girl Dianne Harris 2nd generation Breck Girl from 1973 Credit Smithsonian

Dianne Harris – Second Generation Breck Girl, 1973

Breck Girl Kim Basinger of Athens, Ga. ad not dated Source - Smithsonian

Kim Basinger, 1974

Breck Girl Donna Alexander 1975 Credit Smithsonian

Donna Alexander, 1975

Breck Girl Julie Ann Forshee 1976 Credit - Smithsonian

Julie Ann Forshee, 1976

Breck Girl Veronica Boyle Christmas 1976 Credit - Smithsonian

Veronica Boyle, Christmas 1976

Breck Girl Rebecca Holden March-June 1977 Source - Smithsonian

Rebecca Holden, 1977

Dr. John H. Breck, Sr.  created one of the first liquid shampoos in America in 1908 and the first ph-balanced shampoo in 1930.  He established the Breck Company in 1930 and until 1946, the product was only sold to beauty salons.

The Breck Girls advertising campaign began in 1936 when portrait painter and illustrator Charles Gates Sheldon created the first pastel portraits.  He preferred to use everyday women instead of models for the advertisements.  Sheldon was also well known for his Photoplay magazine covers of movie stars.  He retired in 1957.  During his long association with Breck, Sheldon created 107 oil paintings and pastels.

Breck Girl no name dated November 1946 Credit Smithsonian

Breck advertisement by Charles Sheldon from November 1946

Ralph William Williams was hired to replace Sheldon in 1957.  He changed the look of the Breck Girl by using brighter colors and reflecting the personality of each girl in every portrait.  In contrast to Sheldon, Williams preferred to use models.  During this time, the Breck Company sponsored America’s Junior Miss pageants and some Breck Girls were selected from the winners of these contests.  Williams also painted several celebrities early in their careers: Cheryl Tiegs (1968), Cybill Shepherd (1968), Jaclyn Smith (1971, 1973), Kim Basinger (1972, 1974), Brooke Shields (1974), and Farrah Fawcett (1975).  You probably noticed Kim Basinger and Cybill Shepherd featured in this post.

After Williams died in 1976, the Breck Girl advertising campaign was discontinued in 1978.  The shampoo brand that was so popular in the 1960s eventually fell out of favor with consumers and is now sold at the Dollar Tree.   I wonder if the same formula is still used to create the shampoo?  I’ll have to buy a bottle and check it out.  I can still remember the smell of Breck shampoo and the beautiful Breck Girl ads from the 1970s.

The Breck ads featured in this post are part of a gift to the Smithsonian Institution by the Dial Corporation.  Copyright was transferred to the Smithsonian in deed of gift.

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