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Posts tagged 60s.

larsvonbeer:

Helge Hansen, exchange librarian from Denmark, sorting book trucks in Hawthorne, Calif., 1965

Published caption: EXCHANGE LIBRARIAN-Helge Hansen, exchange librarian from Denmark, looks over shelves of books in Hawthorne where he is learning county system of cataloguing, stacking, sorting, repairing.

SWOON

larsvonbeer:

Paula Harford, audio visual clerk working at splicing unit in film unit of Pomona Public Library, Calif., 1966


Published caption: LIBRARY WORK-Paula Harford, audio visual chief clerk at Pomona Library, works at splicing unit with some 450 films available to the public. Today’s library offers records, sheet music, slides and even player piano rolls for loan to a growing number of library patrons.

The Wizard of Oz, 1957 on Flickr.

vintage View-Master reels

I don’t know what that thing on thing on the top is — but I want it!

c86:

Taken from a booklet promoting Mattel’s Make and Play toys, 1967

via And Everything Else Too

“Mating Game” game pieces.

Yes, those are punch cards.

NBC wants you to find your soul mate.

Card from “The Mating Game” a 1969 board game from NBC

Pretty sure I need all of these.

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