Vogue

Vogue

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It was the forties -
the big band era of swing.

The lean years
of jitterbug and zoot suits,
of pin up girls and jukeboxes.
When Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
were president
and World War II had come to an end.

It was

Citizen Kane and Casablanca.
When a broad was a woman
and a woman was broad shouldered
and fur clad.
When black and white was in vogue,
and Mildred Pierce was a mystery
told in flashbacks…

and Joan Crawford
was the Mommy dearest

of them all.

photography by fanpop.com

 

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Author's Note

I googled the years in which my parents grew up as teenagers...this is what I came up with!

Reviews

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What a great way to encapsulate a great era in history. Well-done, my friend!

[Kelly Scheppers]

If this had been a school assignment, I might not have done so good...thank goodness for "Google"! Thank you, Thomas!