Enter into the never-ending abyss of teen years.
High School K Hole
Series: Archive Fever
Visual essays, photos, and ephemera from youth cultures.
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Fan Mania
Beatles fans at Warwick Hotel in 1965 (via here)
Here’s a youth culture theme: screaming fan girls.
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Peoples Temple
Years ago PBS aired a mesmerizing documentary on the Jonestown Massacre and the history of the Peoples Temple—Jonestown: The Life and Death of the People’s Temple.
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Student Speak
What’s in the hearts and minds of young University of Florida students?
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Black Britain: A Photographic History
Left: ‘A young dandy wearing a formal suit and Top hat, circa 1890’ Right: ‘Conroy Campbell, a pupil at Willesden High school, 1973’
I just rediscovered this book; Stuart Hall and Paul Gilroy put it together in 2007.
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Gang Out
In the late 70’s and early 80’s, Chicago gangbangers carried and distributed business cards.
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Independence Day
Happy Fourth of July. Enjoy your beaches and barbeques!
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Creepy & Creative
In 1972, Claremont College staged a night of gory simulated accidents to train students in emergency response.
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Freedom Summer, Mississippi
Photograph taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason of local teenagers at a social gathering in Dr.
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Sk8 NYC
Shred zone! A flock of skaters float down the hilly sidewalks of Central Park to much the amusement and/or annoyance of passersby.