In class a comb appears, though Mrs. Post frowns at public primping. Nina Leen, "Tulsa Twins,” Life, August 4, 1947

Nina Leen :: Anne Bancroft preparing for her role in the stage production of ‘The Miracle Worker (1962)’, July 1959 / more [+] by N. Leen

Children watching mom and daddy dancing (1950s) Photographer: Susanne Szasz, USA

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Nina Leen’s most well-known subjects were animals, American women and adolescents, and the Irascibles. Though many of Leen’s assignments were quite …

BOBBY SOCKS: The word "Bobby" comes from bob, meaning cut short, as in bobtail and bobby pins used in bobbed hair. Since the socks described by the term were cut much shorter than the earlier knee-high socks worn by girls, they were called "bobby socks". NOTE: To set the mood for this item, click http://youtu.be/9EY4TT2bLRM to hear Frankie Avalon's 1950 hit song, "Bobby Sox to Stockings" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just as I had hoped in a post last week, the unusual word "mulligan"…

Nina Leen. “Mask Dances”. 1944. (Margaret Severn, Life) Margaret Severn, a dancer used up to a dozen masks in her performances.

Little is know about Nina Leen, the Russian born photographer that emigrated to the United States, and whose photos graced over 50 Life magazine covers. What is known is that she studied painting in Berlin, and that she also lived in Italy and Switzerland--but when she died in 1995, there wasn't even anybody who knew her exact age.

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