Rock the Vote: Eugene McCarthy

For the month of October, we’ll be doing a daily series of posts featuring some of the most memorable politicians from the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. You can see many cool additional images at Boom Underground.

Look magazine, June 25, 1968
Illustration: Norman Rockwell

Eugene McCarthy was U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 1959-71. In 1968 he challenged then-President Lyndon Johnson for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination.

Rock the Vote: Joe McCarthy

For the month of October, we’ll be doing a daily series of posts featuring some of the most memorable politicians from the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. You can see many cool additional images at Boom Underground.

Look, June 16, 1953

Joe McCarthy was a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1947-57. The term McCarthyism grew out of his aggressive hunt for Communists in the government and armed forces through a series of Senate hearings and public statements and accusations.

Look, July 1968
“Sidney Poitier by James Baldwin”
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Look, July 1968

Sidney Poitier by James Baldwin

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Look, January 9, 1968Cover photograph of John Lennon by Richard Avedon
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Look, January 9, 1968
Cover photograph of John Lennon by Richard Avedon

See some classic photographs of The Beatles at Boom Underground, who is posting them as part of a month-long series on Hunks We Were Hot For, male heart-throbs from the 1960s & 70s.

Look, December 7, 1970On the cover: Steve McQueen
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Look, December 7, 1970
On the cover: Steve McQueen

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atomicnouveau:

Look Magazine November 24, 1959 featuring Dick Clark.
Scan by me, please reblog only, it took a while to fix this one up.

atomicnouveau:

Look Magazine November 24, 1959 featuring Dick Clark.

Scan by me, please reblog only, it took a while to fix this one up.

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Look, January 25, 1955On the cover: Ava Gardner

Look, January 25, 1955
On the cover: Ava Gardner

Happy Birthday Willie Mays!
Look, May 3, 1955

Happy Birthday Willie Mays!

Look, May 3, 1955

Look, January 25, 1955

Look, January 25, 1955

Goddesses of Our Youth #29: Raquel Welch

Look, March 24, 1970