The Autry is pretty awesome.  My granddaughter and I
visited there in June, and she still talks about it.

But Kirstin's post reminded me of another important
icon "gift" of the 50s:  lunch boxes!  You weren't
cool if you didn't have a neat one with one of the tv
or movie characters, and you had to have one of those
amazing devices inside yours--a thermos!


--- Kirstin Holm <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I may be biased since I worked at the Autry
> Museum...but Gene Autry was
> huge, as were Annie Oakley (television also produced
> by Autry), Hopalong
> Cassidy (who licensed his personality to everything
> - including hair
> tonic), Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. All those t.v.
> shows created tons of
> merchandise, and fairly fanatic fans!
>
> Kirstin Holm
> Registrar
> San Diego Historical Society
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Kimberly Kenney, Curator
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 6:25 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 1950s Christmas gifts!
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am planning a 1950s exhibition for Christmastime
> this year (called "Jingle Bell Rock:  a 1950s
> Holiday"), and our theme is going to be things that
> would have been given or recieved as Christmas
> gifts.
>
> I am grouping them into categories by family member,
> like "Gifts for Dad," "Gifts for Teens," etc.
>
> So I want to pick your brains about CLASSIC 1950s
> objects that we absolutely MUST include.
>
> We will be soliciting museum members, the community,
> and other local museums for loan items to augment
> our
> collection.  I would like to provide a "wish list"
> of
> what we're looking for.
>
> Thank you!
> Kim Kenney
>
>
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