Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Harper’s Bazaar May 1951 Page 100/101

Along Luxor's Streets
Photos by RICHARD AVEDON
· Opposite: A one-piece playsuit in Everfast's pale blue lineny rayon and a jacket of blue and white organdie. $14.95 each.
By Lotte of Drewyn. Peck and Peck.
· top of page : Black topsail cloth shorts, $3.75, and a matching trainman's jacket, $6.95,
both stitched in white. Both, by White Stag. Lord and Taylor.
· Above left: White pique shorts, $9.95, and shirt, $11.95, and a black pique skirt, $17.95. By Arrowhead. 
· Above, right: Black Tootal linen shorts, $9.95, and a white linen cardigan, $12.95. By Haymaker. All, Saks Fifth Avenue. 

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The average price of a new home then was $9000 about 2.56 times the yearly average wage of $3510.  Which was about 2.34 times the price of a new car $1500.  Today?

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