Harper’s Bazaar May 1951 Page 96/97

By the Great Pyramids at Gizeh

Photos by Richard Avedon
· Above: Shirt in white-on-white organdie; shorts in black Moygashel Irish linen. By Dorothy Cox. $35.00.
Henri Bendel. 

· Below: Dress in Stafford's silk surah, part kohl black and part white. By Claire McCardell. $49.95.

Lord and Taylor. Chiffon coif, by John Frederics.

· Opposite: Shirt in satiny white pique, with punchworked sleeves, about $30.00; gray Juilliard flannel shorts, about $18.00.

Both, by Arle. Peck and Peck; I. Magnin. Monet's hoop earrings. 

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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?