Harper’s Bazaar May 1951 Page 28

JANE TROXELL 

BAG BY LUJEAN

Carolyn Schnurer

CAROLYN SCHNURER PRESENTS HER BUTTERFLY DRESS... AN EVERFAST COTTON BORDER PRINT... EVERGLAZE CREASE - RESISTANT... GOLD PRINT ON ROYAL PURPLE. ROYAL BLUE. ROYAL RED. SIZES 10 TO 18. $25.00. 

AT LORD & TAYLOR. NEW YORK: I. MAGNIN. WEST COAST: NEIMAN-MARCUS. DALLAS. 

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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?