It starts with a photo in a LIFE magazine, July 11, 1938, with the caption saying, “Miss Lesley E. Bogert was prominent among Newport socialites at opening of the summer season June 21.” LIFE was a family magazine, so risque comments like prominent didn’t happen often. You see: Lesley was born into the extremely upper-crust… Continue reading Miss Lesley E. Bogert, Prominent Among Newport Socialites
Category: 1930s
Cutaways from the 1930s (1930 to 1939).
When a Lowly Writer of Pirate Tales Found His Way
He was old, his wife sick, he had lost his job, and he was drinking too much. It didn’t help that the country had hit rock-bottom in the worst financial depression of its history. Still, the human spirit persists. In 1932, jobless and dejected Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) persisted in a very small way by signing… Continue reading When a Lowly Writer of Pirate Tales Found His Way
Two Story Duplex Pullman Rail Car Cutaway, 1932
In 1932, the time of this cutaway, this two-story Pullman berth intended to offer four rooms: two up and two down. Each room would have its own daybed, sink, and toilet. The article implied that this arrangement was still in its testing phase, and that if it met “with favor,” the company would build more.… Continue reading Two Story Duplex Pullman Rail Car Cutaway, 1932
Radio City Music Hall Cutaway, 1930
When this cutaway first appeared, the intended structure was still called the International Music Hall, as part of Rockefeller Center, New York, NY. Later, it became known as Radio City Music Hall. Quite a juicy early Thirties two-color cutaway spread across two pages. I tried my best to mate the two pages, and I got… Continue reading Radio City Music Hall Cutaway, 1930
New York World’s Fair 1939 Perisphere and Trylon Cutaway
The symbol and centerpiece of the 1939 New York World’s Fair was its combination trylon and perisphere. The trylon was a 610 foot tall tower, whose bottom section provided entrance for the adjoining 190 foot diameter perisphere. This circa 1938 cutaway was drawn prior to completion of the trylon and perisphere. It shows how visitors… Continue reading New York World’s Fair 1939 Perisphere and Trylon Cutaway