“Victory Red” and “Montezuma Red” Lipstick It’s been said: “A woman will spend her last dollar on a tube of lipstick.” This black and white photo (left) was a full-page advertisement in the Saturday Evening Post March 13, 1943, displaying “Victory Red,” their new lipstick. “Montezuma Red,” was also developed by Elizabeth Arden, a bold shade that matched the red piping on female dress uniforms. During WWII lipstick sales skyrocketed, emerging as an essential wartime commodity

1945 Army Navy Football Poster, and a New York newspaper clipping, unknown date It all began with a football game in 1890. The Naval Academy (Navy) challenged the United States Military Academy (Army) to a match. The inaugural contest took place on "The Plain" at West Point. Navy, with a well-established team, handily beat Army’s newly formed team, 24-0. Army came back the next year and beat Navy 32-16. Instantly, a fierce rivalry was born. Since 1930, this annual face-of

1936 Berlin Olympics and 1924 Paris Olympics In 1931, the city of Berlin was named as the official site for the 1936 Olympics. During that five-year period, much changed in Germany. Adolf Hitler had pronounced himself Führer. Jews were no longer citizens. The Dachau Concentration Camp was established. Freedom of the press had been abolished. Around the globe, athletic and political groups in many countries expressed concerns about attending the Olympics while Germany was unde