books0977:

Actress Sophia Loren reading newspaper by candlelight while in costume for role in movie “Madame Sans Gene.” Alfred Eisenstaedt. July 1961.

Catherine, an out-spoken Parisian laundress follows Napoleon’s army to the battlefront to be near her Sergeant Lefevre. The couple perform a deed of heroism which abets Napoleon’s victory, so that after the war the grateful Emperor bestows on the now married couple the title of Duke and Duchess. Catherine squabbles with Napoleon’s haughty sisters, scandalizes the nobility with her lack of courtly manners, flirts with the men - and consistently creates havoc as she remains true to her earthy background.

theoceanspectre:

Beyond the Fringe 1961. By Lewis Morley.

What a fantastic image!

kettutytto:

by revealing the ending of this film you will only spoil the suspense for others - so keep it a secret for the rest of your life!

matti kassila: tulipunainen kyyhkynen, 1961

untamedsenseofcontrol:

From the Alan Lomax Archive, a 1961 performance of Roscoe Holcomb: ‘On Top of Old Smoky’.

atompunk:

vivatvintage:

1961

The Australian Women’s Weekly presents Teenagers’ Weekly (November 1, 1961)

modernfoppery:

Foppish cover art from 1961. I CAN’T.

susiesnapshot:

FINNAIR: Ritva Wächter, Miss Finland 1961 & Finnair stewardess.