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Sarah Archer

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A Wonderful Life

How postwar Christmas embraced spaceships, nukes, and cellophane.

by Sarah Archer, Lisa Hix via Collectors Weekly on December 15, 2016
Christmas in the Space Age: Looking Back at the Wild Designs of Mid-20th-Century Holidays

There are two critical periods for Christmas. One is the Victorian era. The other is the 1960s.

by Sarah Archer, Todd Vanderwerff via Vox on November 25, 2016

Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies and Fun From 1945-1970

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Paul Rand’s illustration for El Producto Cigars of a snowman smoking.

Christmas at Midcentury, When Aluminum Trees Replaced Victorian Evergreens

A new book by Sarah Archer explores the influence of the Space Race and Cold War on America's midcentury Christmas celebrations.

by Allison C. Meier via Hyperallergic on December 21, 2016

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