1950s Unlimited

Three Screen Television 1961 

In 1961, Chicago TV pioneer Ulises Sanabria tested the market for a three-screen television with a photo spread in LIFE magazine. I suppose the advantage it had over simply owning three individual TVs in different rooms of the house is that it kept the family together – at least, physically. A hi-fi record player is concealed behind the center speaker panel. Apparently, it was inconceivable that two or more members of a family would want to listen to different records at the same time.”

the Belated Nerd

(Source: 1950sunlimited)


Irish McCalla, 1955

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle

On her experience with Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Irish told a newspaper reporter; “I couldn’t act, but I could swing through the trees.”