#December 1970

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

OCCULT: New Dimensions of Life in the Field of Psychic Phenomena - magazine - December 1970

[sanantoniorose]

Glen Campbell with Elvis and Priscilla Presley • Las Vegas, December, 1970

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue December 1970

Ship'n Shore

Models : Unknown, Tricia Sembera, Pam Suthern.

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[the70s80sand90s]

New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers, 1970/12/22

#7 - Future Shock by Alvin Toffler (11 weeks on the list.)

[20th-century-man]

Adrian King / Penthouse Pet of the Month, December 1976.

[inthedarktrees]

Jane Birkin during the shooting of the film Don Juan, 1973

[angelunderheaven]

Christmas time, time to keep my mouth shut

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Everywoman's Daily Horoscope, Popular Library, December 1970

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

Anything Goes December

Darling Lili / Julie Andrews as Lili Smith/Schmidt

This dress evokes the right lines for World War I, when the movie takes place. I doubt the material is period-appropriate, but I'm open to being corrected if someone knows more about it than I do. At least it appears to be a housedress, almost a glorified robe--Lili wears it when at home with a cold, and she wears a different costume later when she goes out. So I guess the chenille-like texture is possible, but it still seems unlikely. I do like the contrast between the soft gold and the satiny black trim, however.

[the70s80sand90s]

[20th-century-man]

Adrian King / Penthouse Pet of the Month, December 1976.

[lonestarflight]

"Skylab Shroud in the Space Power Facility

The 56-foot tall, 24,400-pound Skylab shroud installed in the Space Power Facility’s vacuum chamber at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Plum Brook Station. The Space Power Facility, which began operations in 1969, is the largest high vacuum chamber ever built. The chamber is 100 feet in diameter and 120 feet high. It can produce a vacuum deep enough to simulate the conditions at 300 miles altitude. The Space Power Facility was originally designed to test nuclear-power sources for spacecraft during long durations in a space atmosphere, but it was never used for that purpose. Payload shrouds are aerodynamic fairings to protect the payload during launch and ascent to orbit. The Skylab mission utilized the largest shroud ever attempted. Unlike previous launches, the shroud would not be jettisoned until the spacecraft reached orbit. NASA engineers designed these tests to verify the dynamics of the jettison motion in a simulated space environment. Fifty-four runs and three full-scale jettison tests were conducted from mid-September 1970 to June 1971. The shroud behaved as its designers intended, the detonators all fired, and early design issues were remedied by the final test. The Space Power Facility continues to operate today. The facility can sustain a high vacuum; simulate solar radiation via a 4-megawatt quartz heat lamp array, solar spectrum by a 400-kilowatt arc lamp, and cold environments."

Date: December 1, 1970

NASA ID: GPN-2000-001462, .GRC-1970-C-03691, 4588H

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

The New York Times Magazine, December 26, 1970

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

Anything Goes December

Live and Let Die / Jane Seymour as Solitaire

It's interesting to the see costumes (like this one) that appear only in publicity photos. This dress was not used in the actual film, but it's very much in keeping with the sort of thing Solitaire wears--flowing, romantic, and brightly colored, with maybe a touch of Indian influence.

I'm always curious where the costumes come from. Are they items intended for the film that end up not getting used? Off-the-rack pieces or leftovers from other productions that just give the right vibe? I could believe either explanation for this dress. It looks rather like a first draft of the orange-and-gold dress that Solitaire wears in a climactic scene.

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue December 1970

Saga Mink

Model/Modèle : Lynne Sutherland

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[humanoidhistory]

An amazing "Dear Santa" letter from Gina and Carolyn, "the Fearless Hunters," published in The West News in West, Texas, December 1978.