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How Allen Ginsberg's Howl describes the Beat movement
Learn more about Allen Ginsberg's epic poem Howl.
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Silent Generation teenagers
Teenagers watching television during the 1950s.
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Great Depression: apple seller
Man selling apples during the Great Depression.
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big business
Office workers performing their jobs during the 1950s.
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Silent Generation: suburbia
Family standing in front of a new suburban house in the 1950s.
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Levittown, New York
Early housing development, Levittown, New York.
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Joseph McCarthy
U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy (center) during an investigation into alleged communist...
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James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause
James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), directed by Nicholas Ray.
© 1955 Warner Brothers, Inc.; photograph from a private collection
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X
A meeting of Martin Luther King, Jr. (center), and Malcolm X (right), 1964.
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Bill Russell
Bill Russell, undated photograph.
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Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle, 1966.
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Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem, 1981.
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy Club, Chicago
Hugh Hefner surrounded by the waitstaff at the original Playboy Club in Chicago,...
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
John Garfield and Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946),...
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The Wild One
Marlon Brando in The Wild One (1953), directed by Laslo Benedek.
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Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood in Splendor in the Grass
Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood in a promotional photograph for Splendor in the...
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Elvis Presley, 1956
From 1956 through 1958, Elvis Presley dominated the pop music charts and ushered...
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The Beach Boys
The songs of the American rock group the Beach Boys (from left: Al Jardine, Brian...
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the Supremes
The Supremes (left to right): Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross.
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Joe Biden
Official portrait of Vice Pres. Joe Biden, 2012.
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Explore the lives of the Silent Generation through photos.
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