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I don’t know much about our down-under cousins, but apparently they were in the clothing business. I’ve found advertisements going back to the 1940s. Where were you in 1968?
Ouch, that hurts my eyes.
Well, in 1968, I was 21 years old living in Sioux City, Iowa. I was married and had two small children, Lisa, my daughter and Shannon, my son. I worked at a downtown hotel as an elevator operator for a short time. At the age of 21, my marriage was floundering and I was about to become a single parent.
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That ad is hilarious! In 1968, I was in the 8th grade in Enosburg Falls, Vermont. I remember those hip and happenin’ ads well.
This was one of my earliest posts – I had just disovered the Trove (National Library of Australia) website, and wanted to introduce the Australian branch of the Casben family. We must be about the same age. I had some cool bell-bottoms (but no Casben shorts).
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