These Photos From The ’60s Will Make You Wish You Were Alive Back Then

Published on 07/29/2019
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This is certainly not an everyday occurrence! The photo here was taken in 1959. It shows Birgitta Lindman, a Swedish stewardess, together with a showgirl. Lindman had been asked to inspect the latter’s costume after it was revealed that stewardesses were going to be wearing shorter uniforms.

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Just a year before this, Lindman achieved stardom after she graced the cover of Life magazine. She actually competed for the opportunity and beat 53 other hopefuls. Well, this is certainly not what most people mean when they talk about in-flight entertainment.

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Lynda Carter Participated In The Battle of the Network Stars

Let us go back to The Battle of the Network Stars. Below, you can see Lynda Carter together with her teammates after a swimming event. In 1976, the show premiered and ran until 1988. ABC decided to revive it in 2017 as well.

Lynda Carter Participated In The Battle of the Network Stars

Lynda Carter Participated In The Battle of the Network Stars

The actress is best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman. In the show, she competed alongside the likes of Farrah Fawcett, Richard Hatch and Hal Linden for the ABC team. They were up against stars under NBC and CBS. When the regular events were done, the team with the lowest scores got eliminated. The remaining teams then played Tug-of-War. During the year this was taken, ABC won.

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