Eighty-five years ago, the January 27, 1941, issue of Life magazine showed these teen girls listening to records. The magazine noted that for these “subdebutantes”, swing was more important than vitamins. The magazine identifies only two of the girls shown, Edith Seyburn, at the phonograph, and her sister Isabel, standing at the right.
I followed the link to the magazine, and the article, and as usual, I’m surprised how much older these kids look than those the same age today.
Maybe that’s because I’m old, but the observation is a common one. I wonder why. The more adult clothing and hairstyles?