I'm just vaguely thinking about Ivy & the concept of national identity back in the day. This was THE American style (for a while) after all...
http://pro.corbis.com/images/NA010200.jpg?size=67&uid=%7B5B87C7FB-F1B1-44F7-80E4-8CD2FD1C4805%7D
http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/blog/fatherpix.jpg
http://stories.mnhs.org/mgg/resources/artifacts/img_view/maxsons.jpg
... Please take this thread wherever you like.
http://www.tvcrazy.net/images/beaver.jpg
http://www.veronica-cartwright.com/VCBeaver.jpg
http://www.tvland.com/photogallery/photos/WallyBeaver.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c367/SpinCity1996/3litbcast4.jpg
... Random...
http://www.simonpure.com/images/BL_DR-Board-1950s.jpg