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Valentine's Day Dance, Chicago 1948

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Ah, Valentine's Day.

Remember when men dressed up in a suit, sipped icy-cold Cokes and danced with their dates?

Neither do we.

So, here is how young men and women celebrated on Feb. 14, 1948.

The scene is a Valentine's Dance, sponsored by the University Of Illinois-Chicago at Navy Pier.

That year, a temporary branch of the University of Illinois was established at Navy Pier to accommodate the increasing number of GI Bill students returning from war.

A Happy Couple

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(Credit: Thomas Fehr/ University Archives. University of Illinois at Chicago)

The Performance

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(Credit: Thomas Fehr/ University Archives. University of Illinois at Chicago)

Lining Up At The Coke Bar

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(Credit: Thomas Fehr/ University Archives. University of Illinois at Chicago)
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