Figure Eight

(Click on the image for a larger version.) Source: The Hairdo Handbook, 1964, Chapter XVIII: Handling and Styling Long Hair

Cartwheel

(Click on the image for a larger version.) Source: The Hairdo Handbook, 1964, Chapter XVIII: Handling and Styling Long Hair

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