Two young women enjoying themselves on the ‘Caterpillar’ ride at Southend Fair, Essex, October 1938. Photo by Kurt Hutton
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Month: September 2018
Hollow Earth
Map I reproduced several years ago, don’t remember where the original came from.
High Resolution, Hollow Earth PDF
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Money Wagon, 1934
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Armored Money Wagon, 1934
E. A. Armstrong Military Equipment, 1881
Nathan’s Hot Dogs, 1939
Nathan’s Famous Frankfurters, Coney Island, NYC, 1939
Haunted Gold, 1932
After receiving a cryptic unsigned letter, John Mason and his trusty horse, Duke, travel to a mine, where they befriend Janet Carter, the daughter of a double-crossed miner. As Mason and Carter attempt to figure out why they were both summoned there, they find themselves the targets of frontier outlaw Joe Ryan and his vicious gang. Meanwhile, a mysterious and terrifying ghost appears in the mineshaft with plans of its own. (IMDb)
Solar Powered Aerial Landing Field, 1934
Modern Mechanix, October, 1934. Art by Norman Saunders
Joan Crawford in The Unknown, 1927
The Valley of Gwangi, 1969
A struggling Wild West stunt show hopes to make its fortune with a miniature horse from a hidden valley, but the discovery of large prehistoric beasts there leads to deadly danger. (IMDb)
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Blitzkrieg, 1940
On this day in 1940, 300 Nazi bombers attack London, starting 57 consecutive nights of bombing. This bombing “blitzkrieg” (lightning war) would continue until May 1941.