Betty Davis, April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989
Month: August 2021
Famous Monogram “28”
Whoever put this map together for this Monogram advertisement should have looked at the USA map a little closer.
Five Are Better Than Two
An all-terrain vehicle able to descend slopes up to 65 degrees.
Motorized Bicycle, 1905
Stylish woman riding a Pfeit(?) motorized motorcycle, 1905
All-True Detective Cases, Sept, 1954
World Series Rodeo, 1931
To add a little unpredictability to the bronco riding event they release turtles into the arena!
Cover to the Official program guide for the 6th annual World Series Rodeo, 1931
Boris Karloff Tales Of Mystery #66
Look out world! Mech-X is Here! Feb 1976, Gold Key
Flappers Taking a Ride
Two flappers taking a ride the beach with their motorcycle and dog.
Pola Negri in Bella Donna (1923)
Bella Donna, a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live. Tired of her simple husband, Bella becomes involved with brutish Baroudi. (IMDb)
Fake Robbery
PAYS BOY $1000 TO STAGE $50,000 FAKE GEM ROBBERY, CHARGE
by United Press
LONG BRANCH, N.J., Feb. 22. – Mrs. Sarah L. Robertson, who last Saturday night reported to the police that a dinner party at her bungalow had been held up and jewels valued at $50,000 taken from her, was arrested today, charged with conspiracy in causing the holdup.
A few hours earlier the robbery had been branded as a “fake” by a youth named John Baily who told the police he had been hires by Mrs/ Robertson to enter the bungalow and pretend to steal the jewels. In reality, he said, he got nothing but a bag filled with tissue paper. He said Mrs. Robertson paid him $1000 to stage the holdup.