The Velvet Mask of the Green Hornet
Photo of Gordon Jones wearing a velvet mask instead of the leather one we see him wear in the Green Hornet serial. (as seen below)
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Strange Stories, Oct, 1940
301.129 mph
75 years ago, Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the 300 mph mark for the first time while driving the Blue Bird V at Daytona Beach. Florida.
The Blue Bird V, was powered by a 2,300 hp supercharged Rolls-Royce R V12. The 301.129 mph record held until November 1937 when British driver George Eyston driving Thunderbolt, achieving 312 mph.
The current record is 763.035 mph
Weird Tales, Jan, 1946
Edie at the Microphone
A couple of beautiful promotional shots of Lola Albright posing with a microphone for the show Peter Gunn.
True Detective Mysteries, March, 1930
Kyle’s Forecast for September, 1909
I wonder if they were any less accurate than weather forecasters are today?
Williston Graphic. Williston, N.D. Aug 26, 1909
The Body in the Bed, 1949
Mad Youth, 1939
Poster advertising the double feature Girls of the Underworld/Mad Youth (1939) and Probation (1932)