Halloween postcards from the early 1900s
Clue, 1949
Clue (Cluedo, outside of the US) is a murder mystery game that was first published in Leeds, England in 1949. The game was devised by Anthony E. Pratt.
From Hell
Letter from Jack the Ripper, delivered in a box with half of a kidney. It was sent to George Lusk the Chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee
From Hell
Mr Lusk
Sor
I send you half the kidne I took from one women preserved it for you the other piece I fried and ate it was very nice. I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if only you wate a little longer.
Signed
Catch me when you can Mishter Lusk
Global Warming, 1922
Apparently global warming is nothing new…
America’s WWII Shopping List, 1963
Before the letters to the editors started being published, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby included some historical information towards the back of the Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos comic. Issue #3 was a shopping list for WW2
TV Channels, March 19-25, 1967
Cover to the TV Channels weekly newspaper television guide, featuring Batman and the Green Hornet.
Ghoul Proof, 1909
A steel-reinforced cement, ghoul proof, coffin, The “ghouls” in this case are grave robbers… or are they?
Peter Gunn in the TV Guide
The four times Peter Gunn graced the cover of the TV Guide (left to right, top to bottom)
January 3, 1959, July 11, 1959, February 13, 1960 (with John Vivyan of Mr. Lucky, another Blake Edwards creation) and February 11, 1961
Monument to the Battle of Nations, 1945
American soldier standing in the ruined crypt of the Monument to the Battle of Nations in Leipzig, Germany, 1945
Call of Cthulhu, 2005
Call of Cthulhu is a fun, modern, low-budget, fan-made, silent film, based on HP Lovecraft’s most famous work. (Silent, b&w, 47 minutes)
If you wish to purchase this for your collection, it is available here: https://store.hplhs.org/products/call-of-cthulhu-dvd