From Ballyhoo Magazine, 1930s, art by Russell Paterson
The Price of Guilt
“The door is locked, and there is no help for you!” Sedgefiled hissed, clutching the girl’s arm as he drew his sword. “Liar! where I am there is help for the weak and oppressed!” The doors of a cabinet flew open, and Spring-heeled Jack appeared.
Spring-Heeled Jack, 1904, issue #5
The Spirit! Who Is He?
The Spirit, A creation of Will Eisner, was featured in “The Spirit Section,” a 16 page, tabloid-sized section of the Sunday paper. he made his debut June 2, 1940. The series ran until October 5, 1952.
The Body in the Library, 1952
The Body in the Library (Dutch edition) by Agatha Christie, 1952, cover by Rein van Looy (1910-1994)
Popular Science, Apr, 1933
Dinosaurs Visit NYC, 1915
A “What If” article titled “Eight Pre-historic Monsters Visit New York” published in the Richmond times-dispatch., February 28, 1915
[…] If the dinosaurs had visited lower Broadway to pay their respects to the Mayor, let us say, It would not have been at all impossible for the corythosaurus to have balanced itself on the steps of the City Hall and from that vantage point to have scratched his chin against the Statue of Justice which adorns the top of the Structure. Continue reading “Dinosaurs Visit NYC, 1915”
Spring Forward
Get Your Hoe Ready!
United Cigar Stores applauded the 1918 DST bill.
That time of year again
Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead an hour tonight.
Metropolis, 1926
Renderings of Grand Central Terminal
Opened in 1913, Grand Central Terminal covers 48 acres, and has 44 platforms, servicing 56 tracks, 30 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower. One track secretly goes to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
