Cover from Tekhnika Molodezhi. May, 1938
Continue reading “Soviets in Space!”
Spicy Detective, March, 1937
Mask of Zorro, 1998
The original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega, is captured and imprisoned just as Spain concedes California to Santa Anna. 20 years go by and his mortal enemy, Don Rafael Montero, returns to California with a plan to become wealthy at the expense of the peasants. The original Zorro escapes from prison and trains a new Zorro to take his place. (IMDb) Continue reading “Mask of Zorro, 1998”
At the Earth’s Core, 1922
Illustrations from the 1922 edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ At The Earth’s Core by J. Allen St. John
Mr. Skygack, Oct 22, 1907
Looked through aperture in big wall ~~ Saw earth-being producing discordant sounds ~~ Made many quick, jerky motions ~~ Grew very hoarse ~~ Said “Hello, Central” eighteen times ~~ Yelled at inanimate object in right hand ~~ Seemed in pain.
First Record Cover Art, 1939
Before this cover by Alex Steinweiss, most records came in a plain, brown, paper sleeve with a hole in the middle showing who the artist and song was. Steinweiss had a better idea. He took a cameraman to the city’s famous Imperial Theatre, where he convinced the owner to briefly change the signage of the marquee, and made history.
Smash Song Hits by Rodgers and Hart by Richard Rodgers and the Imperial Orchestra, Columbia Records (1939)
Oh, Yes, Let Him!
Parlor Games Comic from the Evening Star, Washington DC, December 17, 1939
Odd Facts About Mars, 1912
Odd “Facts” About Mars, published in a variety of American newspapers in October, 1912
Speed Smith, Spring, 1952
“Jesus, take the wheel… No! Not that one!”
Showgirl, 1929
Nightclub Showgirl somewhere in NYC, 1929
