Tacoma Times, Nov 27th, 1912
Came upon field-enclosure with earth-men acrobating ~~ Wore strange pad-armour and nose elastics ~~ Made foot-steps on each other’s face features in dispute over skin-spheroid ~~ Slaughter gave onlookers great rah-rah gladness.
Castle at Tuloom, 1844
From Views of ancient monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, 1844
CASTLE, AT TULOOM.
ON STONE, BY A. PICKEN.
The ruined City of Tuloom is situated on a ledge of rocks on the eastern shore of Yucatan. The building given in Plate XXIII., although called a Castillo, or Castle, was, there can be little doubt, a place used for the religious ceremonies of the Indians. At the time the drawing was made, trees obstructed the view, which had to be cut down before the design of the edifice could be made out. Continue reading “Castle at Tuloom, 1844”
Metropolis Composite
Here’s a little wallpaper composite I threw together a few years ago with various scenes from the Fritz Land sci-fi classic Metropolis
Domino Lady Illustrations, 1936
Interior art of the Domino Lady by Paul Jepsen (1909-1987)
Saucy Romantic Adventures, August, 1936 Continue reading “Domino Lady Illustrations, 1936”
A Mystery of Mysteries
On the tombstone, with upraised arms and rage in every feature, towered the terrific for of Spring-Heeled Jack. Freezer and Links stood transfixed; their ghastly burden slipped slowly to the grass, but they remained gaping, terror-struck. Vengeance had fallen!
Spring-Heeled Jack, 1904, issue #2
Underground Cities, 1934
SAFE from bomb attacks, free from disease and changing temperatures, living in cities a mile beneath the surface of the earth, such is the dream of science for the man of the future, a not impractical dream which may doom the towers of Manhattan and every other large city to destruction… (Modern Mechanix, July, 1934)
The Batwoman, 1968
Maura Monti during the filming of the Mexican film “La Mujer Murcielago” (“The Batwoman”)
Frankencoffee
Boris Karloff taking a break during the filming of “Bride of Frankenstein”, 1935
Guilty… As Charged
Anita Page, dressed as a police officer… 1920s
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Mr. Skygack and the Talking Machine
Seattle Star, Oct. 18, 1907
Listened for some time to wonderful talking machine ~~ Throws of very disagreeable smell ~~ See no practical use for the contrivance ~~ Noticed one wheel was out of breath.