Captain, Thomas F. Mantell, dies chasing a “flying Saucer”, New York Times, January 9, 1948
Mantell UFO Incident, 1948
Mr. Skygack, Observing Mars Observers
Seattle Star, Feb 25th, 1908
Entered house shaped like arctic snow hut ~~ Saw earth beings fussing around oddly constructed machine ~~ Contrivance too large for house necessitating projection of one end through roof ~~ Heard such words as “Mars”, “Canals”, “Opposition”, “Polar Caps”, “Atmosphere”, “Inhabitants”, “Cosmic Void”, etc
Detective Short Stories, Nov, 1941
The Black Cat, 1940
Swedish poster for the 1940 film, The Back Cat
Rick’s Café Americain, 1942
In my attempt to reconstruct the floor plan of Rick’s Café Americain, from the movie Casablanca, I discovered that there were two separate sets in which the scenes were filmed, also there were certain areas that just did not exist because of the way the set was designed (as seen in the photos below), thus making an exact replica impossible. As far as I could tell the gambling hall was just beyond the bar, as this was the direction the police went and Signor Ugarte (Peter Lorre) came from (22:16), though watching the people in the restaurant proper turned after the gunshot (22:14) would make you think it was the opposite direction. I have done my best to fit all the pieces together in the most logical placement. Probably the best overall view of the café was between the 6:45 and 7:05 markers of the film. Continue reading “Rick’s Café Americain, 1942”
Spicy Detective Stories, April, 1936
Palace of Sargon : Khorsabad
The city of Khorsabad was built by King Sargon II, who reigned from 722 to 705 BC, and abandoned when he died in battle.
Image from A History Of Artchitecture On The Comprative Method by Sir Fletcher Banister
I Prefer Lung Cancer Over Diabetes
Lucky Strike ad featuring Lady Grace Drummond Hay, a British journalist, who was the first woman to travel around the world by air (in a zeppelin).
In the late 20s and 30s, smoking was promoted as a “healthy” alternative to sweets.
Indefinite amounts of alcohol
Winston Churchill got a doctor’s note to drink “indefinite” amounts of alcohol during prohibition
Secret Agent X-9, 1934
The 2 books reprinted the first 33 weeks of Alex Raymond’s X-9 daily comic strip. The stories were scripted by Dashiell Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon.
