Perils of Nyoka, 1942
Danish movie poster or Perils of Nyoka is a 1942 Republic Movie serial directed by William Witney. It starred Kay Aldridge as Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a character who first appeared in the Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired serial Jungle Girl. (Wikipedia).
Amazing Stories, Jan 1943
Cover art by J. Allen St. John
Great Pyramids, 1904
Eduard Spelterini’s Aerial photography of the great pyramids, taken from his balloon on November 21, 1904
Lexington, KY, 1930s
Auto Union, WW2
Auto Union was an amalgamation of four German automobile manufacturers… Audi, Horch, DKW, Wanderer.
Following the outbreak of war, civilian production was halted and the company became a supplier of vehicles to Germany’s armed forces. Its logo, 4 overlapping rigs, survives today as the logo for Audi.
Continue reading “Auto Union, WW2”
Sex Sells, 1939
Advertisement for Simoniz Car Wax & Kleener
Warning… NSFW Continue reading “Sex Sells, 1939”
Popular Detective, April, 1946
The Phantom, 1943
The Phantom is a 1943 Columbia Pictures 15 chapter black-and-white cliffhanger superhero serial, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed B. Reeves Eason, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role. (Wikipedia)
Ericsson Robot, 1933
Swedish communications company, Ericsson Telephone, used this giant robot as a billboard in Mexico City in 1933. The robot was one of several temporarily suspended above the streets of Mexico City’s historic center.