Promotional Image from “Aelita” (Queen of Mars) Russia, 1924.
Satin Sets Fashion Aflame
1945 magazine advertisement for Skinner’s Satin, The greatest name in satin…
Louise Brooks is the Canary
Several promotional shots of Louise Brooks as the Canary, 1929
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Battle of the Amazons, 1973
A tribe of vicious female warriors terrorizes the countryside, and especially the males, until one day the men and some local villagers decide to fight back. (IMDb)
Cross Crossings Cautiously
Safety notice from the New Haven Railroad to pay attention around railroad tracks
“Last Year 2485 killed, 6804 Injured, 24% ran into side of trains”
This Means You
Signs erected by the insurance department of Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Project, near the River Camp,
approximately one mile upstream from the Nevada diversion tunnels. August 9th, 1931
Six-Story Highway
Here is an artist’s conception of the amazing multiple highway plan of Dr. John A. Harriss, former health commissioner of New York City. The plan calls for six traffic levels. Each level is for designated traffic. There is an express traffic level. two one-way levels for bus traffic and other plans to expedite traffic. This proposal of Fr. Harriss is gaining favor as one of the most feasible of many schemes advanced to handle the constantly increasing motor and pedestrian traffic. – Inventions for March, 1930
Bob Crane, His Drums and Orchestra
Besides his title role in Hogan’s Heroes, Bob Crane was also a radio personality and a drummer. Below is the cover to “Bob Crane, His Drums and Orchestra” playing the theme to Hogan’s Heroes and the Theme to F-Troop on side B
Serial Power
Here are 52 Weeks of Box Office insurance!
1939 Trade magazine advertisement for upcoming Universal serials
Fighting Ostriches
Fighting Ostriches of Cawson Ostrich Farm, Pasadena, California
