June 29, 2010

a few of the things it chops


I don't know what kind of crazy sausage they're making, but I'm all for it. (Did you notice that all the veggies have little feet?)

Universal Food Chopper ad
1890
from The Atlantic, sent to me by Mary. Thanks, Mary!

June 28, 2010

Follow-The-Sun House


If we'd taken all this much more seriously in the 50s, maybe we'd be living off solar power and driving hover cars and the Gulf of Mexico wouldn't be pumped full of poison right now.

"Closer Than We Think" comic,
Toronto Star Weekly
1959, illustrator Arthur Radebaugh
from PaleoFuture

Punk Dances


Confession: I never learned to skank.

The Legend! Fanzine #1
1980s, creator
Everette True
from junebridesreply's flickr stream

in on the joke


I firmly believe that rock stars should act like rock stars. I want drug-fueled destruction, over-the-top glamour, or some insane combination thereof. Perfect example right here.

Rod Stewart in NYC
1982, photographer Roxanne Lowitt
from Ana's LJ

The Hit Makers


I dig the design. I can imagine a Pye Records peon sitting down with an xacto knife and a handful of publicity shots to cut out all the little heads.

Compilation
1964
from Raincoat Ron's flickr stream

Repent, Harlequin!


You may be the coolest guy at the sf convention, Harlan, but you are still at the sf convention.

Harlan Ellison at Westercon XXVII
Santa Barbara, California
1974, photographer Dik Daniels
from The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society

June 27, 2010

The Process of Evolutionary Survival


I don't think that's how it works.

Mystery Tales #3
1953, artist Joe Maneely
from The Horrors of It All, where you can see the whole story

June 26, 2010

Shantyboat!


Fuckin shantyboat! Want to live there!

Washington State
1928, photographer Kyo Koike
from University of Washington

Bite my ass.


This photo just makes me laugh and laugh. If that's a real tattoo on her leg, it's nice and bright.

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from SeaTack's flickr stream

June 25, 2010

Play it, Smitty!


Look, just watch this clip from the 1944 movie Bathing Beauty. Ethel Smith could rock a Hammond like you wouldn't believe. (Also, I think I need to add a "heels" tag.)

Album Cover
1944
from Podsville

view of tent and man cooking


I just really enjoy the way the inside of the tent's lit up. Is there someone else asleep on a cot in there?

Great Falls, Virginia
photographer George Steiger
from Library of Virginia

June 24, 2010

Flood in Pittsburgh


Hey guys, let's go downtown and check out the flood. I haven't got a boat, but we can ride in this casket!

(Make sure to click on this one for the full effect.)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1907
from Library of Congress

Dolly and Porter


I love her. I just do.

1972
from The Smithsonian

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs


Dear Mr. Spielberg:

There's nothing new under the sun.

Jurassicly yours,
Richard Owen

Crystal Palace, London, England
1854
from Copyright Expired

Irma and sailor son


You can tell that boy knows just how to get on his mama's good side.

Alpine, Oregon
1968, photographer James Cloutier
from University of Oregon Library

1 ten millionth of a second


Like an egg containing the whole universe.

First Instant of an Atomic Test Detonation in Nevada
1952, photographer and inventor of camera equipment Harold Edgerton
from Atomic-Annhilation

Stunt Girl


The problem with still images: is she jumping off? Jumping on? Does the guy know she's there, or is he being attacked? Did she fall out of a low-flying plane?

photographer Arthur Schatz
fr5om LIFE Magazine

June 23, 2010

head over heels


I can't even turn a cartwheel, so seeing something like this just blows me away. How did she do that? More importantly - how did she do that in those shoes?


France, from The Face in the Lens: Anonymous Photographs
1930, photographer Robert Flynn Johnson
from picassoswoman's flickr stream
information from (OvO)

Jitterbug?


Dance like you're fighting. Fight like you're dancing.

Saipan
WW II-era
from afigallo's flickr stream

June 22, 2010

Man-Size Steaks


VEAL CUTLET with CANADIAN BACON Au Gratin Served with Spaghetti and Mixed Vegetables... $3.25
HALF SPRING CHICKEN, Spiced Watermelon... $3.25
DOUBLE FRENCH LAMB CHOPS, Mint Jelly... $4.50
Jello Chantilly... 40¢

Biltmore Hotel, Palm Springs, California
1960s
from Los Angeles Public Library

The Lift that never lets you down.


And on Sunday he rested.

Perma-Lift Ad
1951
from it's better than bad's flickr stream

brave


I generally wore more clothes than this, but I spent a lot of time at that age with a bow and a wooden bowie knife.

Spain
from Timetales

June 21, 2010

smoking in a garden


I don't think this is her regular look.

Australia
1890s
from Powerhouse Museum Collection

June 20, 2010

Recycled House 1972


You couldn't have a house like this in Florida. The first big hurricane would blow all those windows clean out.

I don't know any details - do you? If so, let me know.
1972
from Routine Investigations

Masculine Dancing


I can't help but feel like one of these guys would make a great tattoo.

Punch Magazine
1911, illustrator Thomas Maybank
from rauter25's flickr stream

A Precarious Story


Death and sex, nothing scarier.

German Propaganda leaflet dropped on British troops
1944
from PsyWar

Back to the Grind(er)


Cowboy monkey! Zombie monkey! Boombox monkey! So many monkeys.

Event Poster
2010, artist Burton Durand
from Draw, Burt, Draw

June 17, 2010

dance baby


Sometimes I am amazed - AMAZED - that dancing is an acceptable public activity.

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from unexpectedtale's flickr stream, which, by the way, is one of the best on flickr if you like that sort of thing

skills


It's hot as hell here. Hot as blue blazes. Hot as homemade sin. It ain't even summertime yet and it is god damned hot. The only thing I miss about my mom's last house was the pool, because this should be me right here.

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from Big Happy Funhouse

Merry Go Round


The horses look terrified, the women look on the edge of tears, the little boy looks away. What a strange moment to freeze in time.

England
from yorkshirewench on live journal

June 15, 2010

Rugged Brute Force


Those dirty bikers, always stopping to... lick their old ladies' backs?

Cycle Orgy Magazine
1969 (natch)
from Bad Mags

John F. Claghorn, Civil War Veteran



Together, these two photos tell a story that I can't imagine living through. Why did they remove the bone and not the arm? Did he retain use of that hand?

Newark, NJ
1860s
from New York Public Library

Columbia


As a national sentiment, it sure beats the hell out of "Drill, baby, drill!".

Leslie's magazine cover
1916, artist James Montgomery Flagg (fitting last name)
from National Museum of American Illustration

cigar box banjo


This one just reminds me of my sisters. Look at those bare feet!

May Newman in Palatka, Florida
1920s
from The State Library and Archives of Florida

BIG MOTH


The devil's in the details.

Child's drawing, copied and given detailed treatment.
artist Dave Devries
from The Monster Engine

Fill Up on that Old Time Salvation


I'm always drawn to the use of commercial objects refitted to become art or a carrier for more personal messages. In a weird way, this reminds me of the 24 Hour Church of Elvis.

Potlatch, Washington
1974, photographer David Falconer
from U.S. National Archives

June 14, 2010

the smallest man in the world dances with his pet cat


What else is there to say?

Henry Behrens at his Worthing home
1956, photographer Harry Kerr
from come on with the rain's flickr stream, but seen at Uncertain Times, as so many awesome things are

Fred Richardson


Hey, wait, that's the same dude twice. How do you think he did that?

Denver, Colorado
photographer George Richardson, Jr.
from justderek's flickr stream

June 13, 2010

lions and 'dromes, an ancient tradition


Everyone likes to play with power - some more than others.

Revere Beach, MA
1929
from Sidecar Pete

June 9, 2010

Burning


Why is the pool on fire? Why are they jumping in? Why is that one guy naked? You tell me.

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from Homobilia

June 8, 2010

For a Lovelier You


Really? Someone fill me in - is there a time when this wasn't funny?

Hair Ad
1960s
from it's better than bad's flickr stream

Boy Journalists at War


I have to admit, I have always admired the bravery of the journalist, who goes into battle with a camera and pad, more than the soldier, who goes into battle with a gun.

Cholon, Vietnam
1968, photographer Rozier
from A Very Personal War

Easter Sunday


It is really no wonder that rock'n'roll came as such a revelation.

1952
from eks4003's flickr stream

Chez Suzy, trois femmes autour d’un homme


Two's company, three's a crowd, four is an amazing story you can't tell your grandchildren.

Paris
1932, photographer Brassaï
from Smokethorn

June 7, 2010

The Amphibious Dinsoosaur


I'm pretty sure that looking at too many of these photo-style pictures of ancient creatures helped lead to my distrust of deep water. I'm always convinced there's something huge underneath me.

The Mentor: Prehistoric Animal Life
1914
from normanfelchle's flickr stream

A slightly underdressed sentry


He seems so well equipped for someone so ill equipped.

German soldier
WW I era
from drakegoodman's flickr stream

Wench!


They got right to the point with this one.

Novel Books pulp novel cover
1960s
from Good Girl Art

June 3, 2010