Lost Boys

The boys on the island vary, of course, in numbers, according as they get killed and so on; and when they seem to be growing up, which is against the rules, Peter thins them out; but at this time there were six of them, counting the twins as two... They are forbidden by Peter to look in the least like him, and they wear the skins of the bears slain by themselves, in which they are so round and furry that when they fall they roll. They have therefore become very sure-footed.

Peter Pan, by JM Barrie

1980, illustrator Trina Schart Hyman

from kidpix

Jiu Jitsu for railway officials

I bet you can't tell which one was the actual jiu jitsu champ.

Uppsala, Sweden

1944

from DigitaltMuseum

Pride

Some stay home, some go to sea.

Sydney, Australia

1945, photographer Alan Evans

from Historic Houses Trust,

which is a frankly amazing site once you start digging

On Hill

I've always been sort of obsessed with weird yard statues and giant beasts and so on. Ask my mom, she can tell you. Someday, I suspect that I will own some sort of crazy dinosaur/concrete creatures park on the edge of a swamp somewhere in the Florida boonies.

Rapid City, SD

from Crafty Dogma's flickr stream

Two Legged Race

I love their faces. I bet there was ice cream later.

A New Zealand camp in England

1918, photographer Thomas Frederick Scales

from The Alexander Turnbull Library

Caught

"What? Me? Oh, I'm just, uh, just dusting the bear, see... Yeah, that's the ticket. Just gonna, uh, shoot the dust off friendly ol' Mr. Bear here, yeah..."

no information available

from Kingkongphoto

Plate I

War and information, all of civilization.

The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865). Part I. Volume II

1876

from the Villanova University Digital Library

Family Fun

The official description says this is two women and five men, but I'm seeing four women and three men. What say you?

Blount County, Tennessee

1918, photographer A. Randolph Shields

from Blount County Appalachian Photograph Archive

loaded

This is what my house will look like when the war gets this far. Except without the guns, because I only have the typewriters.

Oliver typewriter ad

1908

from Captain Geoffrey Spaulding's flickr stream

determined

She's killing me with that tongue hanging out. That's a whole lot of yard, and she's going to mow it all.

Albion, Illinois

1941

from Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection

Married By Satan

Russian artwork is something else. This is amazing and horrible. Oh, the glaring eyes!

Russian Movie Poster

1917

from Wrong Side of the Art

Rocking Horse

You know what? I think this may be a trick. Unless this guy's nickname is Ol' Head-dent.

no information available

from Crafty Dogma's flickr stream

Said Chocolate Drop the barber...

This is how I like children's book. Slightly offputting and surreal.

Fun and Nonsense

1904, illustrator Willard Bonte

from Project Gutenburg