Harry "The Hipster" Gibson

Man, I dig that fuckin tie.

New York City - William P. Gottlieb - 1947 - The Library of Congress

Picasso

Wearing a bull mask, smoking a j. As you do. 

Golfe-Juan, France 

1968, photographer Gjon Mili 

from LIFE

The Family Neptune

The family that dives together, thrives together. 

Esther Williams and family, mid-1950s
somewhere in Florida

from Florida Fresh & Other Slices

Good Question

I dunno, Keith. You tell me.

1979ish

from The Selvedge Yard

comfort

You know, I don't think I have ever seen a James Dean movie all the way through. This photo makes me want to.

James Dean, but other than that

I have no information.

1950s

from A Diamond Fell From the Sky's flickr stream

Abe and Marilyn

This one shot encapsulates everything that is great about America.

Hollywood, California

1950s, photographer Milton Greene

from John McNab's flickr stream

High Times Indeed

Take these 6 people and write a scene around them. I feel like you could do this every day for a year and never run out of stories.

The cast of 7 Footprints to Satan

1929

from Black Hole Reviews

The View From Above

You're 22, and the whole world's in love with you.

Melbourne, Australia

1964

from Vintage Photos on LJ

New Kind of Kick

There they go, inventing psychobilly.

Lux Interior and Poison Ivy,

onstage at CBGB in NYC

1979, photographer Ed Steinerts

from Mr. Steinerts' flickr stream

Dashing

It really suits her, don't you think?

Frida Kahlo and family in Mexico City

1926, photographer Guillermo Kahlo

from Helen Heath's flickr stream,

hunted down after seeing another shot on 

Leila Latex's blog

sleeps long and laughs

I wouldn't mind having that on a t-shirt, to be honest. Or it might make a good embroidery project for someone who does that sort of thing.

Georgia O'Keeffe's letterhead

1929

from Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library,

seen at Letterheady

Dick Dale, cat lover

If my psycho cat were as large as this kitty, I'd have to shoot her in the face.

Newport Beach, California

1960s

from Last FM

napnic

All that glamor and beauty must be exhausting.

Anita Page, Joan Crawford, and Dorothy Sebastian

1928

from carbonated's flickr stream

Never a dull match with a Dusek

“In Boston, Rudy watched Brother Ernie wrestle an Irishman named Dan O’Mahoney. When O’Mahoney got the decision, Rudy jumped into the ring, tried to assault the referee, started a free-for-all among the seconds. In Camden, N. J., a few nights after the bout in Boston, Ernie wrestled Gino Garibaldi. A spectator in the balcony hurled down a chair which hit Ernie on the head. He was hospitalized.”

And yet they look so relaxed.

The Dusek Riot Squad, aka The Nebraska Riot Squad, aka The Dirty Duseks

early 50s, photographer Irving Penn

from The Heavy Light

Frida and Diego

Let those without genius make do with prettiness.

Mexico is my guess

1934, photographer Martin Munkácsi

from The Fashion Spot

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

I love this movie. And I love this poster. Especially the sandworm evoking an American flag behind him. I would hang this print in my house. Of course, have you seen my house?

Poster for a special showing at the Alamo Drafthouse

in Austin, TX

2010, artist Rich Kelly

from mod posters

keep in touch

I'm inspired. I'm going to put this aside for a bit and work on a personal letterhead. Want mail? Send your street address and two questions for me to answer (I have to have something to write about, right?) to me at drunkonpabst at gmail dot com.

Ray Bradbury's Letterhead

from Swann Galleries Auction,

seen on Letterheady,

that side suggested by nursing buddha, abridged

The Damned watching The Germs's 1st show

As Pat Smear put it, "We made noise. Darby stuck the mic in a jar of peanut butter. It was a dare, we had no songs or anything! Lorna wore her pants inside out, and Darby covered himself in red licorice...we made noise for five minutes until they threw us off." 

Basically, this photo is hilarious to me. They can't even look.

Orpheum Theater, LA, CA

1977

from Only the Young Die Young

Billie Holiday

Nothing to add.

1949

photographer Carl Von Vechten

from Wayne's Nude Musicians

Entertaining the Troops

I thought the marines had height requirements. How short is that kid? Jayne was only 5'8".Okay, so the heels do add. Man, that kid can't believe his luck.

A Marine Private First Class and Jayne Mansfield

Canada

1961

from Vintage Engineer Boots