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November 16, 2015

This Porcineograph

I am not sure if this is charming or horrific.

The Forbes Lith. Mfg. Co., Boston - 1876 - Library of Congress

December 28, 2013

Civilian Conservation Corps Map

The best thing about this map - and there is much to be praised - has to be the two CCC guys holding the shield. We need to reintroduce art to public works.

Schenectady, NY - 1937 - Grems-Doolittle Library Connection

November 23, 2013

The Medieval Knight

This is why cameras were invented.

Pittsburgh, PA - 1978 - The Selvedge Yard

November 20, 2013

Mamalia Americana

If I walked in and that guy had a gun on the mantel and boobs mounted on the wall, I would call the cops (and report him for having criminally bad taste).

Cavalier Vol. 19, No. 2 - 1968 - Vintage Girlie Mags

Death to worlds' imperialism

Have I posted this before? Imperialism is one ugly beast, y'all.

USSR - 1919 - Dmitry Moor - Soviet Posters

Snowshoes

He has dressed himself impeccably to go fuck someone up.

East of the Sun and West of the Moon - 1914 - Kay Nielson - 50 Watt

Hunt Bowman in Lost World

Whole lot to chew on in this cover, from the one woman jet tank to the skeleton armed sword fighter. And check out that castle behind them, squirting purple goo as it collapses. A lost world, indeed.

Planet Comics No. 58 - 1949 - Pulp Covers

November 17, 2013

deeper water than they cared to encounter

A LARGE SHARK CAPTURED A large shark has been prowling about the lower harbour for some time past, and up to Tuesday night evaded all efforts of the fishermen to take it. However at nightfall on Tuesday, Mr John Noble, a well known lower harbour fisherman was returning home, he was informed that the monster, some 18 ft long, was in the vicinity of Mr W. Innes's fishery. Mr Noble who has previously taken several sharks in the Port Chalmers waters, at once manned his boat and sent in persuit, succeeding, after a hard contest, in harpooning the creature off the George street wharf. The fish was then towed around to Tunnage's fishery to be hauled up. Here what might have been a very serious accident occurred, for a number of young and old of both sexes desirous of seeing the shark made their way round to Mr Tunnage's fishery and took up a position on the landing-stage designed for the reception of the fish. In all, the unexpected visitors must have been between 30 and 40. The landing stage (only intended to support the weight of the fish) proved unable to support the weight and it sank, taking its occupants into deeper water than they cared to encounter. One young lady, seeing the stage was sinking, very pluckily held on to a wire rope stretched above her head, and succeeded in sustaining herself and two friends. Some few bruises were sustained by some of the young people on the stage, but eventually everyone was landed.

Port Chalmers, Otago, NZ - 1901 - Natural Library NZ on the Commons

October 19, 2013

Lewisite Gas

People are such strange creatures. We create weapons and then we create art to warn of them.

Camp Barkeley, Texas - 1941-1945 - @ National Museum of Health and Medicine

April 27, 2013

The Liberation of Andromeda

A story in three parts: with winged feet, Perseus flies in to kill the monster Cetus and rescue his future bride, to the celebration of the crowd. My sister is in Rome, a bride herself, honeymooning. They sent me this postcard and said it reminded her of my dreams. And here it is for you.

Piero di Cosimo - 1515 - @ Wisdom Portal