Wonderful Japanese Graphic Design From the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1920s and 1930s, Japan embraced new forms of graphic design as waves of social change swept […]
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Stunning Portraits of Meret Oppenheim by Taken Man Ray in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteMeret (or Méret) Elisabeth Oppenheim (1913 – 1985) was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist and photographer. Oppenheim was […]
Automatic Trap Door in Car Roof Prevents Head Bumps, 1933
This post was originally published on this siteHave you ever bumped your head while getting into or out of an automobile? If so, you undoubtedly […]
30 Amazing Vintage Photographs of New York Skyscrapers From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe skyscraper can trace its ancestry back many years, millennia in fact, before the existence of New York […]
Midget Hot-Water Bottle Soothes Toothaches, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1939, a doll-size hot-water bottle on the market was said to be a handy medicine-cabinet accessory for […]
Hitch-Hikers Get a Waiting Room of Their Own, 1939
This post was originally published on this sitePerforming the role of the good Samaritan to the nation-wide fraternity of automobile hitch-hikers, the owner of a […]
Vintage Photos of Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell During the Filming of ‘They Met in Bombay’ (1941)
This post was originally published on this siteThey Met in Bombay is a 1941 American adventure drama film directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Clark […]
Morning Not Best Work Time
This post was originally published on this siteContrary to long established belief, the ability of most persons to work more swiftly and accurately on rising […]
40 Vintage Postcards of the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933-34
This post was originally published on this siteA Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was a world’s fair held […]
Zebras Used to Haul St. Louis Milk Wagon, 1931
This post was originally published on this siteZebras draw a milk wagon on a regular St. Louis, Mo., delivery route in 1931. A pair of […]
The Studios Biederer and Ostra
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in Moravska-Ostrava, Czechoslovakia in 1887, Jacques Biederer moved to Paris in 1908 and opened a photography studio: […]
All-Season Quilt Is Air-Conditioned, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteLightweight quilts that will keep sleepers cool in summer as well as warm in winter, developed originally for […]
Meet Maurice Tillet, the Man Who Was the Rumored Inspiration Behind the Animated Character Shrek
This post was originally published on this siteMaurice Tillet (October 23, 1903 – September 4, 1954) was a Russian-born French professional wrestler, better known by […]
Amazing Photographs of Young John F. Kennedy During His Summer Tour Through Europe in 1937
This post was originally published on this site In 1937 John F. “Jack” Kennedy took a 2-month tour of Europe with his friend Kirk LeMoyne […]
Third Skate Lets You Coast Sitting Down, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteA third skate designed for use with a hockey stick has a long, handlelike extension provided with an […]
Nuevo Mundo: One of the Most Important Illustrated Magazines in Spain in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteNuevo Mundo was a Spanish illustrated magazine, published between 1894 and 1933 in Madrid. With a weekly circulation, […]
Margaret Gibb Gets a Kiss From Her Betrothed, While Her Conjoined Sister Mary Looks on Awkwardly, Ca. 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteSiamese twin Margaret Gibb become engaged in 1929 to Carlos Daniel Josefe of Mexico City, whom she met […]
30 Vintage Portraits of Pretty Young Women With Hats in the Photobooths From Between the 1920s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this site It all started in 1925 when a Siberian immigrant named Anatol Josepho unveiled the world’s first fully-automatic […]
Gorgeous Photos of Lilian Bond in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1908 in London, English-American actress Lilian Bond made her first professional stage appearance at the age of […]
Beautiful Photos of the Voisin C14
This post was originally published on this siteThe Voisin C14 chassis was produced from late 1927 into 1932 with a total of 1,795 were manufactured, […]
35 Gorgeous Photos of Betty Field in the 1930s and ’40s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, American actress Betty Field began her acting career in 1934 on the London […]
Nurse Using Ultra-Violet Lamp to Stencil Initials on a Baby’s Skin, 1038
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, a new hand-type ultraviolet-ray lamp made it easier for nurses in a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital to […]
Solar Bath Apparatus Helps Cure Diseases of the Head, 1933
This post was originally published on this siteNo, the peculiar looking device in the photo was not a camera, nor even a telescope, although partially […]
33 Vintage Cover Photos of the Scribner’s Magazine
This post was originally published on this siteScribner’s Magazine was an American periodical published by the publishing house of Charles Scribner’s Sons from January 1887 […]
Steering Wheel for Bicycles, 1931
This post was originally published on this sitePolo games in which the players were mounted on bikes instead of ponies was the latest sport devised […]