In 1909, The Strand Magazine Imagined What Would Happen If Giant Insects Attacked London
This post was originally published on this siteThe Strand was a monthly magazine of short fiction and general interest articles, a sort of London version […]
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Gallery of 68 Competitive Designs for the Great Tower for London, 1890
This post was originally published on this siteA catalogue showing the entries for a competition to design a new tower for London. The year previous, […]
25 Cool Illustration Pics of Armstrong’s Interior Designs in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThese cool illustration pics from Rikki Nyman show Armstrong’s interior designs in the 1920s. Armstrong Cork published these well-illustrated color […]
A Series of Weird and Hilarious Vintage July 4th Comic Postcards From 1909
This post was originally published on this siteNow that we’re in the patriotic swing of things for the 4th of July, perhaps we should take […]
10 Striking Japanese Pop Music Cover Arts by Hiroshi Nagai
This post was originally published on this site“Without American pop art I would not have to start painting the way I did. This experience made […]
30 Extraordinary Hiroshi Nagai Paintings That Define the Visual Language of ’80s City Pop
This post was originally published on this siteJapanese painter Hiroshi Nagai started his career in King Terry’s studio and made a name for himself in […]
Remembering the Mod Top: Amazing Flower Powered Top Car Designs From the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBack around 1966, Sixties counter-culture iconography was being injected into the everyday, infusing society with a collision of […]
Controversial Advertisements by Banania, the Brand Emphasized the Racist Stereotype of Dumb Black People for Years
This post was originally published on this siteHave you ever heard about Banania? The French brand was born in 1912 and is still selling chocolate […]
Can It Be Done? These Vintage Ideas From the 1930s That Seem to Have Been Implemented Today
This post was originally published on this siteThat television newspaper + the car phone = the smartphone, right? And how about Skype for intramural television? […]
A Highly Suggestive French Postcard Entitled ‘How to Eat a Banana!’ From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteA French postcard from the 1920s shows how to eat a banana from age 18-40. Not sure why […]
The Industrial Cutaways of Frank Soltesz: Amazing Cross Sections of Modern Life From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in Pennsylvania in 1912 and active from the 1930s to the 1960s, Frank Soltesz was a versatile […]
Graphic Illustrations Reveal the Horror of Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body During the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWith the beginning of meaningful American contributions to surgical literature in the early 19th century, the manifold epic […]
Amazing Vintage Star Wars Travel Posters by Steve Thomas
This post was originally published on this siteHave you ever wanted to take a trip to a galaxy far, far away? Just to be able […]
Cross Section of the Midship Section of the HMS Olympic (1909)
This post was originally published on this siteCross section of the HMS Olympic, giving an idea of her tremendous size and capacity. This cross section appeared […]
26 Hilarious Photos That Show Christmas Ads From LIFE Magazine in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteA hilarious photo collection that shows Christmas ads from LIFE magazine in the 1950s. From Woolworth’s. From an advertisement for […]
Closer Than We Think: 40 Visions of the Future World According to Arthur Radebaugh
This post was originally published on this siteFrom 1958 to 1962, illustrator and futurist Arthur Radebaugh thrilled newspaper readers with his weekly syndicated visions of […]
Artist Transformed Victorian Portraits Into Amazingly Hilarious Superheroes Trading Cards
This post was originally published on this siteCombining 19th century cabinet card portraiture with superheroes, movie monsters, and other idols, Los Angeles-based artist Alex Gross […]
21 Soviet Sport Propaganda Posters From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePropaganda posters were among the most significant tools for influencing public opinion in the Soviet Union. The text […]
It’s Always About Jerry West, But It’s Not What Everyone Knows! The Story Behind the Photo That Inspired the NBA Logo!
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 1960s, the NBA was facing fierce competition from a recently-founded rival known as the ABA […]
10 Most Expensive DC Comic Books Ever Sold. Are You Lucky Enough to Own One of These Rare Comic Books?
This post was originally published on this siteTruly rare comic books may come along once or twice in a lifetime. Most collectors only dream of […]
History of Money Design: How Did American Dollar Bills Change?
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s not just paper. From the first notes issued by the Continental Congress to the latest star-spangled bills […]
Cool Sketch Images of the First 23 Presidents of the United States
This post was originally published on this siteThe President of the United States is the elected head of state and head of government of the […]
19 Cool Interior Designs of Bathrooms in 1931
This post was originally published on this siteThese cool pictures from The Bathroom: A New Interior. Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Co., 1931. They were the results of […]
See Original Graph Paper Sketches That Became ‘Super Mario Bros’
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s hard to imagine that, not very long ago, developers created video games with tools as rudimentary as […]
15 Found Photos That Show Pin-up Bombshell Nose Art of World War II Bombers
This post was originally published on this siteThe inscription of art work on military planes dates to World War I, when paintings were usually extravagant […]