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1958 Sir Vival, a Two Piece Concept Car Created by Walter C. Jerome on Mission to Make the World’s Safest Car

March 8, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWalter C. Jerome of Worcester, Massachusetts was a man possessed by a mission to make the world’s safest […]

25 Crazy Vintage Ads for Weight Loss Products and Methods From the Mid-20th Century

March 8, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIf you think there are some crazy diet and weight loss products on today’s market, you won’t believe […]

20 Amazing Vintage Photos of the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound, 1974

March 6, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWeighed over 70 tons, comprise dozens and then hundreds of amps, speakers, subwoofers, and tweeters, stand over three-stories […]

Alphonse Bertillon and the Ears Identification of Persons (1893)

March 6, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrench criminologist Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) was a key actor in the history of crime knowledge at the turn […]

The Story Behind the Pictures of Jim Morrison ‘Levitating’ Young Girls During a Photo Session in 1968

February 29, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAround July of 1968, photographer Frank Bez took two series of photos of Jim ‘levitating’, his longtime lover […]

Terrifying Vintage Photo of Commuters Donned Pig Masks to Dramatize Fight, 1955

February 24, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt wasn’t Halloween! These little piggies went to Weehawken on March 15, 1955. (Photo: William C. Eckenberg/The New […]

Iconic Photo of President Reagan Greeting a Young Boy While KGBer Vladimir Putin Dressed as a Tourist in Red Square, 1988

February 21, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAccording to Obama’s photographer, this is Putin. According to Putin, this is not Putin! President Reagan in Red […]

20 Amazing Photos of Futuro Houses, the UFO-Shaped Tiny Homes Which Were Built During the Late 1960s and Early 1970s

February 19, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA Futuro house is a round, prefabricated house designed by Matti Suuronen, of which fewer than 100 were […]

Real People With Real Problems – A Different Kind of LP Album Covers

February 16, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese LPs are all from people who are handicapped, in one way or another. All are from between […]

24 Bizarre Vintage Photos of Steam Engines After a Boiler Explosion From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

February 12, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThere are many causes for boiler explosions such as poor water treatment causing scaling and over heating of […]

Here’s an Authentic 16th Century Plague Doctor Mask Preserved and on Display at the German Museum of Medical History

February 9, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis authentic 16th century plague doctor mask has been preserved over the years and is currently on display […]

Riding Giant Mechanical Tricycles, 1896

February 4, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis giant eight man tricycle was indeed a promotional stunt, used to promote “VIM” tires made by the […]

“I’d Like To MEAT a Valentine. How About You?”

February 3, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteYummy, yummy, yummy! I got love in my tummy! A small collection of vintage Valentine’s Day cards shows […]

Dan Hartman’s Bass Guitar Suit, 1974

January 31, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteEdgar Winter bassist and songwriter Dan Hartman designed this $5000 silver “Bass Suit” in 1974. The controls are […]

A Collection of 40 Bad Christian Album Covers With Unfortunate Titles

January 30, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhat were they thinking? Some of these seem a tad suggestive, sexual, rapey. Some are just odd, all […]

NZ Men With Balls of Steel: Incredible Photos of Construction Workers on the Auckland Harbour Bridge in the 1950s

January 20, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe harbour bridge has always been a symbol of change for Auckland. It was built to join the […]

The Many Faces of April Dawn Alison: Private Polaroids Discovered in Boxes Reveal the Secret of an LGBTQ Artist

January 18, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen April Dawn Alison died aged 67 in San Francisco in 2008, no one knew who she was. […]

Curious Photos of Cynthia, a Superstar Mannequin in the ‘30s

January 16, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1932, a life-like mannequin named Cynthia was created by Lester Gaba. After several shoots around New York […]

His and Her Two-Piece Bikinis

January 13, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFashion from the 1970s. For couples that like to match. Unisex apparel goes one step further with the […]

Nun in a Miniskirt, 1969

January 12, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNovember 1969: The fact that Sister Joann Malone of the Order of Loreto was protesting wasn’t particularly big […]

Bizarre Beauty Pageants: Vintage Photos of Hot Dog Queens From the Mid-Century

January 5, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen we think of beauty pageants, we think of doe eyes, blond ringlets, and tiny waists; the bizarre […]

Shocking Photos of Germans Cutting Jews’ Beards in an Effort to Dehumanize and Psychologically Destabilize Their ‘Enemies’

December 20, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMale Orthodox Jews considered their beards and sidekicks an important aspect of their religious identity. Shaving these off […]

The Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids Craze of 1983

December 15, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the history of all Christmases that have come to pass, there never was another that so turned […]

In 1909, The Strand Magazine Imagined What Would Happen If Giant Insects Attacked London

December 13, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

Vintage German Cards From Early and Mid-Century That Show Female Krampus Who Punishes Bad Men

December 6, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMost people know of the European Krampus who collected and punished bad children. There are quite a few […]

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