Controversial Springmaid Fabrics Ads From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteSprings Cotton Mill traces its beginnings to the organization of the fort Mill Manufacturing Company when it opened […]
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Artist Using Photoshop Technique to Manipulate Bizarre Christmas Photos With Her Beloved Dog
This post was originally published on this siteUsing Photoshop technique, Jen Hack (@jen_hack) manipulated some bizarre Christmas photos from the early 20th century with her […]
Jake the Alligator Man, the Mummified Half-Man Half-Alligator Used to Smoke and Cross-Dressed Celebrity
This post was originally published on this siteNo one knows for sure where Jake the Alligator Man originally came from, but Junior Marsh has heard […]
Giant Santa Claus at Porter Chevrolet in Dallas, Texas in December 1953
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Porter Chevrolet opened at 5526 East Mockingbird, it asked and got permission from the Dr Pepper Company […]
Carol Singers Wore Masks and Creepy-Looking Cloaks in Hampstead, London, 1910
This post was originally published on this siteLike these spooky bin bags, collecting in aid of a charity in 1910. The costumes are a throwback […]
An Ad for Iver Johnson Revolvers From 1904 Claimed to Be Safe Enough to Be Near Babies
This post was originally published on this siteThe gun culture has deep roots in American history, dating to our colonial beginnings. By the turn of […]
These Festive 42-Inch Hairdos Decorated With Tinsel and Ornaments in 1962
This post was originally published on this siteTwo young women display their holiday hairdos, each with 42-inch hair decorated with tinsel and ornaments. Claudette Ackrich’s […]
5 Monsters From Christmas Past That Never Made It to America
This post was originally published on this siteAmericans are used to Christmas stories usually being sweet tales of generosity and kindness. But in the rest […]
Meet Miss ‘Sputnick’ Anne Marie Dupont, aka Dyna Sputnick
This post was originally published on this siteMiss ‘Sputnick’ aka DYNA Sputnik is the latest striptease girl to hit Paris. Her topical gimmich is currently […]
Demonstration of Cryovac Latex Balloon to Solve the Problem of Packing Quick-Frozen Meats, ca. 1939
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1937 a French scientist named Maurice Piettre, when he arrived in the U.S for a conference on […]
World’s Largest Woman and Smallest Man, July 1922
This post was originally published on this siteThe world’s largest woman in 1922 next to the (billed) world’s smallest man: Nellie Blanche Lane (1898–1955) was […]
A Collection of 20 Fabulous Potato-Themed Real Photo Postcards From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWARNING: if you are a PL (Potato Lover), some of these photos might be too hot to handle! […]
Acting Out: Amazing Cabinet Cards Offered a New Outlet for Entertainment and Remembering Life’s Everyday Moments From the Victoria Era
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the nineteenth century, the rapidly developing technology of photography revolutionized popular media and its consumption. Once complicated, […]
In the Old Days at Christmas, Women Apologized to Their Husbands for Their Mistakes During the Year
This post was originally published on this siteAt the turn of the 20th century, where traditionally at Christmas women would get on their knees and […]
Inventor Preparing to Test His Self Propelled Aquaplane, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteThe Shapson Aquaplane, invented by S. Shapiro, was demonstrated for the firs time on the beach at Santa […]
20 Weird Japanese Inventions That We Definitely Need
This post was originally published on this siteJapan, the land of the rising sun, is world-reknowned for its technological prowess. It’s no secret that Japanese […]
Santa Claus in the Old Days
This post was originally published on this siteIn the old days, Santa Claus would gather up bad children, toss them in his basket, and whisk […]
Agatha Christie With a Dog-Restraining Device, ca. 1940
This post was originally published on this siteHumans domesticated dogs thousands of years ago, but it took until the 1940s for someone to create this […]
“Wash Away Fat and Years of Age!” – Hilarious Fat Reducing Soap Ads for Weight Loss From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1920s had a boom in fat-reducing soaps, which promised women that they didn’t have to work out […]
Some Goofy Inventions by Russell E. Oakes From the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteRussell E. Oakes, a Waukesha, Wisconsin, advertising man, is the Thomas A. Edison of goofy gadgets. In his […]
Hurricane Tree, Nassau, Bahamas, ca. 1890
This post was originally published on this siteThis giant silk cotton (or Ceiba tree) was located near the public square. Called the largest tree in […]
Racist Soap Adverts Have Been Around for Hundreds of Years, Here Are Some Vintage Ads Depict African Americans as Dirty
This post was originally published on this siteThomas J. Barratt is often referred to as ‘the father of modern advertising’ for his revolutionary advertising campaigns […]
Tomatoes May Scream When Sliced
This post was originally published on this siteImagine you cut into a tomatoes with a newly sharpened knife. Imagine that you measure a finite electrical […]
1935 Adler Diplomat 8 Wheels
This post was originally published on this siteThe Adler Diplomat is a substantial six-cylinder “limousine” built by the Frankfurt auto-maker, Adler. It was introduced in […]
Douglas A-1 Skyraider Once Carried a Toilet as an Aerial Bomb During the Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteOctober 1965, CDR Clarence W. Stoddard, Jr., Executive Officer of VA-25 “Fist of the Fleet”, flying an A-1H […]