Nineteenth Century
The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions
I've just finished reading the fine book about weird fraternal lodge devices from a century ago. It would make a fine gift for any WU-vie.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 10, 2011 -
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Category: Clubs, Fraternities and Other Self-selecting Organizations, Inventions, Books, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, Pranks, Nineteenth Century
Dr. Olgierd Lindan’s Collection of Unusual Medical Devices & Antique Electronics
WU-vies will find much to amuse them on this page of weird medical gadgets.
One of the prime charlatans whose stuff is on display was a fellow named Dr. Albert Abrams pictured to the right.
You can read a book he wrote here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 05, 2011 -
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Category: Body, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Medicine, Body Fluids, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, Nineteenth Century
Magic Lantern Slides
Prior to movies, magic lantern slides were omnipresent, cutting-edge entertainment. Consequently, the range of materials they covered--from juvenile to adult--was enormous--and often weird.
Joseph Boggs Beale illo.
Article on Joseph Boggs Beale.
Collection of slides online.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 05, 2011 -
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Category: Entertainment, Technology, Nineteenth Century
Hamatsa
Did the Kwakiutl Indians practice cannibalism? Learn more here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 08, 2011 -
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Category: Cannibalism, Documentaries, North America, Nineteenth Century
Hiawatha
Enjoy a segment of one of the most-parodied poems in English.
I wonder what the official attitude of Native Americans is these days to Longfellow's work?
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 12, 2011 -
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Category: Stereotypes and Cliches, Poetry, Nineteenth Century
A True Work of Art
I think we can all agree that this is the way Van Gogh intended his work to be viewed.
Via Win!
Posted By: Salamander Sam - Thu May 12, 2011 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Bacon, Nineteenth Century
Delightful Stories
Apparently, our ancestors operated under a different meaning of the word "delightful" than we do today.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 07, 2011 -
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Category: Death, Religion, Books, Nineteenth Century
Grace McDaniels, the Mule-faced Woman
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 28, 2010 -
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Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Nineteenth Century
Englishman in the Mails
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 12, 2010 -
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Category: Outsider Art, Europe, Nineteenth Century, Postal Services
The Stuffed Owl
Google has digitized at least one of her books, which you can read here. Be prepared to encounter such excruciating verse as this sample to the right.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 27, 2009 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Literature, Nineteenth Century
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