Twentieth Century
Homer Tate
His Wikipedia page.
Long essay on the man and his work.
Great fotos here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 17, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Hobbies and DIY, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century, Fictional Monsters
Charles Fitzgerald, Daredevil
Bored with risking his life on Earth, Fitzgerald offered to become the first astronaut.
Source.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 05, 2019 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Twentieth Century
Home for Incurables
As late as 1952, "homes for incurables" were a going concern. Contemporary medicine seems to have abandoned the term "incurable" in favor of others that are perhaps less of a downer.
Source.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 03, 2019 -
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Category: Architecture, Charities and Philanthropy, History, Medicine, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
The Last Resort
A nice slideshow about this era here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 19, 2018 -
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Category: Regionalism, Documentaries, 1980s, Twentieth Century
Stanisław Szukalski
Stanisław Szukalski was a painter and sculptor who also developed the pseudoscientific historical theory of Zermatism, positing that all human culture was derived from a post-deluge Easter Island and that mankind was locked in an eternal struggle with the Sons of the Yeti. He illustrated this theory in his works.
Article source.
Artist's homepage.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 13, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Outsider Art, War, Documentaries, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Europe, Twentieth Century
Richard Teschner, Art and Puppets
Teschner segment starts at 1:50.
Lots more at this link. Then be sure to follow the two additional links at the bottom of the page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 11, 2018 -
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Category: Puppets and Automatons, Surrealism, Europe, Twentieth Century
Emma Harbin, the Dixie Eagle
Not only was she one of the earliest women aviators, but she also helped her husband run a tourist court and dairy! (Lots of great fotos at the link.)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 28, 2018 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Regionalism, Air Travel and Airlines, Hotels, Twentieth Century
Bathtubs Over Broadway
A new documentary about "industrial musicals" is just hitting selected theaters.The film's homepage.
The book that served as the source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 27, 2018 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Theater and Stage, Industry, Factories and Manufacturing, Outsider Art, Surrealism, Twentieth Century
Thérèse Humbert, Con Woman
Story with pix here.
In 1902, a political and financial scandal rocked the French nation when it was discovered that Madame Thérèse Humbert (née Aurignac), daughter-in-law of the deceased Minister of Justice, had swindled nearly 100 million francs from the French government and its citizens over twenty years. How did this woman, who was not particularly beautiful, educated, or well born, manage to defraud scores of people, ranging from the brightest and sophisticated of French society to the simplest?
Contemporary article on their capture.
Read a review of the book here, which contains a good synopsis of the case.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 23, 2018 -
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Category: Crime, Frauds, Cons and Scams, Europe, Twentieth Century
How to Take Apart a Volkswagen Beetle
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 06, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Twentieth Century, Cars
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