June 2022
June 20, 2022
The Burial of Sandra Ilene West
May 1977: Per her request, oil heiress Sandra Ilene West was buried dressed in a lace night gown, seated in her 1964 blue Ferrari "with the seat slanted comfortably".More info: Retro Hollywood
Christie's Auction Catalogue 1979
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 20, 1977
Jet - July 7, 1977
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Category: Death, Inheritance and Wills, 1970s, Cars
The Gourmet Game
Here's a predecessor for all those competitive cooking shows and restaurant makeover shows.
Each player has his own board, which is in the form of a menu. Dishes include classic haute cuisine and are name in English and French (you'll soon learn the French words and their correct pronunciation). Six cards are dealt to each player, and as a player takes new cards from the deck or does discarded by his opponents he gradually puts together a gourmet meal. To win, however, he must order the right dishes and beverages, and must prevent other players from ordering.
Learn more here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 20, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Games, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1970s
June 19, 2022
French Fries Guitar
Made out of McDonald's fries. By Russian guitar maker Artem Mayer.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jun 19, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Music
Mystery Illustration 107
What is it? Peat moss cubes for house plants? Insulation? Archaeological samples?The answer is here.
Or after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 19, 2022 -
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Category: Packaging, Wrapping, and other Protective Measures, Twentieth Century
June 18, 2022
The best defense against an atomic bomb…
"... is not to be there when it goes off."Advice which remains true to this day.
Manchester Evening News - Feb 18, 1949
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 18, 2022 -
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Category: War, Weapons, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1940s
Dougal and the Blue Cat
Everything was extra trippy in the 1970s.The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 18, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Fantasy, Stop-motion Animation, Psychedelic, 1970s
June 17, 2022
Mrs. Sparrow found a sparrow
1952: Mrs. Florence Sparrow found a sparrow in her loaf of bread.
Spokane Chronicle - Feb 29, 1952
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 17, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Odd Names, 1950s
Drunken Dancers Arrested In Street
A more-innocent era. Not a single gun confiscated!Source: The NYT for July 8, 1923.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 17, 2022 -
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Category: Noises and Other Public Disturbances of the Peace, Urban Life, 1920s, Alcohol
June 16, 2022
If Russia Should Win…
... American men would be sterilized!!!The image is a still from the 1940 movie Dr. Cyclops, starring Janice Logan. It was repurposed in the early 1950s as anti-Communist propaganda, appearing (with the bizarre claim about mass sterilization) in Man to Man magazine (Jan 1954).
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 16, 2022 -
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Category: Propaganda, Thought Control and Brainwashing, Giant People in Ads, 1950s
Fred and Coronet Cordon’s Whip Act
Photo source.
Source of text.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 16, 2022 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Television, Sex Symbols, 1950s, Circuses, Carnivals, and Other Traveling Shows
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