Category:
1900s
1900s
The Electric Hotel
Electricity can do anything!NOTE: When I first posted this on Sunday morning, the link was bad. My apologies!
Try it now!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 01, 2009 -
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Category: Movies, Technology, 1900s
Bertillon Measurements
You've probably heard of the Bertillon System, one of those discredited "scientific" theories detailing how body measurements indicated racial and/or criminal aspects of a person.Well, here's how the NYC Police Department went about securing Bertillon measurements, circa 1908--courtesy of the George Bain Collection at the Library of Congress.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 06, 2009 -
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Category: Crime, Fads, Science, Anthropology, Experiments, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1900s
Julian Eltinge
--and when a drag queen like Julian Eltinge was a top attraction in high society and popular culture alike.
Face it: life was never any different.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 06, 2008 -
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Category: Celebrities, Eccentrics, Entertainment, Government, History, Historical Figure, Hollywood, Sexuality, Gender, Gender-bending, Men, Theater and Stage, Vaudeville, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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