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Rainbow Dance: Len Lye’s 1930s Fabulous Short Films For The Post Office

Rainbow Dance: Len Lye’s 1930s Fabulous Short Films For The Post Office

  Public information films rarely looked better than New Zealand film artist Len Lye's 1930s ...
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Crowds And Queens Celebrate The Crowley, Louisiana, Rice Festival (October 4, 1938)

Crowds And Queens Celebrate The Crowley, Louisiana, Rice Festival (October 4, 1938)

On October 4, 1938 Crowley, Louisiana, celebrated the town's golden jubilee with a Rice Festival. Dreamt up ...
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Wonderful Futuristic Visions of Germany By Artists In 1930

Wonderful Futuristic Visions of Germany By Artists In 1930

These visions of the future are part of collector's album issued in 1930 by Echte Wagner, ...
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Every Page A Wonder: A Sublime Victorian Scrapbook

Every Page A Wonder: A Sublime Victorian Scrapbook

"I love scrapbooks," says Roz Liebowitz. "In my opinion, they are often a strangely beautiful ...
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Physogs: The Print-Out-And-Play Photofit Game For Crime Families (1930)

Physogs: The Print-Out-And-Play Photofit Game For Crime Families (1930)

Who fancies a game of Physogs? It's great. We've got big photos of the cards from ...
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Behind Painted Smiles: Depression Era Billboards

Behind Painted Smiles: Depression Era Billboards

Behind the painted smiles on the ubiquitous billboards erected by The National Association of Manufacturers ...
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Brutal Soviet Antireligious Propaganda

Brutal Soviet Antireligious Propaganda

  The Soviet Union aimed to eliminate religion. In the 1920s and 1930s, Soviets attacked every ...
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Beautiful Nude Food Portraits And Other Dishes From The Futurist Cookbook (1932)

Beautiful Nude Food Portraits And Other Dishes From The Futurist Cookbook (1932)

  In 1932, Italian futurist Filippo Marinetti (1876–1944) published Marinetti’s Futurist Cookbook, a work that ...
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‘Why I Hate My Uncle’ And Want To Send Him To Hell, Says William Hitler (1939)

‘Why I Hate My Uncle’ And Want To Send Him To Hell, Says William Hitler (1939)

In Look Magazine issue July 4, 1939 you can read a story by William P. Hitler. It's called ...
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Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary: A Guide To The Language Of Jive (1938)

Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary: A Guide To The Language Of Jive (1938)

Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary (1938) is an introduction to the slang of musicians working in New York's Harlem. As ...
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Winston Churchill’s License To Drink ‘Unlimited’ Alcohol In Prohibition America And How Careless Driving Saves Lives

Winston Churchill’s License To Drink ‘Unlimited’ Alcohol In Prohibition America And How Careless Driving Saves Lives

In December 1931, Winston Churchill was forced to cancel a lucrative 40-stop lecture tour of the ...
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“Fly the Friendly Skies” – United Airlines Ads 1934-1970

“Fly the Friendly Skies” – United Airlines Ads 1934-1970

On September 20, 2013 announced a return of the “Fly the Friendly Skies” slogan in ...
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