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Incredible Photos of Planes Passing Just Over Maho Beach

Incredible Photos of Planes Passing Just Over Maho Beach

Josef Hoflehner took photos of passenger planes landing at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of St Martin - before 2011 the jets passed just a few metres over the heads of sunbathers. ...
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‘The Air is Yours…Use It!’ – Holiday Magazine Travel Adverts from April 1950

‘The Air is Yours…Use It!’ – Holiday Magazine Travel Adverts from April 1950

I pulled these travel advertisements from an April 1950 issue of Holiday magazine. Back then, a cross country vacation could be insanely expensive – a significant expense in a time before credit cards and budget airfare. But that was part of the appeal, wasn’t it? A trip from Georgia to New Mexico sounds like nothing today; but in 1950, that was an exotic adventure... ...
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27 Victorian Era Vinegar Valentines

27 Victorian Era Vinegar Valentines

“’Tis all in vain your simpering looks, You never can incline, With all your bustles, stays and curls, To find a Valentine.” ...
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Be My Valentine: Vintage Snapshots Of Love On The Cards

Be My Valentine: Vintage Snapshots Of Love On The Cards

‘Really the post is about the heart motif in photos as much as it is about Valentine’s Day,’ writes Robert E. Jackson. The message on these pictures says “I love you”. That’s what hearts mean, don’t they. They say ‘my heart is yours’, and because we feel with our hearts, giving them to another is profound and true. Receiving a heart motif must be good news for any one of us. But you never know. Giving your heart is a gamble. ...
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Elizabeth Cobbold’s Papercut Invitations to her Annual St Valentine’s Day Ball – 18th Century

Elizabeth Cobbold’s Papercut Invitations to her Annual St Valentine’s Day Ball – 18th Century

'Eliza to William this Valentine sends / While ev'ry good wish on the present attends / And freely she writes undisturb'd by a fear / Tho' prudes may look scornful, and, libertines sneer' - Elizabeth Cobbold to her new husband ...
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Found Photos Of Mid-Century New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Found Photos Of Mid-Century New Year’s Eve Celebrations

'For auld lang syne, my jo / For auld lang syne / We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet / For auld lang syne' - Robert Burns ...
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New Year’s Day in New York City – Sleeping Off The Booze (1938 – 1952)

New Year’s Day in New York City – Sleeping Off The Booze (1938 – 1952)

“The people of the United States spend exactly as much money on booze alone as on the space program” Isaac Asimov (1969) ...
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A Merry Mix of Christmas Song Performances from the 1960s-80s

A Merry Mix of Christmas Song Performances from the 1960s-80s

Here is an eclectic hodgepodge of Christmas song performances from decades pasts ranging from Dutch ...
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Listen To Bob Dylan Reading Twas The Night Before Christmas (2006)

Listen To Bob Dylan Reading Twas The Night Before Christmas (2006)

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. ...
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Amazing Photos of The Beatles Christmas Concerts (24 December 1963 to 11 January 1964)

Amazing Photos of The Beatles Christmas Concerts (24 December 1963 to 11 January 1964)

The Beatles were never much for rehearsing. That never really mattered as far as songs were concerned, but the fact that they were so bad at doing the sketches was an added extra for the Christmas shows - it was organised chaos but it was very funny chaos.  ...
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Tiny People in Fabulous Vintage Christmas Cards

Tiny People in Fabulous Vintage Christmas Cards

Hey, honey I shrunk the family to fit onto this neat Christmas card.... ...
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Things On The Doorstep: 30 Great Halloween Snapshots

Things On The Doorstep: 30 Great Halloween Snapshots

'We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be' - Kurt Vonnegut - 'Mother Night' ...
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