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Mammoth Color Charts For The Second Coming (1912)

Mammoth Color Charts For The Second Coming (1912)

Pastor Clarence Larkin illustrated his books with many intricate charts interpreting prophecy and explaining God’s action in history ...
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The Surprising Fans of Mussolini and his Trip to London in 1922

The Surprising Fans of Mussolini and his Trip to London in 1922

“One of the great statesmen of our time.” Mahatma Gandhi ...
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‘Pathetic, unjustifiable, appalling pornography’ – Fifty Years of Oh! Calcutta!

‘Pathetic, unjustifiable, appalling pornography’ – Fifty Years of Oh! Calcutta!

"In many ways it is a ghastly show: ill-written, juvenile, and attention-seeking. But it is not a menace". ...
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Extraordinary Pictures of the Chicago Race Riots of 1919

Extraordinary Pictures of the Chicago Race Riots of 1919

The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 began on a hot July day and thought to be the worst of around 25 riots during the so-called 'Red Summer'. ...
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At Home With Jimi Hendrix (1966)

At Home With Jimi Hendrix (1966)

Photographs of Jimi Hendrix cooking, sleeping and smoking at his London home ...
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The Café de Paris and how the Socialite Elvira Barney Got Away with Murder

The Café de Paris and how the Socialite Elvira Barney Got Away with Murder

At the start of 1932 she ended up sharing her bed (and her not insubstantial bank account) with the drug-dealing ex-‘dress-designer’ Michael Scott Stephen, a man who was more than happy to accompany her as she ‘drifted into flagrant immorality’... ...
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David Wojnarowicz : Arthur Rimbaud in New York (1978)

David Wojnarowicz : Arthur Rimbaud in New York (1978)

In 1978 and 1979, David Wojnarowicz (September 14, 1954 -  July 22, 1992), wore a paper mask of Arthur Rimbaud ...
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A Colorful Day Out To Coney Island – 1948

A Colorful Day Out To Coney Island – 1948

Color phographs of a summer's escape from New York City ...
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Statement for President Nixon to Read in Case the Astronauts Were Stranded on the Moon, July 18, 1969

Statement for President Nixon to Read in Case the Astronauts Were Stranded on the Moon, July 18, 1969

IN THE EVENT Of MOON DISASTER' - Nixon's speech should Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin remain on the moon ...
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Story of the Cover: The Mile High City on Norman Mailer’s ‘Cannibals and Christians’ 1966

Story of the Cover: The Mile High City on Norman Mailer’s ‘Cannibals and Christians’ 1966

Norman Mailer didn't like plastic. He hated the fact he couldn't smell it, taste it, and its touch was "flat and dead." ...
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A Tour of the King’s Road in Chelsea (1955-1970) with John Bignell

A Tour of the King’s Road in Chelsea (1955-1970) with John Bignell

Long before the age of photography the painter Samuel Palmer said "a picture is something between a thing and a thought." ...
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Bananarama in Smash Hits Magazine 1981-1986

Bananarama in Smash Hits Magazine 1981-1986

Smash Hits and the all-girl pop group Bananarama were sort of made for each other... ...
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    Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903

    Photographs of The Romanovs’ Final Ball In Color, St Petersburg, Russia 1903

      These portrait photographs of Russia's ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic. St. Petersburg. Knowing what was to follow, the venue was apposite. St Petersburg is the city Christopher Hitchens called "an apparent temple of civilization: the polished window between Russia and Europe... the ...
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    Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins

    Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins

    Ephemeral, disposable, they served only one purpose—to let someone know "I'm here. I'm thinking of you" - Pablo Iglesias Maurer ...
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    The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill

    The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill

    "I get a thrill when they’re kneeling there, between my knees and they’re looking up at me. And I want them to call me Mr Hill, not Benny. ‘Is that all right for you, Mr Hill?’ That’s lovely, that is, I really like that,” I asked him why and he said, “Well, it’s respectful...”’ - Benny Hill ...
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    Andrei Tarkovsky’s Sublime Polaroids‎ (And Free Films)

    Andrei Tarkovsky’s Sublime Polaroids‎ (And Free Films)

    Andrei Tarkovsky's Polaroids‎ (1979 - 1984) show us thoughtful and dreamy visions of his native Russia, featuring his family, his dog, his home, his garden, views from trips to Italy and a 'selfie'. Tarkovsky (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) is the revered film director of whom Ingmar Bergman said, “Tarkovsky ...
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    The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And Murder

    The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And Murder

    Eadweard Muybridge (9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904) was not into smut and eroticism. His rapid-fire sequential photographs of two naked women kissing served to aid his studies of human and animal movement. It was in the interests of art and science Muybridge secured the services of two women, ...
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    Photos Of Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees From The Late 1970s

    Photos Of Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees From The Late 1970s

    Siouxsie Sioux (born Susan Janet Ballion on 27 May 1957) found fame with Siouxsie and The Banshees, the band she so-created with Steven Severin. Many pictures of Siouxsie Sioux and the rest of the group and their friends were taken by photographer Ray Stevenson, the brother of Nils Stevenson, who managed ...
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