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The simian negroid Irish depicted in English and American cartoons

The simian negroid Irish depicted in English and American cartoons

  ANGLO-Irish Relations have been strained for years. Ever since the Earl of Pembroke became ...
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1922: The Passing Show makes Brighter Newspapers with the caption ‘interchange’

1922: The Passing Show makes Brighter Newspapers with the caption ‘interchange’

IN the March 18, 1922 edition of The Passing Show, the British news magazine featured ...
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The best of the Passing Show: Bolshevism, Ireland, Japanese empire and German hurt satirised

The best of the Passing Show: Bolshevism, Ireland, Japanese empire and German hurt satirised

THE Passing Show was a British magazine published in the early 1920s. One section was ...
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Vintage erotica: when Spick and Span sex sold central heating in 1960s Britain

Vintage erotica: when Spick and Span sex sold central heating in 1960s Britain

IN the 1960s, young bucks got their copies of Spic and Span magazine. The women ...
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The Man-Catcher: the car’s ultimate safety device

The Man-Catcher: the car’s ultimate safety device

  THE MAN-CATCHER never did catch on. The 1020s safety device "consists of three rollers ...
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Everyday Racism in books: Simple Edition by A Little Nigger

Everyday Racism in books: Simple Edition by A Little Nigger

It tapped into a theme. Earlier, G.H. Thompson had  illustrated Ten Little Nigger Boys, a ...
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The Hiroshima atomic bomb: the story in photos

The Hiroshima atomic bomb: the story in photos

HIROSHIMA: the bomb that ended a war: (more…)
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Destination Freedom: Richard Durham’s radio show educated with stories of ‘negro’ life

Destination Freedom: Richard Durham’s radio show educated with stories of ‘negro’ life

DESTINATION Freedom  was a politically driven half-hour radio drama that gave a voice to African ...
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Donny & Marie sing Reelin’ In The Years

Donny & Marie sing Reelin’ In The Years

DONNY Osmond, 1970s Poster Boy for the lovelorn (literally), once teamed up with the lovely ...
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1905: Portraits of Bulldogs in Fancy Dress

1905: Portraits of Bulldogs in Fancy Dress

FLASHBACK to 1905: Portraits of Bulldogs in Fancy Dress. My, how fashions change. Back then, ...
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‘I was a ‘Hitchhiker On the Highway of Love’: 1938 sexism

‘I was a ‘Hitchhiker On the Highway of Love’: 1938 sexism

IN 1938, Listerine featured the woman who was a 'Hitchhiker On the Highway of Love'. Could ...
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US National Institute of Mental Health 1969 pamphlet on ‘Marihuana’

US National Institute of Mental Health 1969 pamphlet on ‘Marihuana’

IN 1969, the US National Institute of Mental Health produced advice on 'Marihuana'. The advice ...
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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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    Hanging Out in Leakey, Texas in 1973 – Photos by Marc St. Gil

    Hanging Out in Leakey, Texas in 1973 – Photos by Marc St. Gil

    Part of the Documerica project - a program sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to "photographically document subjects of environmental concern" in the United States from about 1972 to 1977. ...
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    Jesus Amongst the Fans: The Naked Hippie Dancer

    Jesus Amongst the Fans: The Naked Hippie Dancer

      It was a Saturday evening, St Valentine’s Day 1970, when William Jellett first thought he might be Jesus. He was on the London Underground, travelling back from work, and noticed the headline of the newspaper unfurled opposite him: “Cambridge riots — two policemen beaten up”. There had been student protests the ...
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    The LSD Archive at The Institute of Illegal Images

    The LSD Archive at The Institute of Illegal Images

    “It kept me from eating it if it was framed on the wall” - Mark Mcloud on his amazing collection of LSD Blotters ...
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    ‘Teenage Historian’ Chuck Berry Reviews The Clash, Talking Heads, Joy Division And The Sex Pistols For A 1980 Punk Zine

    ‘Teenage Historian’ Chuck Berry Reviews The Clash, Talking Heads, Joy Division And The Sex Pistols For A 1980 Punk Zine

      In 1980, Chuck Berry spoke to St Louis-based punk zine Jet Lag (1980 -1991). Berry talked about his first gig, signing with Leonard Chess's Chess Records, his role as a "teenage historian" and "what the kids are listening to these days". He was invited to review some records. Chuck Berry's record ...
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