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Remembering Ray :: Baby Gorilla Reared by Girl Becomes Powder-Keg Pet of Society! (October, 1949)
“I’m another snowball. Willis H. O’Brien started the snowball, then I picked it up, then ILM picked it up and now the computer generation is pickin… more →
Scenes from the Morgue
Escudo del Estrella Roja de Belgrado / Yugoslavia (1945)
wrote 3 days ago: Escudo del club de fútbol Estrella Roja de Belgrado (1945) Tras el final de la II Guerra Mundial, el … more →
Remembering Ray :: Baby Gorilla Reared by Girl Becomes Powder-Keg Pet of Society! (October, 1949)
wrote 1 week ago: “I’m another snowball. Willis H. O’Brien starte … more →
Yarncraft # 19 circa 1940s - Conquest Cardigan
wrote 2 weeks ago: This pattern (shown on the right) comes from Yarncraft By Cynitha # 19. (I will be add … more →
Conquest - A 1940's Cardigan - Part 1
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wrote 2 weeks ago: This lovely pattern is from a 1940′s war time booklet “Yarncraft” published b … more →
April 29, 1943
wrote 3 weeks ago: The special representative to the National War Labor Board issues a report, “Retroactive Date for Wo … more →
April 27, 1946
wrote 3 weeks ago: James Oppenheim’s “Bread and Roses” is published in the IWW newspaper, “Industrial Solidarity.” (Pho … more →
April 26, 1944
wrote 3 weeks ago: After management at Montgomery Ward repeatedly refuses to comply with an order by the National War L … more →
Shikunshi-en/Sutejiro Kitamura,Isoya Yoshida
wrote 1 month ago: Camera:SIGMA DP1x Lens:SIGMA LENS 16.6mm F4.0 Shikunshi-en Designer:Sutejiro Kitamura,Isoya Yoshida … more →
Shootings by DC Police Spark Fight Against Brutality 1936-41
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wrote 1 month ago: A campaign from 1936-41 against police brutality in Washington, D.C. was led by the local National N … more →
Paper Boy in Wallasey by Alan Clarke
wrote 1 month ago: Balta sound © Copyright Mike Pennington and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. … more →
Working as a farm servant at New Pitsligo by David "Mac" Morrison
wrote 1 month ago: David was named after his father, who was known as “Big Mac”. He was known as “Wee … more →
Chemist Shop assistant at McConachie of Keith by George Watt
wrote 1 month ago: His sister worked at the chemist and when his sister left then George got her job. She worked for th … more →
Horseman in Maggieknocktar by Charles Gordon
wrote 1 month ago: This part of Boharm is good farmland. The nearest farm is Knockandhu, which is now a riding school. … more →
James McDonald's job as a grocery assistant in Dufftown
wrote 1 month ago: James’ first job was as a message boy for G.R. Wild Goose in Dufftown in 1940. He was 14 year … more →
Jean Watt's work as a bank clerk for Aberdeen Savers Bank
wrote 1 month ago: Jean attended Aberdeen Academy in the 1940s and left school at the age of 17 in 1949. She got the jo … more →
Mary Grant's first job as a domestic servant in Craigellachie at Muirton House in Speyside
wrote 1 month ago: Mary left school in 1940 and went to work as a domestic servant in Muirton House in Craigellachie. H … more →
For the Love of Film Noir :: To Be Continued...
wrote 1 month ago: Well, folks, it got too big too fast and almost got away from me. But! Even though the … more →
For the Love of Film Noir :: Loving Him Plunged Their Lives into the Darkness that Surrounded Him! (December, 1947)
wrote 1 month ago: This post is part of my rehash and continuation of the For the Love of F … more →
For the Love of Film Noir :: A Startling Case of Love-Madness! (November, 1947)
wrote 1 month ago: This post is part of my rehash and continuation of the For the Love of F … more →
