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Letter from Robert Benchley, signed by his wife and children. Circa 1921.
From The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide, to be published Dec. 2014 from Lyons Press. By Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, with a foreword by Anthony Melchiorri. For more information, visit algonquinroundtable.org.
Vintage advertisement for Golden Tone Radio, a General Electric product, from an early 1940's era issue of Life Magazine.
"Hear the Radio that Makes Music Really Live!"
"Stop and Listen! Compare! Find Out How Far Radio Has Advanced"
"Amazing New Realism"
An article from Life Magazine, January 14, 1946. You'll probably want to view this at the original size. Text of the article:
"The differential analyzer is a mathematical machine which works out in a matter of hours problems which might take a brilliant mathematician weeks. In spite of its powers, the analyzer cannot solve problems the mathematician cannot do himself. But it advances the frontier of knowledge by liberating him from his everyday equations for more creative work. All differential analyzers are direct descendants of a modest machine built in 1930 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Dr. Vannevar Bush, then professor of electrical engineering and now director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. The latest offspring of the original machine is a 100-ton monster also built at M.I.T. Unveiled recently, M.I.T.'s new analyzer has been working at war problems since 1942. The differential analyzer is basically concerned with mathematical problems which have one or more variables, i.e., factors which change constantly in relation to each other. A classical example of such a problem is the flight of a shell, which is influenced by a large number of variables (see drawing below). During the war the new M.I.T. analyzer, which can handle problems with up to 18 variables, has been implacably working out the trajectories of shells for all Navy guns."
This ad for Jantzen Swim Wear from 1955 was taken from Life Magazine. It shows two women in Jantzen suits with a man swimming behind them. It is in the collection at The Mariners' Museum (Accession # 2001.04.06).
Working the canvas on the 'Hair of Wool' piece for my 'Everyone Could Use A HERO' fine-art exhibit at CentralGallery. The BobMarley piece entitled: 'Zion Lion' looks on. I like to paint and sketch my historical pieces in such a way that the subject chosen is studying YOU just as much as YOU are studying the subject. So in essence, the viewing is very up close and personal. The eyes follow you no matter what direction you view them. This technique makes the feeling more real as well as more (personal)... they are speaking directly to YOU. The cuts, scratches, scrapes, and abrasions that I inflict with blades, knives, sandpaper and rocks prepare my canvases for the pain that I show in each and every face. Much like the pain and suffering that 'the ancestors' endured from the whips, fists, spit, rapes, insults, indifference, humiliation, hoses, hangings, bullets, dogs, etc. displayed for EVERYONE to see on each individual's face. This is so deep that most of those who have experienced the exhibit refer to the encounter as nothing short of 'POWERFUL.' I would NOT have it any other way... (peace)..., *T.M.NOEL/ ANGRYHOUZE, inc.
“She longs for seclusion and decides to leave town for a milder climate. While preparing for the journey she comes across some old things that recall other days.” [Image caption]
In the year 1900, a widow was expected to go through several stages of mourning. The typical mourning period was about 18 months to 2 years. Here's a breakdown:
1. Deep Mourning: For the first 12 months, the widow would wear black crepe dresses with heavy crape trimmings. She would also wear a long crape veil.
2. Second Mourning: For the next 6 months, the widow would continue to wear black but with less crape.
3. Half-Mourning: For the final 6 months, the widow could start to introduce slightly lighter colors and less elaborate mourning attire.
These customs were quite strict and were meant to show respect for the deceased. However, by the early 20th century, these practices began to evolve, and the mourning period gradually shortened.
[Sources: SewHistorically.com, EdwardianPromenade.com, and Ggarchives.com]
A rare image for King Farouk with one of the Egyptian Citizens
King Farouk in some carpet exhibition in 1940s
Unpublished photo. The November 19, 1952 issue Life magazine featured Huston on its cover to discuss her experiences as a duck hunter. Photo by Howard Sochurek.
Footage of Jeannie: uwm.edu/wtmjsearch/wtmjnewsarchive/46902/
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Original caption: Healthy twins, who were delivered a day apart last year by Maude, received a quick once-over when she stopped in to see them and pump herself a drink of water. Only about 2 percent of her patients were white.
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W. Eugene Smith’s Landmark Photo Essay, ‘Nurse Midwife’
“In December 1951, LIFE published one of the most extraordinary photo essays ever to appear in the magazine. Across a dozen pages and featuring more than 20 of the great W. Eugene Smith’ pictures, the story of a tireless South Carolina nurse and midwife named Maude Callen opened a window on a world that, surely, countless LIFE readers had never seen — and, perhaps, had never even imagined. Working in the rural South in the 1950s, in “an area of some 400 square miles veined with muddy roads,” as LIFE put it, Callen served as “doctor, dietician, psychologist, bail-goer and friend” to thousands of poor (most of them desperately poor) patients — only two percent of whom were white.”
“Nurse Midwife” as it appeared in the Dec. 3, 1951, issue of LIFE magazine.
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General Electric ad from an unknown 1940's issue of Life Magazine.
"You ought to SEE the pictures my dad gets... he's got a new G-E exposure meter."
Life Magazine 1940-05-20
General Maxime Weygand (Cover Photo)
Maxime Weygand (21 January 1867 – 28 January 1965) was a French military commander in World War I and World War II. Born in Belgium, Weygand was raised in France and educated at the Saint-Cyr military academy in Paris.
In May 1940, Weygand was recalled for active duty and assumed command of the French Army during the German invasion. Following a series of military setbacks, Weygand advised armistice and France subsequently capitulated. He joined Philippe Pétain's Vichy regime as Minister for Defence and served until September 1940, when he was appointed Delegate-General in French North Africa. Weygand favoured only limited collaboration with Germany and was dismissed from his post in November 1941 on Hitler's demand. Following the Allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942, Weygand was arrested by the Germans and imprisoned at Itter Castle in Austria until May 1945. After returning to France, he was held as a collaborator at the Val-de-Grâce but was released in 1946 and cleared of charges in 1948. He died in January 1965 in Paris at the age of 98. (Source: Wikipedia)
As tall as a 10 story building, this towering bank of vanes turns the air smoothly around one of the four corners of the world's largest wind tunnel. This tunnel which has a test section 40 feet high and 80 feet wide, is operated by the NACA's Ames Aeronautical Laboratory at Moffett Field, California. With a maxium air speed of 250 miles per hour, the 40 by 80 foot tunnel is proving very valuable in studying the low speed problems arising from new aircraft wing shapes designed for flight near or above the speed of sound. The tunnel structure covers eight acres and at the point shown in this photo is 172 feet wide and 123 feet high.
The story of dissatisfied businessman George Bailey, played by James Stewart, who has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all. It’s Christmas, and George is visited by his guardian angel, Clarence, played by Henry Travers, who shows him what life would be like if he’d never been born.
Movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLR3gZrU2Xo
Vintage advertisement for the Hudson Six, appearing in the March 18, 1940 issue of Life Magazine.
"Amazing is the only word for this New HUDSON Six... One of the Lowest Priced Cars Built Today"
Plymouth automobile advertisement taken from the July 29, 1940 issue of Life Magazine.
"July's the Mont to Trade and Enjoy Yourself!"
Note: This advertisement is exactly 79 years old - as of TODAY. It's a shame Plymouth isn't around anymore to celebrate.
Robert William Pickton: Pig Farmer and Killer
British Columbia's Robert William Pickton confessed to an undercover cop that he'd killed 49 women (between 1997 to 2001), and said he'd hoped for "an even 50." The remains of some of the prostitutes and junkies he strangled or shot may have been fed to his pigs or mixed in with ground pork from his farm. He was captured in 2002 after being investigated on a firearms charge. He's serving a life sentence.
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Life Magazine - October 18, 1937
Vicks Va-Tro-Nol
Back in the good-old days, teachers used to openly dispense drugs to the kids - and just look how happy everyone is!
The History Center at Sunken Gardens, St. Pete, included this LIFE Magazine cover of October 15, 1971. The opening of Disney World in Orlando was one of the most significant events in Florida’s history. Prior to that date, Orlando was a sleepy town in Central Florida, its local economy based mainly on citrus cultivation. Now the world beats a path to its door.