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16 Magazine, February 1967. Featuring stories on the Beatles,...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:58:52 -0400

16 Magazine, February 1967. Featuring stories on the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman’s Hermits, and Paul Revere & The Raiders. I wonder how many readers caught the Citizen Kane reference on the cover?

“You’re a fink if you don’t root for the...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:33:57 -0400

“You’re a fink if you don’t root for the Houston Oilers”

1967 Topps AFL sticker

Popular Mechanics ad extract, February 1930.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:19:39 -0400

Popular Mechanics ad extract, February 1930.

natgeofound: Students swing to a jazz band in a bamboo-lined...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:21:02 -0400

natgeofound:

Students swing to a jazz band in a bamboo-lined student center in Vienna, February 1959.
Photograph by Volkmar K. Wenztel, National Geographic

Ruminations on Father’s Day from the July 1915 issue of...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:19:04 -0400

Ruminations on Father’s Day from the July 1915 issue of Popular Mechanics, of all places.

This is what happens when you take the blue pill, my friends.

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:07:44 -0400

This is what happens when you take the blue pill, my friends.

Here’s to all my fellow dads out there - hope you get some...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:00:18 -0400

Here’s to all my fellow dads out there - hope you get some spice in your day!

(Old Spice, 1963)

Book cover of America, Why I Love Her by John Wayne with Billy...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:23:14 -0400

Book cover of America, Why I Love Her by John Wayne with Billy Liebert and John Mitchum, pub. Simon & Shuster 1977.

WARNER BROS. EARLY KOLDEE BAR WRAPPERS - (Warner Bros. Studio,...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:43:18 -0400

WARNER BROS. EARLY KOLDEE BAR WRAPPERS - (Warner Bros. Studio, circa 1937-1939) extremely rare page from a publicity Notebook featuring wrappers and boxes for an early Looney Tunes promotion with Koldee Ice Cream Bars. The wrappers feature early versions of Porky pig, Daffy Duck, Egghead and Petunia Pig, as well as rare images of Patrick Parrot and Fluffnums.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene, 1956, on the set...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:07:26 -0400

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene, 1956, on the set of Bus Stop.

Ford Motor Company advertising chromolithographs, circa 1923.

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:41:46 -0400

Ford Motor Company advertising chromolithographs, circa 1923.

Phoenix Suns season ticket billboard ad, 1969. Note the awesome...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:33 -0400

Phoenix Suns season ticket billboard ad, 1969. Note the awesome florist sign as well, and the old MasterCharge sign. So much to love on this one. For more Suns billboards from ‘69 click here.

Lash’s Real Orangeade dispenser, date unknown. Possibly...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:38:02 -0400

Lash’s Real Orangeade dispenser, date unknown. Possibly late 19th or early 20th century.

Prop Daily Planet newspaper from Superman II, showing the White...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:56:33 -0400

Prop Daily Planet newspaper from Superman II, showing the White House surrendering to General Zod.

Country’s Fuel Shortage Led to Problems for Motorists in...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:50:02 -0400

Country’s Fuel Shortage Led to Problems for Motorists in Finding Gas as Well as Paying Much More for It, and Resulted in Theft From Cars Left Unprotected. This Father and Son, Made a Sign Warning Thieves of the Possible Consequences 04/1974 by The U.S. National Archives on Flickr.

Mad Max prototype?

Original Caption: Country’s Fuel Shortage Led to Problems for Motorists in Finding Gas as Well as Paying Much More for It, and Resulted in Theft From Cars Left Unprotected. This Father and Son, Made a Sign Warning Thieves of the Possible Consequences 04/1974

Inside the Astrodome - Eighth Wonder of the World! (1965)

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:02:58 -0400

Inside the Astrodome - Eighth Wonder of the World! (1965)

Someone spent way too much time drawing this circa 1977...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:35:18 -0400

Someone spent way too much time drawing this circa 1977 illustration of The Love Boat.

Man, does Chewbacca ever crack a smile? nevver: Fun on the set

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:46:41 -0400

Man, does Chewbacca ever crack a smile?

nevver:

Fun on the set

On this day in 1933, the first drive-in theater in America...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:01:40 -0400

On this day in 1933, the first drive-in theater in America opened on Crescent Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. The price of admission was 25 cents for the car and 25 cents per person.

Today is the 69th anniversary of the Allied invasion of...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:50:34 -0400

Today is the 69th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, aka D-Day. It was a crucial turning point in World War II, and helped set the stage for the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. Take a moment today to remember those who sacrificed everything on June 6, 1944, as well as all of our war dead.