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Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend Shipyard, ca 1955 – Bergensfjord
From a Transport Age article on Tyneside a fine colour shot of the passenger steamship Bergensfjord, built for the Den Norske Amerikalinje A/S by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson and launched, by H...
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It Happens In The Best Of Families
Images found at Sailors & MermaidsFiled under: Humour, Illustration Tagged: Children, Mermaids, Sailors
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Round Britain By Railway – Knaresborough
Knaresborough /nɛərzb(ə)rə/ is an historic market town, spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is...
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The Life & Times Of Aunt Mabel – Intro
Well, it just had to happen of course. Aunt Mabel got her of posting series. I’ve grown so fond of her and building a series around her is a lot easier on far less time consuming than most of my other...
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The Life & Times Of Aunt Mabel – Part 1
As a fairly young woman aunt Mabel actually managed to hold down a job as a typist (heaven knows how) until her birthday. Unfortunately her breath caught fire when she tried to blow out the candles on...
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Marilyn Monroe And The Potato Sack Dress, 1951
There is more than one version of why and/or how Marilyn posed in a burlap potato sack. The story is that Marilyn was once chastised by a female newspaper columnist for wearing a low-cut red dress to...
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Achilles Scooters
The Achilles factory of Weikert & Company was located in Wilhelmshaven in northwestern Germany. They produced scooter-like bikes with 147cc and 174cc Sachs two-stroke engines between 1953 ans...
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This Week’s Retro DIY Project – Early American Step Table
This attractive Early American Step Table is an excellent project for those woodworkers who have a problem obtaining odd-sized stock. The entire piece is made from 3/4" thick pine, except for the 1/4"...
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This Week’s Retro Recipe – Chocolate Soufflé
In context: Hersey Chocolate Corporation published this promotion booklet in 1937. You can see the cover page above, two kids stuffing themselves with chocolate cake. I find it hard to believe that...
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On This Day In 1963 – Profumo Resigns Over Sex Scandal
Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, has resigned from government, admitting he lied to Parliament about his relationship with a call girl. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan accepted the resignation...
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Amphibian Bicycle Can Travel On Land Or Water
An article from Popular Science published in 1932 found at modernmechanix.com A hybrid among vehicles, an amphibian bicycle that can travel on land or water, was demonstrated by its French inventor at...
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Pre-War Classics Of The Road – Part 37
1930 Packard Seventh Series Model 740 A further stage in the development of the Packard was the Seventh Series Model 740 Custom Phaeton, which was built between August 1929 and August 1930. The stamina...
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This Week’s Favourite Female Singer – Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground hit. The album...
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Chester Nez, Last Of Original Navajo Code Talkers Of WWII Dies
This documentary film was researched, photographed, edited and produced by students of Winona State University (Winona, Minnesota) and Diné College (Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation) during summer 2012...
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SS “Skibladner”– The Oldest Steam Paddler In The World Still In Regular Traffic
The lake is “Mjøsa”, Norway’s largest and one of the ships by the railway station is SS Skibladner. SS Skibladner runs Gjøvik / Lillehammer and Gjøvik / Eidsvoll return in the summer season. Nick...
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Grand-daddy’s Sauce – Part 39
All posts material: “Sauce” and “Gentleman’s Relish” by Ronnie Barker – Hodder & Stoughton in 1977 The Sauce-box See that sauce-box on the sea-shore ; in her scanty silk swimsuit and stockings....
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The Lure Of The Mad Men – Part 16
The Mad Men realy pulled out all the stops on this one. Playing on a broad spectre of insecurities using scary words like dirt, mucus, germs and serum and adding an etc. for good measure in case those...
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Time For A Little Retro Easy Chair Travelling – Arawak Hotel, Jamaica, 1950s
Video found at travelfilmarchive on YouTubeFiled under: Holidays, The fifties, Traveling, Videos Tagged: Arawak Hotel, Easy chair travelling, Jamaica
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The Jet V2N
These cars were shown at the Paris Motor Show in 1959 and this brochure may have come from that show. Built in France by Vantung Ngo’s Union Industrielle. The red car was built after the auto show....
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The Sunday Comic – A Reasonable Decision
Filed under: Comix, Humour, Illustration, Tackieness Tagged: Death, Decisions, Vegetables
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