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Marilyn Monroe – The Lost LOOK Photos

These are the pictures of Miss Monroe that were taken for Look magazine in 1953. But only three from the album made it into the final edition. The remaining negatives, taken by photographer John Vachon...

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The Atlantic Ocean Road Or The Atlantic Road

The Atlantic Ocean Road or the Atlantic Road (Norwegian: Atlanterhavsveien) is a 8.3-kilometer (5.2 mi) long section of County Road 64 that runs through an archipelago in Eide and Averøy in Møre og...

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Yes, I Wonder

image found on the Ego is a rat on the sinking ship of being.Filed under: Illustration Tagged: Ci-fi, Internet, Visions of the future

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The Forgotten Ones – Zeudi Araya

Zeudi Araya (born 10 February 1951 in Dekemhare, Eritrea) is an Eritrean-Italian actress and film producer. Career Araya became Miss Eritrea in 1969. On a journey to Italy in 1972, she recorded a...

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On This day In 1966 – Future Of Monte Carlo Rally In Doubt

The Monte Carlo rally has ended in uproar over the disqualification of the British cars expected to fill the first four places. The first four to cross the finishing line were Timo Makinen (Finland)...

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More Norwegian Roads – E16 Down The Nærøy Fjord Valley

Driving along E16 in Norway, through the Nærøy Fjord valley, a world heritage site. From European Roads on YoutubeFiled under: Movies, Norway Tagged: E16 in Norway, Road trips, The Nærøy Fjord valley

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Lynn Bari – American Actress

A curvaceous, dark-haired WWII pin-up beauty (aka “The Woo Woo Girl” and “The Girl with the Million Dollar Figure”), “B” film star Lynn Bari had the requisite looks and talent but few of the lucky...

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This Is Why Your Mum ……

…… told you to always wear clean knickersFiled under: Illustration, Pin-ups, Pinups Tagged: Bummers, Clean clothes, Knickers

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Mechanical Hobbyhorses

Image found on SpaceQuestFiled under: Models & starlets, Racing, Retro technology Tagged: Atlantic City, Boardwalk races, Hobbyhorses

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How To Make Perfect Tea Without Teabags

Why don’t more of us use loose-leaf tea when it makes a better cuppa and is better for the environment? Economist, environmental campaigner and wife-of-the-governor-of-the-Bank-of-England Diana Fox...

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A Mobile Home – The latest Invention In 1937

Article from Mechanics And Handicraft found on modernmechanix.comFiled under: Article, The thirties, Transportation, Traveling Tagged: 1937, Campers, Mechanics And Handicraft, Mobile homes

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Ethel Hays – American Syndicated Cartoonist

Ethel Hays (March 13, 1892 – March 19, 1989) was an American syndicated cartoonist specializing in flapper-themed comic strips in the 1920s and 1930s. She drew in Art Deco style. In the later part of...

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The Forgotten Ones – Filiz Akın

Filiz Akın (born Suna Filiz Akın, 2 January 1943 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish film actress. She is one of the famous actresses in the history of Turkish cinema with more than 120 films, mostly in...

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It Pays To Be A Scout Chief ;-)

Baden Powell’s Rolls Royce and Caravan from 1929. The year 1929 was a special year for Scouting as it was to celebrate it’s 21st Birthday, it was also the year of the 3rd World Jamboree, which was...

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Dolly Parton

Over the past fifty-some years, she has gone from a chipper country starlet to a worldwide icon of music and movies whose fans consistently pack a theme park made in her honour. Dolly Parton is loved,...

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On This Day In 1961: End of the road for Monroe and Miller

The Hollywood screen star Marilyn Monroe has divorced her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, after less than five years of marriage. The divorce was granted in Mexico, where a judge signed the decree....

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S/S Oslo

S/S Oslo, Wilson Line Burden Built Shipowner or operator Dimensions 2,296 gross 1906 at Hull, England by Earle‘s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Wilson Line, Hull, England 290ft x 39.1ft x 25.3ft...

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Saturday Quiz: Guess That Ass

Let’s see how well you have studied classic celebrity backsides visitors. The question is simple; Who’s famous ass is this? Tip: American film, television and stage actress, film producer, director,...

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The Sunday Comic – A Nice Change Of Scenery

Filed under: Comix, Humour, Illustration Tagged: Change of scenery, Mother-in-laws, Moxie's

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The Life & Times Of Aunt Mabel – Part 31

Young Johnny’s class mates would go ballistic  if they got their hands of an issue of Playboy magazine or similar publications. He on the other hand could just wait for his aunt Mabel to call him on...

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