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But It Wasn’t Over After All Thank God

Outtake from an article by Stein Omland in IMAGE magazine published at The English & American Studies at Oslo University The sun was beating down, hard, to the sound of a very loud drum....

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The Sunday Comic – Another Mournful Melancholy

Filed under: Comix, Illustration, Music Tagged: Barry Manilow, Elvis Presley, Melancholies, Mournfulness, Moxie's

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The Mikrus MR-300

The Mikrus MR-300 was a Polish microcar produced between 1957 – 1960 with a body built by WSK Mielec and engines by WSK Rzeszów. Only 1,728 units were built. Model history The MR-300 was designed as a...

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Figen Say – Turkish Actress

Figen Say was born on May 4, 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey as Meri Özbiyikliyan. She is an actress, known for Ajan 14 yosmalar arasinda (1967), Zalimin zulmü varsa (1969) andKaraoglan – Camokanin intikami...

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The Life & Times Of Aunt Mabel – Part 37

Aunt Mabel has always been proud of her legs. At the top picture here we see her in a friendly “best legs on the campsite” at White Cliff Bay on the Isle of Wight during the summer holiday of 1969....

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Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich

In 1958, Life Magazine invited Marilyn Monroe and photographer Richard Avedon to recreate images of five celebrated actresses of different eras, one of these was Marlene Dietrich.  Entitled “Fabled...

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The 1910 Edition of Ward Lock & Co’s “Illustrated Guide Book to London”– Part 2

Back in 2013 I posted a series of posts based on the 1930 edition of Ward Lock & Co’s “ Illustrated Guide Book to London”. For those who have followed this blog for a while it should come as no...

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Shocking Proof Indeed

Wrapping  my mind around the idea that some dimwit broad is imagining that she has been seduced by a creature from a flying saucer is one thing, but one imagining that she has been seduced by the...

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You’ll Rocket Over The Highways, I Can Just See It ;-)

If it never needs repairs, why do they have complete spare part service Image found on Casa de RicardoFiled under: Advertising, Automobiles, The fifties, The sixties Tagged: BMW Isetta, German cars,...

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Russian Volga ….

…. nicknamed Rubelpurke (rubel sow) in NorwayFiled under: Automobiles, The fifties, Transportation, Traveling Tagged: Russian cars, Volga

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The Rockettes’ Precision Is A Kick

Moira Macdonald -  Arts writer, The Seattle Times, December 15, 2009 When a show begins with 18 dancing reindeer, all lovely young women clad in sparkly leggings, waistcoats and antlers that light up...

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Jeanne Crain–American Actress

Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress whose career spanned from 1943 to 1975. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in the 1949 film...

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The History Of Grapette

Grapette is a grape-flavored soft drink that was first produced and marketed in 1939 by Benjamin "Tyndle" Fooks. Grapette is now produced by Grapette International, and is marketed in the United...

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A Little Lesson In Reading Hieroglyphics

Well, this is Ronnie Barker doing one of his single sketches and anyone who are familiar with The Two Ronnies (Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett) knows how that can turn out.Filed under: British,...

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Wolseley Hornet And Riley Elf (1961–1969)

The popularity of the original Austin and Morris Minis spawned many models that targeted different markets. These are two of them: Built as more luxurious versions of the Mini, both the Wolseley Hornet...

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On This Day In 1966: Football’s World Cup Stolen

The football World Cup has been stolen while on exhibition at Central Hall in Westminster, London. The £30,000 solid gold Jules Rimet trophy disappeared while a church service was taking place in...

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Brangwyn’s Railroad Posters

Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) is perhaps best remembered for his murals. He also did easel paintings and posters, many of the latter in support of Britain’s effort in the Great War. But that was not...

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Visit From The Land Army

Women from the Land Army collecting the crop at Rhosmardy, Llandrillo sometimes during WWII -  And one local at least seem to enjoy the visit – Ted Image (doctored) found on The National Library of...

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The Twin-Hull South Sea Samoan

Images found on JustACarGuyFiled under: Maritime history, The fifties Tagged: Fiber glass boats, Runabouts

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The Sunday Comic – Not Up To Standard

Filed under: Comix, Humour, Pastime Tagged: Martial arts, Moxie's, Sudoku

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