Tag: vintage

March 19, 2018 at 1:50 pm

Amazing Footage from 1928 of a Penny Farthing (Boneshaker) Race

Amazing Footage from 1928 of a Penny Farthing (Boneshaker) Race

Archival footage from British Pathé shows highlights from a 1928 Penny Farthing race in Herne Hill, London

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March 13, 2018 at 12:59 pm

In 1982, An Artist Harvested Two Acres of Wheat on Land Worth $4.5 Billion

In 1982, An Artist Harvested Two Acres of Wheat on Land Worth $4.5 Billion

Agnes Denes’ “Wheatfield” has endured far beyond the 1000 lbs of wheat she harvested that summer

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February 22, 2018 at 4:15 pm

The First and Only Time Porky Pig Ever Swore Was in This 1939 Cartoon

The First and Only Time Porky Pig Ever Swore Was in This 1939 Cartoon

Well I’ll be danged

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February 8, 2018 at 1:34 pm

75 Years Ago, One of the Best Dance Routines Ever Was Filmed, Unrehearsed on the First Take

75 Years Ago, One of the Best Dance Routines Ever Was Filmed, Unrehearsed on the First Take

Fred Astaire said it was ‘the greatest dancing he had ever seen on film’

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January 22, 2018 at 5:58 pm

I Can’t Stop Watching This Cab Calloway, Betty Boop and Snow White Mashup

I Can't Stop Watching This Cab Calloway, Betty Boop and Snow White Mashup

Cab Calloway’s “St James Infirmary Blues” combined with visuals from Max Fleischer’s 1933 ‘Betty Boop in Snow-White’ cartoon

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December 3, 2017 at 3:21 pm

Picture of the Day: Earth Crescent, 1967

Picture of the Day: Earth Crescent, 1967

Photo taken November 9, 1967; 10,000 miles from Earth

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December 1, 2017 at 3:36 pm

Elton John Working on the Harmony for Tiny Dancer in 1970

Elton John Working on the Harmony for Tiny Dancer in 1970

Hold me closer Tony Danza

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October 5, 2017 at 5:24 pm

Rare Video Footage from 1906 Shows the Amazing Bustle of San Francisco’s Market Street

Rare Video Footage from 1906 Shows the Amazing Bustle of San Francisco's Market Street

‘A Trip Down Market Street‘ was shot on April 14, 1906, just four days before the San Francisco earthquake and fire

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July 25, 2017 at 12:17 pm

Cow Shoes Used by Moonshiners During Prohibition to Disguise Their Footprints

Cow Shoes Used by Moonshiners During Prohibition to Disguise Their Footprints

A police officer trying on the cow shoes, 1924

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July 23, 2017 at 11:14 pm

Picture of the Day: New York City, 1900s Colorized

Picture of the Day: New York City, 1900s Colorized

In this amazing colorized photo by Sanna Dullaway, we see Broad Street in New York City some time between 1900 and 1910

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