From about 1875 to the 1940s,
cigarette cards spurred tobacco sales. Sets offer a glimpse into the popculture of the times, spanning
newsmakers,
cinema celebrities, and
sports stars; cute illustrated subjects, like
"frisky" and
children with rosy cheeks; handy info like
air raid precautions,
first aid, and
amusing tricks; and neat stuff like
famous escapes,
exotic races, and
figures of speech. Browse
more fun sets of vintage images.
posted by madamjujujive
on Dec 11, 2007 -
21 comments
Remember when air travel was viewed as glamorous and exciting? Of course you don't. So check out this collection of vintage flight attendant photos:
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3
posted by brain_drain
on Nov 13, 2007 -
37 comments
Here Is Jazz Old Time Online17,877 Real Audio streams of public domain jazz recordings, 17,147 of which are available as mp3 downloads for $5 for 3 months. Run a search on a favorite and see what they have. Man, all those Don Redman sides--I may just break down and get a Paypal account. Hate Realplayer ? Well, fight the power and use
Real Alternative aka
Media Player Classic instead.
posted by y2karl
on Sep 15, 2007 -
20 comments
Toy art:
tribal scooters,
spider car,
little animal robots out of broken electrical parts, a
color changing house designed by a 14 year old boy,
of wood,
wind-up,
MunkyKing,
Ugly Dolls, out of
beer cans, with
balloons,
Cute Things,
artoyz,
toys from trash, tiny
knitted dolls clothes and
accessories, vintage and retro at
Tick Tock Toys.
posted by nickyskye
on Jul 7, 2007 -
15 comments
Mars and Beyond - 50 years ago, this animated episode of Tomorrowland aired on Disneyland a few months after the launch of Sputnik - an entertaining melange of astronomy, sci-fi, pop culture, science, speculation, and surreality. Walt himself and Wernher von Braun make guest appearances and clip 5 is particularly trippy. (Parts
2,
3,
4,
5,
6)
posted by madamjujujive
on Jun 10, 2007 -
9 comments
Atomage Magazine, possibly the first fetish magazine, produced by clothing designer turned photographer
John Sutcliffe, who clearly had a special place reserved in his heart for head-to-toe rubberwear.
posted by serazin
on May 31, 2007 -
6 comments
Stacey Peralta's directing and editing chops date back to the 1980s. His skateboard company
Powell-Peralta's legendary
Bones Brigade (the dream team of
Tony Hawk,
Steve Caballero,
Lance Mountain,
Mike McGill,
Rodney Mullen and
Tommy Guerrero) were dominating professional skateboarding, and Stacey lovingly documented the progress of his team with a series of great Bones Brigade videocassette releases such as the
Bones Brigade Video Show (1984),
Future Primitive (1985) and
The Search for Animal Chin (1987)
(all Google Video). Each video is a skateboarding historical signpost, featuring the debuts of
Caballerials,
McTwists and
720s. Don't miss the soundtrack to the
Bones Brigade Video Show, which features great 1980s punk rock such as the
Youth Brigade and the
Faction (Steve Caballero's band).
posted by porn in the woods
on May 13, 2007 -
22 comments
Shorpy is an unusual photoblog; billed as "the 100-year-old photography blog," it focuses on found images from many, many decades gone by.
Some favorites,
so far.
posted by jonson
on Mar 19, 2007 -
26 comments
One day, a vintage motorcycle restorer gets an idea in his head to tackle a new project, restoring an old-timey
"board-tracker" bike. In and of itself, that's not such a big deal; over the past century, vehicle restoration has become equal parts
hobby,
business, and
spectator sport. The catch with this particular project, however, is that there are no existing examples of the bike he wants to rebuild, the last known extant part remaining is a corroded engine case, and there are only 5 known photographs - all of which happen to show just the right side of the bike.
This is the story (so far) of Paul Brodie's Excelsior OHC. [via]
posted by the painkiller
on Jan 26, 2007 -
14 comments
Oooh, I want
one. Or
all of them. Vintage high-tech, from the good folks at Worth1000. (Great idea, but I feel like even more could be done with this meme. Pointers?) [Via
BoingBoing.]
posted by digaman
on Feb 22, 2006 -
21 comments
