In April 1958 Harry and Edna took a cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii on the SS Matsonia. Photographer Jeff Phillips found a ton of Kodachrome slides and is searching for Harry and Edna’s family.
[Story and more photos here.]
Edna
Tag: photography
Nothing Much Happened Today.
[Found in here.]
Victorian Halloween
[CGI artwork found here.]
Hirschhorn, Germany
Oryctomancing Hot Links
Have You Ever Seen The Rain, The Ramones (1993) Cover of CCR. Acid Eaters was the only Ramones album containing nothing but covers.
Ice.
The edited version.
The real story.
Prehistoric family adopts girl.
You picked a fine time, Lucille.
Old rail [via The Feral Irishman].
Dog ‘choos [via Memo Of The Air].
Demands that led to the shutdown.
“It’s been a couple years…“ [via Everlasting Blört].
[via Thompson, blog].
No Way Out-The Staircase that Changed American Schools.
[Top image: Photo by Christophe Jacrot found here.]
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Treble & Bass
Czech midget showman Baron Richard Nowak, 19, stands 19 inches high & weighs 17 lbs., while posing on pedestal on the midway at the Hamid-Morton Circus next to one of the band’s tuba players. Location: Trenton, NJ, US. Date taken: July 1940. Photographer: John Phillips.
[Top image (uncolorized) found here; caption and bottom photo found here.]
1958 Cadillac Floater
Work by Cuban artist Esterio Segura. The retro sled must’ve been in pretty sad shape to do that to it. At least he could have painted it yellow.
[Images found here, here and here.]
Nine European Manhole Covers
HUGE collection of sewer manholes, utility access covers and drain grates found here. These fine European covers were submitted by “Anonymous Participant“.
Zoanthropic Hot Links
Cool Shake, The Del-Vikings (1957)
The Del-Vikings formed in 1955 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. All members were in the US Air Force, and the group constantly ran the risk of being disrupted by military transfer orders.
Scary display (sound up).
Pseudofolliculitis barbae. Eew.
[via Thompson, blog].
Sinterior Design [via Neatorama].
Happy 24th Blörtday to Mme. Jujujive!
“Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?“
Click this first because RABBITHOLE WARNING.
100 year old tradition cancelled due to stupidity.
Red Bull Genova Cerro Abajo [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top: Negative image of zebras eating stuff. Original found in here.]
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Tacky Raccoons 