Tag: Retro & Vintage

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Pachamama,”an androgynous being that is omnipresent, omnipotent and can procreate itself.”

Love Shock, Sonny and his Wild Cows (2012) From Budapest, Sonny and his Wild Cows is fronted by “Wild Cow Sonny” and plays American blues, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, swing, and country western with a 1940s-50s retro style. [Free download of their 2012 album The Berlin Session here.]

Yassify Bot.

Plan ahead.

Bring Back Apu.

The Campering.

The jam was epic.

Entrumpreneurs.

The Gay Pirate Plate.

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Manbuns v. Stop The Knot.

The skull of Sultan Mkwawa.

What the F-35 sounded like.

This policewoman’s response…

Ambigrams, Logos & Word Art.

Celebrating 100 years of StarWars.

Splashy splashy [via Mme. Jujujive].

Get Aht-a Tahn and more  yinzerspeak.

SoKno Kroger has great deals [h/t Pam. M.].

Opening an 18th century safe [h/t Bunkerville].

The spy plane that was so stealthy it didn’t exist.

Tight dirndls of Oktoberfest [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image: Pachamama,”an androgynous being that is omnipresent, omnipotent and can procreate itself.” Artwork by Kurimalai.]

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America Indian Chiefs Cigarette Cards – Pt. 2

[See Part 1 for more. Source: Allen & Ginter Cigarette Cards 1888-1889]

American Indian Chiefs Cigarette Cards – Pt. 1

[Source: Allen & Ginter Cigarette Cards 1888-1889]

Art

Silent film actress Alberta Vaughn was featured in a surrealist artwork by Persian artist Jon  S. Oshanna (1895-1980) circa 1924. Oshanna was a muralist and commercial artist, active in California.

[Found here.]

Muskrat Love

Spanish trapper hanging muskrats up to dry their fur before skinning. Stretching and drying the pelt follows this. His camp is in the marshes nearby. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parrish, Louisana, 1941.

[Image and caption found here.]

“A Tumble-Weed Ball (From A Photograph)”

[Found here.]

Electrical Experimenter Magazine 1918

Related posts here. Complete archived issues of Electrical Experimenter may be viewed and downloaded here.

More Rat Rods

[All images found at Rat Rods Rule! More rat rods here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 810 – Blownado, The Weavers & Mabel Normand’s Demon

[Found here, here and here. The Mabel Normand clip was part of a damaged reel from the short film Won in a Cupboard (1914).]

Happy Independence Day

True To The Flag, United States Marine Band (1921)
Franz Von Blon composer The United States Marine Band is the premier band of the United States Marine Corps. Established by act of Congress on July 11, 1798, it is the oldest of the United States military bands and the oldest professional musical organization in the United States.

[80 rpm recording found here.]