Category: 1940's
Just Imagine!
I can almost believe that I myself, starting from scratch and given several years, might be able to handcraft the 433 parts of a 1940s phone and assemble them into a working unit.
But how could I build the billion-dollar computer-chip fabrication plant in order to create one chip or hard-drive for an iPhone?
Last Date
The future "Mr. Bewitched" commits teen-i-cide!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Mar 09, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Accidents, Motor Vehicles, Teenagers, 1940's
Category: Accidents, Motor Vehicles, Teenagers, 1940's
Follies of the Mad Men #91
[From Life magazine for September 15, 1941. Two scans, click either to enlarge.]
Choking your wife equals nicer shirts in the future.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Mar 04, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Violence, Husbands, Wives, 1940's
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Violence, Husbands, Wives, 1940's
Captive Wild Woman
Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Feb 26, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Animals, Horror, Movies, 1940's, Fictional Monsters
Category: Animals, Horror, Movies, 1940's, Fictional Monsters
Safety in Offices
When your office is staffed by the Three Stooges.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Feb 25, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: PSA's, Accidents, Goofs and Screw-ups, Business, 1940's
Category: PSA's, Accidents, Goofs and Screw-ups, Business, 1940's
All-Girl Bands of WWII
How to Be Well-Groomed
The birth of the Metro-sexual......
Poor Sue and her stubby hands!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Feb 03, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Fashion, Hair Styling, Shoes, Teenagers, Documentaries, 1940's
Category: Fashion, Hair Styling, Shoes, Teenagers, Documentaries, 1940's
Coney Island
Please note the pinheads on display.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Jan 26, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Holidays, Human Marvels, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Pop Culture, Public Humiliation, Recreation, 1940's
Category: Holidays, Human Marvels, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Pop Culture, Public Humiliation, Recreation, 1940's
What Is Business?
With the global economy in shambles, perhaps we all need a refresher course....
Play in the Snow
It's still winter, folks!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Jan 19, 2010 | Permalink |
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Category: Games, Seasonal, Children, Documentaries, 1940's, Weather
Category: Games, Seasonal, Children, Documentaries, 1940's, Weather

Category: Technology, Cartoons, Documentaries, 1940's