1907: Big Year for Faux Gorillas

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Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 12/24/12 at 10:06 AM

Almost a half century later, faux gorillas made a brief comeback - this time influenced by the lurid cover art of the pulp fiction of the 40's and 50's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAXp2xGQwOQ

Posted by tadchem on 12/26/12 at 01:45 PM

Expat's right, definite sideshow thing.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/01/13 at 06:47 PM

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