Popular Science Monthly - Feb 1922
source: Wellcome Collection
Owensboro Messenger - Aug 26, 1916
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 13, 2023 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Costumes and Masks, 1920s
He had to walk around the world to fulfill a bet that he lost. It required him to wear an iron mask (a helmet from a suit of armor) to conceal his identity, and he also had to push a perambulator (baby carriage) throughout his travels. He called himself "The Man with the Iron Mask" (inspired by the seventeenth-century Man in the Iron Mask), and the only way he could support himself during his journey was by selling postcards and pamphlets
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 01, 2023 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Eccentrics, Travel, Bets, Wagers, Challenges and Contracts, Twentieth Century
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 05, 2022 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Cryptozoology, Music, Creepy, Eerie, Spooky, and Disturbing, Europe
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 06, 2022 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Patents
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 27, 2022 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Music, Television, 1970s
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 26, 2022 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Twentieth Century
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 05, 2021 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, 1900s, 1910s
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 27, 2021 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Horror, Music, Pop Art, 1960s, Fictional Monsters
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 16, 2021 -
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Category: Aliens, Costumes and Masks, Dreams and Nightmares, Movies, Special Effects, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Foreign Customs, 1900s, Love & Romance
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 04, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Costumes and Masks, 1920s
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