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I just published "Recent non-fiction recommendations"
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Propaganda posters have always been associated with conflict, and the war in Ukraine with Russia is no different.
Several artists have taken to social media to share works that express a range of emotions, from defiance to a hope for peace.
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Zero Gravity Biscuits. Don't let these light and flaky biscuits get away. Vintage advertisement for Puffin Biscuits, 1956.
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This is incredible. A snowball fight filmed by cinema pioneers the Lumiere bros in France, 1896. It's been colourised and had the speed adjusted.
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I regularly get inspiration from the historic photos that @Shorpy posts here and on their website. A picture is worth 1000 words, right? Well 1000 words is a short story!
July 1941. "Children of FSA borrower. Mille Lacs County, Minnesota." Photo by John Vachon.
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For hundreds more beautiful color photos of the U.S. during the Great Depression and WWII, simply Google “FSA OWI Kodachromes”.
And visit Shorpy.com for still more hi-res photos from the last 175 years of American life.
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Spring 1940. “Bank and flour mill elevators in Mount Airy, Maryland.” Photo by Edwin Rosskam. The bank is still standing.
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#oldphoto #maryland
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This is a kabuki actress (or actor.)
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Erroneous caption plagiarized by @historylvrsclub from Reddit (debunks in comments):
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Repeatedly. (25th repost)
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Was pleased to find that @Shorpy has a clean new look, with larger preview images and less clutter on the site.
Coney Island, New York, circa 1905. “Luna Park at night.” Panorama made from three 8x10 glass negatives.
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#oldphoto #panorama #coneyisland #lunapark
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Pour it on! A metal worker pours airplanes from a ladle in this WWII poster from the United States Production Board. Illustrated by Garrett Price, 1942.
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From a 1946 advertisement. "Industry moves on Timken Roller Bearings." This colorful seaplane illustration by George Shepherd departs daily.
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Vintage New York City travel poster, circa 1960s. Statue of Liberty illustrated by Stanley Galli.
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Advertisement for Maltexo brand malt extract. Available in three flavors: Plain, with Cod Liver Oil or with Halibut Oil & Orange Juice.
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Chicago's Buckingham Fountain. Illustrated John Buczak circa 1939 for the Illinois Federal Art Project. "World's Largest and Most Beautiful Illuminated Fountain."
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#vintage #oldposters #chicago
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Back Your Future With U.S. Savings Bonds. The hand of Uncle Sam pulls back a corner of the U.S. flag to show a family with mother, father, boy and girl. Post-WWII finance campaign for savings bonds. Circa 1946.
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Stainless Bliss. “. . . and the living is easy-est with STAINLESS STEEL.” Art from an advertisement for Sharon Steel, 1960. Illustrated by R.C. Swanson.
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These Hands Are Vital to Victory. From WWII, this poster shows a pair of hands milking a cow and squirting milk into Adolf Hitler’s eye. From the California Dairy Council, 1943.
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#wwii #victory #vintage
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“The Prudent buyer selects the Shirk, the latest, neatest and lightest bicycle in the world. It cures the blues, it saves the shoes, it brings content and merriment.” Shirk Bicycle advertisement, circa 1890.
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