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• No One Should Start A Kickstarter Project On A Friday

  
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    But I guess these guys haven’t figured that out – good thing we’re telling you about it on a Monday, eh?  Any which way, our buddy Matt H has been on the search for an inexpensive automatic chrono, and ran across this one on Friday. I have been wanting to pick up a relatively inexpensive automatic ...
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• Temporary Wartime Buildings on the Mall as Viewed from the Washington Monument

  
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  This is a view from the top of the Washington Monument, sometime late in 1940s. You’ll see old temporary buildings occupying the current site of the Museum of American History. Aerial view from the Washington Monument showing the “Tempos” or temporary buildings before their demolition. They were located on ...
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• Night descends on the Empire State Building

  
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  A different New York comes alive at night than the daytime city, one with its own magic and enchantment. Whoever wrote the caption on the back of this 1940s postcard understood this well. “Spectacular sight as this is typical of all New York which is truly a fairyland when night begins to descend,” the ...
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• “Coffee… have another cup!” by Vintage Cool...

  
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  “Coffee… have another cup!” by Vintage Cool 2  http://flic.kr/p/dUXkzH
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• hoodoothatvoodoo:Joseph Jasgur‘Geri Noonan’1940s

  
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  hoodoothatvoodoo : Joseph Jasgur ‘Geri Noonan’ 1940s
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• British hop imports in the 20th century

  
  Shut up about Barclay Perkins — Authority: 140
  Its one of those special treat days. Where, as a reward for being good, I give you a bug, fat, juicy table. Several tables, in fact The tables in question have details of the hops grown, imported, exported and used in the UK from 1857 to 1954. So almost 100 years worth of hoppy fun. One of the drums I particularly ...
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• Three Faces West (1940)

  
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  Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped her and her father ...
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• Quotes: Judy Garland on love

  
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  For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul. Judy Garland The photo above was a promotional photo from the Wizard of Oz. Original photo source and copyright:  Some rights reserved by thefoxling
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• Glamour, May, 1943

  
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  From the cover notes: In previous years, necks this low were usually seen on evening dresses.  Now they come right out in broad daylight and, combined with the briefest of sleeves, signal a new type of day-or-date dress that is this summer’s favorite . In 1943 it was becoming increasingly necessary for the ...
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• New Spring Summer Vintage at Noble Savage Vintage

  
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  Spring has had a late arrival here in Brooklyn, NY, but we want you to be fashionably prepared for the upcoming warm and sunny weather.    Expect lots of new Spring/ Summer Vintage additions to the shops on Ruby Lane and Etsy .  I am busy editing photos of Vintage day and evening wear from the 1920s through the ...
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• Contact sheet from a 1940s fashion shoot

  
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  Contact sheet of photos taken by Toni Frissell in the mid to late 1940s in front of the Washington Monument. The photos were taken for an advertisement for Garfinckel’s to go into Vogue magazine. Which of these photos would you pick as the best? Source and copyright: This work has been released into the ...
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• Gene Kelly in uniform, WW2

  
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  Gene Kelly photographed in his US Navy uniform during the Second World War, probably 1944 or 1945. He enlisted in the US Naval Air Service and was stationed in the Photographic Section, Washington D.C. He looks mighty dishy in a uniform doesn’t he? He was one of my first crushes when I used to sit and watch ...
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• Dance regulations wanted in San Luis Obispo, World War II week by week

  
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  High spirited young men heading off to war didn’t always make the best neighbors. From May 20, 1943 Telegram-Tribune Citizens Demand Action of Policing of Dance The San Luis Obispo city council last night acting on a request contained in a petition signed by 36 citizens, arranged with civilian and army ...
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• 1940 Ford Delivery Sedan 1/25 AMT

  
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  This kit was styled by Gene Winfield for AMT. Gene Winfield, as a car customizer, was well known for movie cars (Blade Runner, Robocop, The Last Starfighter, and some more). He joined AMT during the 60s as a consultant to design kits. This kit is one of those designed by Gene. I really like these kits with the ...
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• Joe’s Letters, WWII: “A ‘Prang’”

  
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  A bit of backgro und for newcomers Joe (aka ‘Mac’ to his RAF comrades) was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 years after they were written. It is my honour to transcribe them, and the poignancy of hindsight about what happened to Joe makes this all ...
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• Southern Pacific during World War II

  
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  Southern Pacific ad from the Telegram-Tribune newspaper June, 9, 1942. Southern Pacific Railroad did not often apologize but in 1942 they ran a series of ads explaining the changes on the line. As World War II increased demands for moving troops and material across the country the road had to make choices. They ...
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• Sturmey Archer Internals

  
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  I have been restoring some older Sturmey Archer Internals. I currently have two historic hub gear internals ready to fit AB or AG hubs. Pre 2000 A-series Sturmey Archer internals are interchangeable. A 1990s internal can fit into 1940s hub … Continue reading →
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• Young Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret laughing on a train

  
  We Heart Vintage blog — Authority: 143
  Young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret photographed blowing the steam whistle on a train during a visit to South Africa in  1947. Source and copyright This work was first published in South Africa and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Copyright ...
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• Bletchley Park

  
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  Some of you may know of Bletchley Park . I only first heard of it after recently tuning into the PBS television series "Bletchley Circle". Bletchley Park was a top secret code-breaking headquarters in England that employed thousands of puzzle solvers and clerks during the second World War. These workers (a large ...
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• Stealing glasses

  
  Shut up about Barclay Perkins — Authority: 140
  Its funny how wartime could turn a minor irritation into a major problem. Like stealing glasses from a pub. A shortage of glass meant that bottles and glasses were in extremely short supply. If customers kept stealing glasses a pub could possibly end up with nothing to serve beer in. What could be sadder than ...
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