Old pictures
Jul. 14th, 2013 05:46 pmOMG. Kroger's new chai-with-caramel-and-chocolate ginger cookie ice cream is a revelation. Just so you know.
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For your Sunday, have some curated images from Shorpy. I have some pictures on my camera of various plant life I need to put up here as well...
Railroad pageant. Yes, as in a play/musical revue featuring trains as the main characters. Check out the comments for video.
Fill 'er up. H2O, please.
Early Billie Burke.
I can't really improve on the original caption: "1948. 'Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.' Color transparency for Look magazine by the future film director Stanley Kubrick, who manages to make this look like an avant-garde Coke ad."
Cool view of NYC from a train station.
Another awesome view of NYC, this time under storm clouds, taking full advantage of the drama inherent in black and white photography.
"I will NOT hurt myself while trying these newfangled 'roller skate' contraptions!" Obviously a girl after my own heart.
It's so 60s my brain hurts. Also, since when is an airport terminal that empty?
"I CAN SEE YOU LITTERING ON THE MOON! AND I'M TELLING YOUR MOTHER!"
Off-roading, 1923-style.
...All the jokes I could make about this one are tasteless, so I won't. Just note that these two appear to be in the hall of a high school.
D'awwwww.
Gaaaaah. Where the other one was cute, this is just creepy. Apparently these kinds of shots were all the photographer did. I'm going to assume he died from being mauled by a bunch of pissed off kittens and puppies.
The site owner claims no wires or other restraints were used, just infinite, inexhaustible patience. Somehow I doubt this.
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For your Sunday, have some curated images from Shorpy. I have some pictures on my camera of various plant life I need to put up here as well...
Railroad pageant. Yes, as in a play/musical revue featuring trains as the main characters. Check out the comments for video.
Fill 'er up. H2O, please.
Early Billie Burke.
I can't really improve on the original caption: "1948. 'Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.' Color transparency for Look magazine by the future film director Stanley Kubrick, who manages to make this look like an avant-garde Coke ad."
Cool view of NYC from a train station.
Another awesome view of NYC, this time under storm clouds, taking full advantage of the drama inherent in black and white photography.
"I will NOT hurt myself while trying these newfangled 'roller skate' contraptions!" Obviously a girl after my own heart.
It's so 60s my brain hurts. Also, since when is an airport terminal that empty?
"I CAN SEE YOU LITTERING ON THE MOON! AND I'M TELLING YOUR MOTHER!"
Off-roading, 1923-style.
...All the jokes I could make about this one are tasteless, so I won't. Just note that these two appear to be in the hall of a high school.
D'awwwww.
Gaaaaah. Where the other one was cute, this is just creepy. Apparently these kinds of shots were all the photographer did. I'm going to assume he died from being mauled by a bunch of pissed off kittens and puppies.
The site owner claims no wires or other restraints were used, just infinite, inexhaustible patience. Somehow I doubt this.