Archive for the '40s' Category

Vintage Knits: Scandinavian Snow Sets from 1947

• November 16, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in 40s, Ephemera, Knitting


Iggy Pop: Les Feuilles Mortes

• November 2, 2009 • 4 Comments

Posted in 40s, Music, Video


The Fish, by Elizabeth Bishop

• September 10, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in 40s, Audio, Poetry
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Perky Snood

• April 17, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in 40s, Knitting


Late Air, by Elizabeth Bishop

• April 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in 40s, Poetry
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WPA Posters from the Library of Congress

• March 6, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in 30s, 40s, Advertising, Ephemera, Fun, Great Depression, History, Illustration
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True Story

• January 30, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in 40s, Comics, Fun, History, Women's Lib


Don’t Mess With Finland

• January 27, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in 30s, 40s, Finnish, War


A Wonderful Life

• December 31, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in 40s, Film, Fun, Video
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Father Coughlin

• July 22, 2008 • 2 Comments

Posted in 30s, 40s, Ephemera, Great Depression, History, Magazines, Politics


Ads from 1940 Look Magazine

• July 16, 2008 • 3 Comments

Posted in 40s, Advertising, Ephemera, Fun, History, Illustration, Magazines, Weirdness


Suite Française, by Irène Némirovsky

• July 15, 2008 • 1 Comment

Posted in 40s, Fun, History, Literature, Translations, War


Vive la France!

• July 14, 2008 • 3 Comments

Posted in 40s, Film, Music, Politics, Video
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Thurber’s New Natural History

• June 19, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in 40s, Art, Comics, Fun, Language, Magazines, Nature, Weirdness


Vintage Knits: Modern Bathing Suit and Skirt

• June 18, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in 40s, Ephemera, Knitting


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