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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

kevintownson: Jupp Wiertz (Joseph Lambert Wiertz) (* 5. November 1888 in Aachen; † 7. Januar 1939 in Berlin)

kevintownson:

Jupp Wiertz (Joseph Lambert Wiertz) (* 5. November 1888 in Aachen; † 7. Januar 1939 in Berlin)

fashion1930s: #1930sfashion Arrow Shirts menswear advertisement circa 1939

fashion1930s:

#1930sfashion Arrow Shirts menswear advertisement circa 1939

(Source: arrowcollarman, via goldenerasuits)

donadrake: Constance Bennett in Photoplay Magazine c. 1939

donadrake:

Constance Bennett in Photoplay Magazine c. 1939

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decoarchitecture: I love fanciful contructions like this. Not only a tower (lit up at night) with a (probably spinning) globe up top, but the back building is streamline with porthole windows.  losangelespast: The Crossroads of the World, 1939.

decoarchitecture:

I love fanciful contructions like this. Not only a tower (lit up at night) with a (probably spinning) globe up top, but the back building is streamline with porthole windows. 

losangelespast:

The Crossroads of the World, 1939.

collective-history: Norman Bel Geddes’ Futurama, New York World’s Fair, 1939

collective-history:

Norman Bel Geddes’ Futurama, New York World’s Fair, 1939

(Source: collectivehistory, via cabbagingcove)

svaliwaynegacy: Incuneandosi nell´abitato (1929) Tullio Crali - Incuneandosi nell’abitato (In tuffo sulla città) 1939

svaliwaynegacy:

Incuneandosi nell´abitato (1929)

Tullio Crali - Incuneandosi nell’abitato (In tuffo sulla città) 1939

(via growthofthesoil)

books0977: Line-Up Detective Cases, October 1939. From TRUE Police Records! 25 cents. Crimson Past of the Murdered Playboy. Are You As Smart As The Police? Can You Solve The Weird Riddle Of The Headless Horror? “I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do not understand anything that happens.” — Jean-Paul Sartre

books0977:

Line-Up Detective Cases, October 1939. From TRUE Police Records! 25 cents.

Crimson Past of the Murdered Playboy.

Are You As Smart As The Police? Can You Solve The Weird Riddle Of The Headless Horror?

“I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do not understand anything that happens.” — Jean-Paul Sartre

vintagesevensisters: “Smith College lifeguards, 1939.” (Smith College Archives)

vintagesevensisters:

“Smith College lifeguards, 1939.”

(Smith College Archives)

maudelynn: The Elephant’s Tea Party by Sam Hood c.1939 Elephant’s tea party, Robur Tea Room, Sydney, 24 March 1939 / Sam Hood

maudelynn:

The Elephant’s Tea Party by Sam Hood c.1939

Elephant’s tea party, Robur Tea Room, Sydney, 24 March 1939 / Sam Hood

questionableadvice: ~ Beecham’s Pills, March 1939via Grace’s Guide(click to enlarge) Laxatives keep you fit — you knew?

questionableadvice:

~ Beecham’s Pills, March 1939
via Grace’s Guide
(click to enlarge)

Laxatives keep you fit — you knew?