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Space Invaders
Sorority sisters fro Alpha Delta Pi and Delta Zeta pack into a tiny Renault to try and set a record of 27 women in a car. Car packing was a fad that swept across America in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.
Sleeping Mourner at President Nasser’s Funeral, Cairo, Egypt, 1970. As half amillion mourners gather in Ramses Square for the passing of President Nasser’s cortege, one seeks lebensraum by edging along tram powerlines above their heads.
Roller Skates for Storeroom Employees, 1913.
Siamoises
Shlitzie from Freaks, 1932.
Robert Doisneau - Le Chien à Roulettes
Sergeant Major Tom Gledhill, riding a standard BSA A50 twin motorcycle, leaps over 20 members of the Royal Artillery Motor Bike display team, England, 1966.
René Maltête
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Nina Leen - Fashion squirrel, 1960’s.
Creature from the Black Lagoon, 1954.
Jeffrey Harp
In 1929, Montreal Maroons’ goaltender Clint Benedict wore a Hannibal-Lecter-like leather mask to protect his broken nose.
Headless portrait, 1800’s.
Elliott Erwitt - Rome, Italie, 1978.
In 1967 five flying saucers landed in Somerset and across southern England. 1 - One of the strange objects, all resembling flying saucers and emitting noises, found in different parts of Britain. This one was found at Chippenham, Wiltshire. 2 - Engineer
Monster on Broadway by John Gutmann, 1936.
Macy’s Balloon by Susan McCartney, 1964.
Jean Shrimpton par Richard Avedon.
Jack Nicholson by Herb Ritts.
Dustin Hoffman by Herb Ritts.
Dorothea Lange - Drinks, Sandwiches and Coffee.
Tsar Nicholas II goofing around with his friend in 1899.
Tom Hanks by Mark Seliger.
Extras on the set of Spartacus, 1959.
Trachodon & Brontosaurus - Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, S.D.
Tour de téléphone, Stockholm, 1887-1913.
Tornado Smith, the Wall of Death rider from Southend, and his wife having tea with their pet lion and lamb.
Martha Holmes - Princeton Charleston dance contest, 1949.
Tony Palladino, 1968.
Andy Warhol
stars-et-shooting: Hank Walker
plaisirdelire: Tippi Hedren and her lion.
The Grentonas, famous high-wire bicycle act, 1936.
Sculptor Sforzino Sforza wears a two-headed swan to party, 1949.
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Tightrope Walker Blondin carrying his manager - c. Mid 19th century.
Tiger-head beach girl, 1968.
Clarisse Rebotier et Thomas Subtil - Les animétro.
Theodore Roosevelt on the 1900 presidential election campaign trail, riding a moose thru water.
The Statue of Liberty in Paris, 1886.
Robot Monster, 1950.
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The Outer Limits, 1960’s.
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Death and the Lady, 1906.
The Monster That Challenged the World, 1957.
Le chêne d’Allouville-Belfosse en Seine-Maritime, France.
Huit militaires et un cheval de bois.
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The Land Unknown, 1957.
funjoke: The Lady & the Death.
Voiture en kit.
The Hands of Odd, 1957.
Salvador Dalí by Philippe Halsman.
Prototype de télévision 48×48 pixels en 1928. Charles Francis Jenkins présente son prototype de « Radiovisor » qui utilisait 2304 ampoules pour afficher une image d’une silhouette animée à 15 img/s. L’image était diffusée par ondes radio
Colossal hand and torch of the Statue of Liberty, 1876. Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
Steven Spielberg avec E.T. en 1982.
Salvador Dali, 1967.
