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Evening with her 1920s Dresses
Download Black and White PDF | Download Color PDF | More Dolls Du Jour Paper Dolls So, today’s 1920s printable paper doll was something I drew,
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The Surreal Experience of Shopping for a New iMac at an Old Movie Palace
A couple weeks ago my beloved iMac started show signs of age. It could barely keep up with my photo editing, and I knew its days were numbered. So I
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A miscellany of Australian mystery aircraft, 1903-1940 — II
Continuing this miscellany, on 23 August 1913 the Maitland Daily Mercury published a letter from the Reverend G. W. Payne reporting that he, his
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Dishing Up Deli History at the Skirball Cultural Center
Being from the west coast and growing up in the 90s, the idea of the Jewish deli wasn’t a big thing around me. It wasn’t until I started watching
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"People whom one knows will not say 'serviette'": KITTY VINCENT, Lipstick (1925)
I do not mean that being a duchess bestows beauty upon a plain person, but up to now at any rate our dukes have married suitable women, people whom
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Dark Academia Meets Ghost Hunters Themed Wedding
Inspired by Harry Potter, Over the Garden Wall and 1920s – 1950s style, Alix and Kevin are advocates for having fun and making your wedding day
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Remnants of the Motel Inn, the World’s First Motel
Just off Highway 101 sits a tall sign reading “Motel Inn Restaurant & Lounge First Motel in the World” but pull over and you’ll be welcomed
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Remnants of the Motel Inn, the World’s First Motel
Just off Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo sits a tall sign reading “Motel Inn Restaurant & Lounge First Motel in the World” but pull over and
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All the sparkly dresses
As promised last week. Click on any of the images to enlarge them. Shimmer and Shine: Beaded Evening Dresses 1920 - 1940 is the new costume display
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"When I was young, and had no sense": SYBIL RYALL (later BOLITHO), A Fiddle for Eighteen Pence (1927)
Oh for a copy with this original jacket!The figures in the mirror hardly matched, and I could only hope that we complemented each other; Mattie so
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More than a Prison: The Gardens, Native American Heritage and Birds of Alcatraz
Alcatraz. The Rock. The most formidable prison in the United States. From its early years as a fort, later turned prison, and then the location of
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More than a Prison: The Gardens, Native American Heritage, and Birds of Alcatraz
Alcatraz. The Rock. The most formidable prison in the United States. From its early years as a fort, later turned prison, and then the location of
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A Night at the Historic Hayes Mansion of San Jose
Patrick and I just returned from a little trip up to the Bay Area and what a whirlwind it was! I’m delighted to share many of the wonderful places
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Old New York In Photos #139 – Zeppelin And The Woolworth Building
The Dirigible Los Angeles Flying Near The Woolworth Building – 1929 Graf Zeppelin’s Sister – Los Angeles Joins In Great Reception For Dr.
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Greetings from San Francisco
…Well almost! We are headed there this weekend for a few days, and I thought it was the perfect excuse to share the San Francisco portion of my