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1898 Santa Claus - First Christmas Film
This film from 1898, which was discussed in Retrocast #6, is believed to be the first Christmas movie ever made.
1934-Bonnie-Clyde-Footage
Film of the ambush that killed outlaws Bonnie & Clyde on May 23, 1934. Part reenactment, part original footage.
Clipper Clip Paper Clip ad that appeared on page 414 in the December issue of Scientific American.
Clipper Clip Paper Clip ad that appeared on page 414 in the December 1908 issue of Scientific American.
Roland-R.-Conklin-Land-Yacht
Colorized photograph of Roland R. Conklin's "land yacht" double-decker bus.
1957-Kodak300-Slide-Projector
Vintage commercial for the Kodak 300 Slide Projector with the Readymatic changer, which sold for $64.50 in 1957.
Crax-Ezy Boiled-Egg Opener Ad that appeared on page 55 of the June 14, 1953 publication of This Week magazine.
Crax-Ezy Boiled-Egg Opener Ad that appeared on page 55 of the June 14, 1953 publication of This Week magazine.
Revenge-of-Tarzan-Small
Colorized photograph of the opening of the movie Revenge of Tarzan at the Criterion Theater in Washington, DC.
1952-I-Like-Ike-Ad
1952 animated "I Like Ike" television advertisement for US President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
"The title of my composition is More Pay for Teachers," by Joe Campbell from the Ladies Home Journal, May 1958, page 24.
e site of the planned community near Norris Dam in Tennessee.
Colorized image of Harriet Hankins at the site of the planned community near Norris Dam.
Breakfast Pals - Rice Krispies
Snap, Crackle, and Pop in the 1939 animated Rice Krispies cartoon/advertisement Breakfast Pals.
Space Cadet Invisible Helmet Ad from the December 1953 issue of Buster Crabbe Comics, page 23.
Tom Corbett Space Cadet Invisible Helmet advertisement from 1953. You see people - they can't see you!
Kodak 300 Projector
Vintage advertisement for the Kodak 300 Slide projector that appeared in Sports Illustrated, May 13, 1957, page 73.
X-Ray Kathoscope Periscope Ad, Air Wonder Stories, August 1929, page 191.
1929 advertisement for an x-ray Kathoscope, which implies that one can see through a woman's clothing with this device.
Newspapers Announce Death of FDR
Stanley Kubrick photograph of a man in a newspaper stand with papers announcing the death of President Franklin Roosevelt.

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