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1917 colorized photograph of members of the New York City Food Aid Committee demonstrating how to bake breads and other baked goods using wheat substitutes.
An unusual approach to avoiding parking tickets. Was this person run over?
Vestro Bust Developer ad that originally appeared on page XXXIV of the December 1899 publication of Black Cat magazine.
Colorized photo of Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, also known as Chief Joseph, Nez Percé chief, in his traditional dress. Circa 1900.
Watch this vintage cartoon as the legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest.
Peruna was considered quack medicine, supposedly made from 28% alcohol. Invented in 1885 by Dr. Samuel Hartman.
A colorized photograph of political signs in Vincennes, Indiana that was taken by Arthur Rothstein in June 1938.
This 1894 short clip of Fred Ott sneezing is the world's first copyrighted motion picture.
I can see a resemblance to some men I know, but I don't see how they can say women came from apes! comic, 1957.
Cancer Cure Ad - B.F. Byes Sanitarium Cancer Cure that appeared in Black Cat Magazine, December 1899 on page xx.
Minipoo Dry Shampoo Ad that appeared in RN Magazine in April 1948 on page 16.
My Wife Jean is Happy, Pretty & Pregnant Ad, Oneonta Star, December 5, 1972, page 9.
This is a real ad for Gardner's Chill Pills Cure that appeared in the North Carolina Christian Advocate, June 4, 1902, page 14.
Advertisement for Cockroach Racing that appeared on page 31 of The Billboard magazine on May 20, 1933.
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