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The Last Days of Food and Drink…

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

An online copy of a food and drink visitor’s guide to LA, c. 1962.  The end of the Post War Golden Age.  It all changed in 1963… http://lileks.com/misc/key62/index.html An ongoing project… ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Great Cars of Song: Hot Rod Lincoln

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

My pappy said “Son, you’re gonna drive me to drinkin’ If you don’t stop drivin’ that hot rod Lincoln.” Another great post at Car Lust! With the history, links and video! ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 144: The Argus Camera Museum pt2!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Argus cameras were very influential in getting 35mm accepted as a film format, possibly second only to Leica, definitely in the United States, but also around the world.  There were over a million C3’s made! A precision machine made of inexpensive Bakelite. They are still in use today: There was a C3 Matchmatic used in […]

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Day 143: The Argus Camera Museum pt1!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Thursday morning in Ann Arbor was a bit of fun for me… I collect Argus cameras, and Ann Arbor was home to the Argus Camera Company! There is a wonderful little free museum of Argus cameras housed in one of the old Argus factory buildings, now owned by the University of Michigan.  There are lots […]

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A San Francisco Trolley ride…

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

…4 DAYS before the great San Francisco Earthquake! Note at 5:06 minutes into this there is a car with two guys pushing it to start it! http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NINOxRxze9k I don’t know if the claim of this being the first 35mm film ever shot is correct, but it i still a neat video.  Just think how ripe […]

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You can watch Buster Keeton in: The General

Monday, March 22, 2010

Buster Keaton Stars in “The General” an Action packed 1927 Thriller/Comedy!!!  Multiple reels!!! ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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A few of my favorite things!

Monday, March 1, 2010

My favorite firearms animation: How a .45 works!  From the original engineering drawings! My favorite trick to play on animals in the Antarctic… My favorite social networking site… My favorite undersea souvenir… My favorite “how do I get to work?” question… My favorite pink, California approved rifle, starring Kalashnakitty! My favorite barbeque! My favorite pickle! […]

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A Blast from the Past…errr…Future?

Monday, February 15, 2010

Here are some links to the future…as seen in the past! The Original Futurama: The Legacy of the 1939 World’s Fair Talking about the future as seen at the 1939 World’s Fair Fact-Checking 5 Epcot Rides That Predicted the Future Five rides from the past at Disney World EPCOT (although at least two of them […]

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Day 23: A Blast from the Past!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

I was trying to clean up my little corner of the basement, when I ran across this photo of a rosie cheek young lad…I am not too sure about who hand-tinted this…it looks a lot like lipstick… Charles Aden Barrow, Age: 4 months, c. the end of 1925. (Scanned from photo) When I took the […]

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Christmas 1910

Friday, December 11, 2009

From Shorpy: Christmas in Buffalo, NY, 1910.  Note the burniing candles on the tree.  They were still doing this in Germany when I was there from 1982 to 1985.  With a fire extinguisher at hand, of course! Check out the fullsized photo and commentary at Shorpy. ~Curtis in Idaho! {!-{>

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