Dance marathons in the 1930s

Very interesting, you can read it all over here.

But the photo's are terrific! They say it all.

New Orders 'Blue Monday' played on instruments from the 1930s

Awesome! Orkestra Obsolete plays 'Blue Monday' (New Order) on 1930 instruments.

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The radio hat - listening to podcast in the 1930s

Why?

“listen to the Sunday sermon while motoring or playing golf, get the stock market returns at the ball game, or get the benefit of the daily dozen while on the way to work by merely tuning in.”

Read the story here

Very ... uhm ... interesting erotica from Vienna in the 1920s-30s [NSFW]

Indeed ... surreal. By Atelier Manassé.

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Tips For Single Women

Tips for single women. Mind you, perhaps a bit outdated. They're from the 1930s.

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The Birth Of The American Football Helmet

The Invention of the American Football Helmet. This very funny clip shows a man testing his American Football helmet invention - he thinks it will prevent fatalaties and injuries. He gets some men to kick him in the head and whack him on the head with a baseball bat before he runs head first in to a wall. Filmed in 1932.