1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service Announcements (via 1,2)
Most early movie theaters had only one projector so “etiquette slides” were used to divert the audience while reels were being changed. These glass slides often featured lighthearted instructions for proper behavior while viewing a film.
This is so much better than “please silence your cell phones.”
Soviet Space Propaganda of the ‘50’s and 60’s
Via Retronaut, we are treated to a brilliant collection of Soviet space propaganda posters from the peak days of the space race. Hot on the heels of Sputnik in 1957, the Soviet Glory Machine was on full tilt. There’s something about artwork from this era of the USSR that is just stunning.
We may have beat them to the moon, but I think they beat us in the “National Pride Artwork” category. I highly recommend perusing the whole collection. Goodness knows, after the failure of Phobos-Grunt, the modern Russian space program might benefit from a little propaganda pat on the back.
But hey, at least our astronauts like to skip and sing! WHEEEE!!!!
It’s all my favorite things! Space, design and Soviet propaganda!
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Conrad Veidt and Lil Dagover in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari [1920]. [Source: Vintage Chic.]
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MAN ON THE MOON
NEIL ARMSTRONG, FIRST MAN ON THE MOON
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” American Historical Wax Museum, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Here you meet face to face the famous of America’s past and present, life-size, life-like, richly costumed, and magnificently displayed. History walks with you through these aisles of time - the past breaks through at every turn. Each scene is a vivid chapter in American History.
