A How-To Guide for Scanning View-Master Reels
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A quick and easy how-to guide for scanning View-Master reels. Includes step-by-step instructions and helpful screen shots to get you on your way!…
Tag: New York City
Time Capsule: New York City Blizzard, 1947
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The Great Blizzard of 1947 and its aftermath in New York City, as documented in a series of vintage photographs by Life magazine.…
Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 21: New York Santa & Mobile Xmas Post Office
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As we head down the final stretch into Christmas, here’s a pair of images from early 20th century America featuring Santa Claus.…
Time Capsule: Puck Magazine Thanksgiving Political Covers, 1894-1913
Here’s a cover gallery of Thanksgiving issues from Puck magazine, a leading political satire and humor weekly from 1871 to 1918.…
Time Capsule: Idlewild Airport, 1961
A gallery of vintage Life magazine photographs showing New York’s Idlewild (JFK) Airport as it was in 1961.…
Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 2 — New York City Street Views, 1896
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A gallery of vintage photographs by Alice Austen, depicting life on the streets in 1896 New York City.…
GFS Home Movies: The Naked City
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Who loves a hard-boiled film noir crime drama more than I do? Well, lots of people. Let’s talk about The Naked City anyway.…
Album review: So Percussion — It Is Time
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Steve Mackey’s It Is Time manages to entrance and bend time itself, thanks in part to the skills of the experimental music of So Percussion.…
Say hello to Elektro, the Westinghouse Robot
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Long before robots became a staple of pop culture, Elektro the Westinghouse Robot made his debut at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Here’s his story.…