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Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts

Saturday, January 03, 2015

Apropos Muppets

These here are original 1950s concept sketches of Kermit the Frog as featured in Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson Journal. ©2012 The Jim Henson Company. (via)

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Duck Press: Flying Saucers Seen!

View Master stereo picture from the 1950s. You can view the full reel at Lance Cardinal's blog, right over here.

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Saturday, August 24, 2013

The Future Of The Past: Braniff Airlines Commercial (1968)

Another 'future of the past' gem, Braniff Airlines and what they anticipated for 1975, priceless! Via/more clips and images see Diversity Is Beautiful

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Apropos, here's a lovely illustrated Braniff Airline magazine ad from the 1950s: (via Duke University)
And here are some of Jeff Vorzimmer's stellarly restored posters of the original Braniff Airlines sujets from the 1960s:
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Monday, June 10, 2013

Hello Future!

"Spacecouple", Disneyland's Tomorrowland, summer of 1960. Via Pour 15 Minutes d'Amour.
And this here below is from 1956.
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Thursday, June 06, 2013

Thursday Morning Inspiration: Fashion Illustrator Merle Bassett

Please find the whole story over at the marvellous «Today's Inspiration» blog.
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Apropos New York City In The 1950s, Time Square

Pure illustration magic from the 1950s. Look, there are the same buses as the ones on the photo from before, lovely. (Artwork © Miroslav Sasek)
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