Tag Archives: 20th century

Linotype, the Film

I hate the soundtrack for it, but this documentary otherwise looks promising: __________ The film can be found at Amazon for instant viewing for a couple of dollars.

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Trick or Treaters, New York City, Circa 1910

  But they don’t have trick or treat bags, do they? Did kids used to go around and shill for candy back then? Link with more of these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/opiummuseum/4033581631/in/set-72157622380888091/

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Carpe Diem: Video of a NY Subway Train, 1905

Jump to the five minute mark and watch passengers heading off (and onto) a NY subway train, at 42nd Street, circa 1905. Why is this old footage so curiously moving (at least to me)? There’s something about the busy, seemingly time-urgent, … Continue reading

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Evil to Him Whom Evil Thinks

And beauty to her whom beauty seeks.

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Father with Daughter in a City Park, Early 1900s

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