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1938:
‘Oh Fred, the baby has swallowed the matches!’
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1930s:
Nessler’s Permanent Wave Machine
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1930s:
Big Chief Root Beer Stand
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1930s:
The Zeppelin Dress
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1937:
Pioneers defense drill, Leningrad
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1931:
The Zep Diner, Los Angeles
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1895-1940s:
Dr Mile’s Nervine
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1931:
People of Moscow
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1932-1935:
Colourised Slides of Dublin
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1930s:
30 Ways to Die by Electrocution
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1932:
“We Want Beer” Parade
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1933:
Young skater with safety cushion
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1931:
Einstein with Einstein Puppet
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1936-1939:
Life On Other Planets
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1936:
Climbing Lincoln’s Nose
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1931:
Girls Demand Excitement
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1936:
Woman Invents Dimple Machine
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August 1938:
Lobster Tea Party
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1934:
Max Factor’s Beauty Micrometer
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1931:
Famous architects dressed as their buildings
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1930s:
Busby Berkeley’s Dancers
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1939:
Coffee Pot Restaurant, Indiana
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1939:
Einstein on the Beach
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1939:
Elektro and Sparko by Westinghouse
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1937-1939:
The Antarctic Snow Cruiser
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1938:
Phantom Corsair
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1930:
Giant Studebaker
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Construction of Mount Rushmore
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1938:
Japanese Gas Attack Posters
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Tips for Single Women, 1938
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