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This is a 1965 RTR Christmas card. Hanging from a Christmas tree are a range of vehicles the Regiment has used over the years.
The Sioux helicopter standing in for a star was a short-lived part of the RTR, being operated by Air Troops and Air Squadrons for a time in the 1960s.

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2019-12-22

The Brewers' Society archive contains a whole series of proof & draft artworks for beer-based advertising campaigns between 1930s-1960s...

(catalogue at https://t.co/DlixqhT0Xn) (3/4)

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2019-12-18

CALL ME OLD-FASHIONED, BUT YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS
Al Williamson at his freakin' best... is heard to top.
More from his Flash Gorden run from the 1960s.

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2019-11-27

This stool is the only thing I have of my he made it back in the I had the wonderful idea to restore it but as soon as I brought it home I thought no I must leave it how it is full of character as left it. I know he'd hate me changing it lol!

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2019-11-09

1922, Bernat Klein was born.
With his colourful mohairs & tweeds, this visionary textile designer put Scottish fashion on the map in the 1960s.
Discover more about him & how he was inspired by the Scottish landscape in our new Explore story: https://t.co/yNGF5W8njF

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2019-11-06

Strange Things on the Moon. They're not alien colonies, according to Google Moon - they're "processing artifact(s)" on film images "taken by one of the Lunar Orbiter satellites in the mid-1960s." Oddly, these old images are "still the best images available of much of the Moon"

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2019-10-26

Illustration and lettering by Roger Excoffon. Part of his publicity campaign for Bally shoes, 1960s. Posted on large billboards in Paris and other urban landscapes.

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2019-10-11

A collection of Disneyland concept art. The first two images should be obvious. Image 3 is a sea serpent design for the Submarine Voyage; image 4 is from a proposed Garden of the Gods attraction, circa 1960s.

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2019-10-05

Happy everyone! Fun fact. There was almost a Batman vs Godzilla movie made in the 1960s. I wish it existed.

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2019-09-21

1/2 The pioneering kinetic artist Vassilakis sadly passed away a month ago.
Known for his self-taught using light and sound, Takis also got to explore the world of creating pieces as unique as his installations since the

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2019-09-09

No. 37, and something rather different. A customer wanted a drawing of her family in the 1960s. Some serious style going off here. Done a few similar pieces since.

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2019-09-07

Chris May: The alternative top 50 records of the 1960s. https://t.co/FQ1fiXKLpu

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2019-08-19

Eyes by Erté. Born Romain de Tirtoff in St. Petersburg in 1892, he began drawing costumes aged 5. Erté moved to Paris to work (very successfully) as a fashion illustrator & costume designer. His style became popular again in the He died in 1990.

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2019-08-14

This morning we received as a gift several issues of 'The Louis Allis Messenger' from the early 1950s, a public-relations periodical put out by the company from the 1930s-1960s. It's full of both poems AND ads for motors! See more here: https://t.co/hyIvY6WxgH

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2019-07-30

Showing this Sunday in Boedecker Cinema: Drop City
A true story of whimsical innovation, the first rural commune of the 1960s.

Presented in conjunction with Summer Exhibition, Clark Richert: Pattern & Dimensions.
TICKETS: https://t.co/eNhWk4XVQF

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2019-07-26

Joan Kiddell-Monroe (1908-1972) illustrations for the Oxford Myths series. 1950s/1960s.

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2019-06-24

18 artists, 1 historic show. University Gallery at upcoming exhibit is a showcase of art by faculty and alumni from the 1960s. The first 100 RSVPs to the June 28 opening receive a free drink ticket! https://t.co/tmNsjY4zN4

Illustration by Bob Conge '62

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2019-06-18

Today👀The White Crow-Towner Fim From Rudolf Nureyev’s poverty-stricken childhood in the Ufa,to his blossoming as a student dancer in Leningrad,to his arrival at the epicentre of western culture-Paris in the 1960s. Sat.11am, 2pm & Sun. 11am & 5pm 16th June £5-£8.50

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2019-06-15

Animation art from unmade Disney film, CHANTICLEER. 1940s—1960s.

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2019-05-09

Tobacco companies were especially fond of celebrity testimonials, enlisting hundreds of them to endorse their products well into the 1960s. Only in 1964 they were banned from using testimonials from famous personalities who might be appealing to consumers under 21 years old.

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2019-05-09