Famed paleontologist Richard Owen misidentified the Lonchodraco as Pterodactylus in the 1850s. https://t.co/OSK2nC3Mry

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I really need to commission some art of Leilia in this adorable greeting card style from the 40s-50s. 😍

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The romantic artist Samuel Palmer was nearly erased from history (1805-1881). His early paintings were pawned by his drunken brother & his later works were burned by his son - "The fire...lasted for days". He died largely forgotten and was only rediscovered in the 1950s.

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Don’t mess with these ladies! Vintage Photos of Badass Wrestling Women! They are from my book Amazons of Yesteryear: Wrestling women of the 1940s and '50s. Available from Amazon US: https://t.co/4vPFuFeSJV & Amazon UK: https://t.co/0t0NaCWCgb

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Killin' it on Halloween in the 1950s.

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Gustave Courbet; "Woman Rowing in the Surf"; 1850s. One of the strangest paintings of the 19th century.

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The Design of Girls 'Children' s Wear in the 1950s.

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illustrated for Vogue and worked w Andy Warhol in New York's Bonwit Teller fashion store, then moved to Thailand in the 50s.

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Third-class carriage: common people in 1850s. By Honorè Daumier, who was born on this day 1808.

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Most laugh tracks on TV were recorded in the 1950s. These days,most of the ppl you hear laughing are dead.

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26. NYC used to be a "marijuana jungle" in the 1950s.

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'Sir Malcolm Campbell and his famous racing car "Bluebird".' The Boys' Book of Heroes, 1950s.

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French Fashion Illustration 1950s. by DigitalDraft ITEM ♥ http://t.co/rjRHJFtPKP vía

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Here's a better look at the cover illustration I've been workin' on. Inspired by book cover illustrations from the 50s.

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