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Illustration from a Japanese children’s magazine. 1930s.

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2019-09-10

"Twisted Sense of Humor"

Here it is. My fan-art of from I love the character for her zaniness and bubbly personality (before her bitterness kicked in...) and how she was inspired by cartoon characters from the 30s.

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2019-09-07

That's a rough outline of Chloe's history, and is open to future adjustments. Don't take what's there as gospel - particularly the dates. As an ageless cartoon character, I see her as perpetually in her 30s. High or low, I leave to the reader :D

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2019-08-25

Today's is this wonderful schoolgirl's nature diary written in the 1930s. We think the entry about a bee falling over and getting covered in pollen could be a children's book in itself!

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2019-08-02

Taoist Priests, with traditional clothing of the Han Chinese and hair-bundle, in the Peking’s White Cloud Temple, 1920-30s. It’s also known as Beiyun Temple, a Taoist temple, first founded in the mid-8th century during the Tang dynasty, now titled “The First Temple under Heaven”.

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2019-07-27

Original titles for one of my favorite Max Fleischer cartoons from the 30s...?

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2019-07-26

Here's a great read for Get your hands on 's edition of "Fly Girls" & learn how Amelia and 4 other female pilots fought with grit & determination to compete (successfully!) in the national of the '20s/'30s.

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2019-07-25

Portraits of Guan Zilan (1903 – 1986), also known as Violet Kwan, Chinese avant-garde painter, one of the first artists to introduce Fauvism to China, an art world favorite during the late 1920s and the 1930s.

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2019-07-23

America, Africa & Asia offering riches, accompanied by their curious pets. Detail from Frans Francken’s “Allegory on the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in Brussels”, 1630s.

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2019-07-23

Nasik. Great Indian Peninsular Railway. Travel Poster, 1930s.

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2019-07-20

17. I am not sure who is oldest between Jian and Arzire. they both in their 30s. Youngest is again Valentin. 21 y.o

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2019-07-18

Get a full serving of fruit from our latest Vintage Edition—freshly picked by our curatorial team from the cornucopia of awesome art conceived of at the behest of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) in the 1930s. https://t.co/I5eNYGyao6

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2019-07-15

Carts in old Peking, 1920-30s.

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2019-07-08

The Phantom Black Flash of Provincetown was a tall, ghoulish figure that stalked the dunes of Cape Cod in the late 1930s. He made insect-like buzzing sounds and could leap like a gazelle.

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2019-07-02

Ub Iwerks at his studio and the inking department, early 1930s.

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2019-06-26

There are many photos like these that were stored in albums just waiting to be discovered and admired. All of these are real photo postcards circa 1910-1930s. I hope you will enjoy looking at them like I did.

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2019-06-18

Designs and concepts by Russian architect, Yakov Chernikhov (1889-1951). Late 1920s/early 30s.

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2019-06-15