'Farmhouses, some of which, in the Barony of Gowran, have cut stone door cases of three blocks, which make a good appearance.'

Thatched windowless house, Ballynonagh, Co. Galway. Drawn by Simon Coleman in 1959.
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Bela Zaboly drew the Popeye comic from 1939 to 1959. I love looking at his art.

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Stately Pininfarina styling ushered in the last of Wolseley's big cars in 1959. The 2.9-litre 6/99 (later uprated to 6/110) was marketed as 'the choice of the professional man'. In true BMC tradition it shared a body with Austin and Vanden Plas siblings.

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The Australian Women's Weekly April 1959.

magazine

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Robert Smith, born on this day in 1959.
Seen here in London, 1983.
Photo Pierre Terrasson

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Cover of , May 1959. Art director: Leo Lionni, cover design: Walter Allner, photograph at top, above logo: Loomis Dean.

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Paul Strand,
The Happy Family, from “Portfolio II, The Garden”,
1959.
Gelatin silver print.

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George Grosz.
Berlin 1893-1959.
Seated woman.

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1959-04-01 John Coltrane Quartet
Atlantic Studios, NYC, April 1, 1959.


Alternate Takes
John Coltrane
Label : Atlantic
track 1~3
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Now available for preorder via https://t.co/z3O8xZouN2, our new book showcasing men's adventure magazine by Samson Pollen, POLLEN IN PRINT 1955-1959. The limited edition hardcover comes with a set of five of Sam's 8" x 10" reference photos.

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“Burroughs electronic computers for science and business.” Missiles and rockets. May 18, 1959.

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Austin's luxury Westminster model was given a new Pinin Farina-styled body with the launch of the latest A99 version in 1959. The brochure noted the 'new imperious lines' as well as the 'new urgent power' from the enlarged 2.9-litre six.

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“DeGrazia’s Sombreros” traces more than fifty years of the evolving symbolism and abstraction of the traditional Mexican sombrero in the artwork of This new exhibit is currently on display through August 31st, 2022.
“Revolution”, oil on canvas, 1959.

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Today in history: 63 years ago
popular Barbie doll, in full Barbara Millicent Roberts, an 11-inch- (29-cm-) tall plastic doll with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced & launched by Mattel at the American International Toy Fair in New York on 9 March 1959.

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Cheaper than roads and more efficient than carts, before engines were common enough to be everyday items Japan had hundreds of hand pushed railways. The last one in regular use (it carried logs from river to mill and factory) closed in 1959. Minimal start up costs. Easy to build.

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A Bela Adormecida, 1959.

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George Grosz.
Allemand, 1893-1959.
Daum se casa con su pedante autómata George. 1920

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Happy birthday to the magnificent Maleficent. Disney's Sleeping Beauty released on January 29th, 1959. Stunning art by Joseph Yakovetic.
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Celebrating 63 years of Maleficent, the Mistress of All Evil, my all-time favorite villain. Disney's Sleeping Beauty released o.t.d. in 1959.
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