Henry’s passion for the mechanical inspired him to buy an army surplus analogue bombsight computer in the 1950s. In the 1960s he decided to capture the mechanical motions on paper with the 1st of a series of 3 drawing machines centered on the components of the bombsight computer.

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Virginia Mayo (30 Nov 1920 - 17 Jan 2005), American actress and dancer.

"Her better films of the 1950s included 'The Flame and the Arrow,' 1950, 'Great Day in the Morning,' 1956, and 'Westbound,' 1959."

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My New Look. I Think This Clothes Look Like I'm In 1800s-1950s

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Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica), closest living relative of the extinct Dodo. French illustration from 1950s.

A strong-flying Asian inter-island species which feeds on fallen fruit & seeds e.g. squirrel leftovers & seeds excreted by fruit-eating imperial pigeons

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A big treat’s at hand! Switch to Canada Dry Ginger Ale. It’s delicious! It’s sparkling! It’s zestful! The best drink of all - it’s America’s Ginger Upper! (1952) 🎄

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Hanna Ralph, by Friedrich August von Kaulbach

She was a German stage and film actress whose career began on the stage and in silent film in the 1910s and continued through the early 1950s.

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M60 - American machine gun designed in the 1950s during the Cold War and chambered in 7.62×51mm cartridge

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Something cheerful for a damp Tuesday in November.
This wonderful 1950s Austin car brochure was printed by Wills & Hepworth, the firm behind the 'Ladybird' brand.
(Artist uncredited)

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is reportedly starring in a period female-centric drama based on a webtoon!

Set in the 1950s, depicts the story of a girl from Mokpo who possesses nothing but is gifted with a talent for singing.

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336 Thanksgivings ago, distance meant danger. Today Houston, Chicago…are just a telephone call away. What other man-made miracle unites so strongly, effectively, economically? (The Saturday Evening Post, 1957)

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More of my art destined for the USA : my tribute to 1950s film star Mamie Van Doren has been bought by a collector in New York - & an admirer of Ms Doren & humbly my art.

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Answer 12!
Cesar: My phenomenal music taste taking its toll on you?
Mark: It's catchy I'll admit

Jonah: I had a bit of a boring childhood- Wait, what Adam?
Adam: What?

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Quiet Observation: Artists & their Abodes 1950s – 1990s is now open, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

You'll be pleased to see Lucian Freud's Harry Diamond - Paddington Interior as the centrepiece to this fine display of

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Answer 11!
Mark: Perhaps she can visit soon.
Jonah: There is a diner nearby that has the best milkshakes and pop.

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🇧🇷: DIA: 10:Versão deles dos anos 50
🇺🇲: DAY 10: 1950s version of them

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Answer 8 and 9!
Mark: Lets calm them down to continue, fighting won't solve anything.

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Answer 7!
Cesar: I'm thinking photography might be a good fit, I could teach him too.

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a portrait oil painting of unknown crimson magic clan celebrity from [konosuba!] in 1950s

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