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A Moment of Self Indulgence

I'm a sucker for black and white pictures of the 1930's and 1940's. Here's some photos from the 'WeeGee' Collection:

Coney Island 1940.
Not one of these folks has a car with air conditioning, or a house with air conditioning for that matter. I'll also bet you most of them dont have a refrigerator, but an "ice box". Not one person on this crowd knows anything about the existence of "global warming", all they know is that "its hot", which means one thing - "lets go to the beach". It kinda puts your "boy it sure was hot this summer" stories in some perspective, now doesnt it?

Rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera 1943.
Sorry, I just love the look of this one. It's like the 'Mclaughlin Group' before Eleanor Clift joined. Oh wait, thats her in the back. Sorry about that Eleanor...

Untitled.
I always wondered what old Fred Mertz did before he and Ethel moved in next to the Ricardos. But a New York cop? I never would have guessed that one.

Viral Marketing - '40s style.
Wait! Where are we staying again?

Transvestite in a police van, 1941.
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Posted @ August 26, 2006 12:44 AM | Current Affairs