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Clippings found during my historical research. Showcasing the awesome primary material from around the web. DM me for submissions. Run by @joedragovich.bsky.social Check out my 📖 on tea-smuggling gangsters: https://lnk.to/Hawkhurst

Chinese Restaurant cover, mid 20th century. Red with black lettering and stone dragon
Linoleum catalog page with color patterns
Sepia toned photo for Tranjan's Arch, Benevento Italy.
A map of the world made up of various instruments. for example, South America is a giant set of maracas
Poster with the word "Accident", and showing a red splatter over black and white map of the New York City area
Animals in 19th-century european dress, digging while a bear in a military uniform looks on, next to two bound chickens in asian-style dress.
Cartoon of a clerk hunched over a desk
Nose Shaping Ad, 1929
Add showing images and prices for womens blouses and capes. a lot of prominent sleeves.
ad parodying Washingtons crossing of the Delaware. but instead of ice in the river, it is Giant slices of pie.
Public domain short film contest ad
Hawkhurst Book Cover
Seed catalogue from 1896. Color illustration of watermellons, corn, onions, radishes, and lettuce.
Deadly Enemy to Bacteria Found in Common Mold A common mold, of the same group that spoil oranges and other fruits, has been found to secrete a substance that is deadlier to bacteria than even the almost miraculous new sulfa drugs. Discovery of this property was made by an English bacteriologist, Prof. A. Fleming of St. Mary’s Hospi- tal, London. Reports of Prof. Flem- ing’s work have just reached this country. The mold belongs to the genus Peni- cillium, and the germ-killing sub- stance it secrets is called penicillin.
portrait of an early 20th century actor in an illustrated, ornate frame. Male, looking broody.
stop smoking ad, 1929. picture of smoking man with large "quit tobacco headline"
a 19th century line illustration of a typewriter thre are lots of exposed mechanisms on what looks like a ceramic body.
TAKE your Washington's Birthday guests to JENE'’S . , . this is one of the most popular restaurants in town, famous for its American and Italian dishes, with such specialties as chicken cacciatora, scaloppine of veal a la Marsala and veal cutlets a la Parmegiana. For his spaghetti Jene has 10 different sauces, and his American steaks are supreme! Din- ners $1 and $1.50. You'll be interested in Jene’s rare imported wines and famous cocktails. 1707 DeSales-st nw. Just around the corner from the Mayflower Hotel.
Turn of the century baseball player holding a large, old camera with both hands. One of his hands is in a baseball mitt.
Photo of building that looks like a gas station that says "Soul Winning Revival Center, George and Hattie Maunder Ministers"
Picture: a drawing of a man and woman kissing. Text: 3 of enjoyment is found by every lover of good chewing tobacco in LORILLARD’S famous Climax Plug This tobacco represents. the result of 134 year’s experience in blending and preparing tobacco to suit a universal taste. A delicious flavor has been imparted to it without the addition of any harmful element. In substance it is unequalled by any chewing tobacco ever prepared. When you want a delicious satisfying chew, try CLIMAX PLUG.
“I dare say you didn’t look up into the rolling cloud of smoke to see the good fairy of the hoboes.”’ “Fairy!” “Cert. You didn’t expect the guardian fairy of the hoboes to tear around the country in all kinds of weather with a little white robe and some ostrich feather wings?”
Ice cream topping advert from a trade magazine, 1913
Man in 1940s diving suit on the side of a boat.
[Tuberculosis ward of the Hasköy Hospital for Women] / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères.
framed photo of ironclad warships, late 19th century
Photo of Margate pier, late 19th century
18th-century map detail of Honolulu
Color photo of fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge
Black and white photo of two men leaning over a lathe.
Red ink pamphlet about the first steam passenger train in the US
Animal locomotion diagram of a horse, series of black and white photos
Women in hats replastering an adobe house, black and white photo
Black and white group photo of men and boy strikers, a blurry dog passes in front.
Panoramic view of ship crew. Black and white photo
Black and white picture of submarine
Long exposure of a departure yard, 1942.
Small market shaped like a green goose
Shop front with fruit behind the window
Sepia toned photo of wooden shacks that served as quarters for berry pickers
Looking down a Victorian street. What looks like a lantern potrudes into the street. Colorized photo
16th century map showing a section of suth american coast and some islands. Several fleets are illustrated.
Map detail from 16th century map of the Atlantic showing the "Baye of Mexico"
Street with firetruck. Virgin Islands 1941
Corn exhibit, 1904
Postcard photo of Hastings, UK late 19th vebtury
Fram family and their wagon standing next to tree trunk sized ears of corn. Photo manipulation
Dock street market, Philadelphia, PA circa 1910
Street scene with cars and a prominent Coca Cola sign.
Labor's Burden, a political cartoon from 1900.
Tintype of indigenous american in European style dress
Pen, ink and watercolor Map showing positions of Union and Rebel forces Sept, 1861
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Woman resembling statue of liberty on a candlestick phone . Caption reads "billions of dollars are needed right now.
Bank of telephones, LaGuardia Airport, New York
Twelfth Army group map, January 15th 1945