Fabulous Cover Photos of La Vie Parisienne in 1927

La Vie Parisienne (the Parisian life) was a French weekly magazine founded in Paris in 1863 and was published without interruption until 1970. It was popular at the start of the 20th century.

La Vie parisienne was hugely successful because it combined a new mix of subjects—short stories, veiled gossip and fashion banter, also comments about subjects from love and the arts to the stock exchange—with beautiful cartoons and full-page color illustrations by leading artists of the age. Alongside this the magazine also reflected the changing interests and values of the start of the 20th century population such as fashion and frivolity.

The artwork of La Vie parisienne reflected the stylization of Art Nouveau and Art Deco illustration, mirroring the aesthetic of the age as well as the values, and this coupled with the intellectualism, wit and satire of its written contributions was a combination that proved irresistible to the French public.

The historical La Vie parisienne ceased to exist in 1970. A new magazine of the same name started in 1984 and is still in existence.

Here below is a set of La Vie parisienne cover photos in the 1927.

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Amazing Portrait Photos of the Indian Tribes of North America in the 1840s

History of the Indian Tribes of North America is held by SMU’s DeGolyer Library.

Indian Tribes of North America in the 1840s

History of the Indian Tribes of North America is a multi volume set by Thomas Loraine McKenney (1785-1859) and James Hall (1793-1868), detailing the history of the Indian tribes of North America, with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs.

The set is embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits taken sometime 1842, from the Indian gallery in the Department of War, at Washington, D.C.

History of the Indian Tribes of North America is part of the North America: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints collection, part of Southern Methodist University’s Central University Libraries (CUL) Digital Collections.

Ap-Pa-Noo-Se, Saukie Chief

A-Chippeway-Widow

A-Mis-Quam, A Winnebago Brave

A-Na-Cam-E-Gish-Ca, A Chippeway Chief

Ahyouwaighs, Chief of the Six Nations

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“Breastypes! What’s Yours?” – This Crazy Little 1940’s Dirty Pocket Comic Has to Be a One-of-a-Kind Find

“A flimsy wisp of gossamer
Sheltering shapes we hold so dear
Behold the truth and shed no tear
These are the facts ’neath the Brassiere”

Scarce male objectifier’s glossary! Unsurprisingly, no copies located anywhere. No publication information whatsoever, as standard with racy or pornographic ephemera.

Funny, some might say also offensive, labeling of different shapes and sizes of women’s breasts. We have the “Hot Water Bottles”, “Sweet Potatoes”, “Ukeleles”, “Full Moons”, “Cup Cakes”, and onward – twenty in all. Also taking aim at various female types.

Like it or abhor it, this is a genuine relic of mid-20th century burlesque-like culture, and we suspect in fact that this might have been a souvenir from a sleazy theater showcasing ecdysiastic cheesecake and ribald comedians.

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The Physiognomic Heads by Charles Le Brun: 17th Century Sketches Show the Relationship Between Human and Animal Physiognomies

Charles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) was a French painter and art theorist. Declared by Louis XIV “the greatest French artist of all time”, he was a dominant figure in 17th-century French art. He also established a correlation between the human face and that of the animal whose spirit characterizes a particular emotion.

In March 1671, at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris, Le Brun gave a lecture in which he highlighted the connections between human and animal physiognomies. All of the notes from that lecture have disappeared. However, the accompanying pen-and-ink illustrations survive, with more than 250 comparative drawings now at the Louvre in Paris.

The goal of physiognomy is to judge character according to features of the face. Le Brun studied the lines linking different points of the head in a complex geometry which revealed the faculties of the spirit or character. Thus, the angle formed by the axis of the eyes and the eyesbrows could lead to various conclusions, depending upon whether or not this angle rose toward the forehead to join the soul or descented toward the nose and mouth, which were considered to be animal features.

Here are some of the many drawings by Charles Le Brun which concern the correlation between the human face and that of the animal.

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Japan's 1918 Pandemic Prevention Posters Suggested Some Rules to Avoid Spreading and Contracting the Flu

The 1918 Influenza epidemic began in Japan in late August 1918 and became a national epidemic in November. Experts believe it entered Japan through a group of Sumo wrestlers returning from Taiwan (a colony of Japan at the time). Because of this, for a while, people in Japan called it the ‘Sumo flu,’ and later the ‘Spanish cold’ (‘supein-kaze’ in Japanese).

It became evident later, when it had spread so far and wide it could no longer be ignored. On October 26, 1918, a Japan Times & Mail headline read: “Thousands Dying from Influenza Throughout the World.”

So in an attempt to educate the public and prevent further infections, a now-defunct branch of the Japanese government known as the Central Sanitary Bureau released a manual that detailed what the flu was and how to deal with it.

The majority of the 455-page manual contained factual information about the known status of the disease. There is text and charts showing the number infected and what type of symptoms were exhibited. It also included 4 steps everyone could take to avoid spreading and contracting the flu. The very first one being “stay away,” which was basically a simpler way of saying “social distancing.” Rule 2 is “cover your mouth and nose,” rule 3 is “get vaccinated” and rule 4 is “gargle.”

What also caught our attention are these posters that were produced at the time and distributed across the country as a way to spread awareness. Looking at these posters, it strikes us that things haven’t changed all that much in the last 100-years.

(via Spoon Tamago)

26 Amazing Photos of Motor Vehicle Designs in the Early 1900s

A set of amazing photos from The Motor Book by R. J. Mecredy in 1904 that shows some of motor vehicle designs in the early 1900s.

Ormonde Tandem Bicycle

Ormonde Bicycle With Fore Carriage

Car of the Road Carrying Company With Two and Half Tons of Coal

Car of the Speedwell Motor Company

Daimler Tonneau 1902

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Beautiful Illustrated Vintage Travel Posters in the 1930s

Take a look at these 25 beautiful vintage travel posters of the ‘30s:

America.

Cairo.

Chicago World's Fair.

Cooktown, Australia.

Havana, Panama, and Nicaragua in Cuba.

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Beautiful Illustrated Travel Posters of the London North Eastern Railway in the 1930s

Take a look at 30 beautiful vintage illustrated posters, produced for the London North Eastern Railway to promote their services to travel destinations in the 1930s:

Harrogate, Yorkshire. Artwork by Frank Newbould.

Bridlington, North Yorkshire. Artwork by Henry George Gawthorn.

Scarborough, Yorkshire. Artwork by Frank Newbould.

Belgium. Artwork by Frank Newbould.

Ipswich, Suffolk. Artwork by Fred Taylor.

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Amazing Mid-20th Century Illustrations by Walter Molino

These illustrations of people in various states of peril were painted by the extremely prolific Italian artist Walter Molino. Most of these pieces date from the 1950s and 1960s. Much of Molino’s work was produced for the Italian newspaper La Domenica del Corriere.

Walter Molino (5 November 1915 – 8 December 1997) fulfilled his classical and academic education in Milan. He made his debut as an artist in the student magazine Libro e Moschetto in 1934. It was followed by two series of short-lived comic strips for the Del Duca publications L'Intrepido and Il Monello. In 1935, Molino created a series of political and satirical cartoons, published in Libro e Moschetto and in Il Popolo d'Italia. When the magazine Il Bertoldo was founded in 1936, Molino became one of its most talented contributors.

During the golden period, Molino drew strips like ‘Zorro Della Metropoli’, ‘La Campagnia dei 7’. He created popular series like ‘Virus, il Mago della Foresta Morta’ and ‘Captain l'Audace’, and took over ‘Kit Carson’ from Rino Albertarelli. In 1941, Molino began a collaboration with La Domenica del Corriere, for which he created numerous cover illustrations, humorous drawings and illustrated stories. In 1946, he created sentimental stories for the women’s magazine Grand Hotel, using a combination of wash and photographic techniques. Molino stopped drawing comic strips in the 1960s, and died in 1997.

It has been said that famous fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta was a huge fan of Molino and drew inspiration from his work. These paintings take on an almost sadistic quality, as Molino seems to revel in the beauty of human bodies being tossed about by dire circumstances. The mayhem is delightful.

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