Tag Archives: American

The History of Cinema

The History Of Cinema: the site tells the history of American cinema from Silent Era till the end of the Golden Era (1939). (via RetroGrafix)

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19th Century Advertising History

19th Century Advertising History: a taste of the advertisements found in the pages of… on Harper’s Weekly. Harper’s Weekly was the leading illustrated American periodical during the 1857-1872 period. Its circulation exceeded 100,000 on a regular basis and reached 300,000 … Continue reading

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Links about comics

Three links about comics in one post, because I almost lost many wonderful things those days. You will see some more posts of “compilations” these days. Comic books, like all pop culture, reflect who we are instead of who we … Continue reading

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Photographs of English and American Literature

Photographs from the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Hundreds of portraits – prints and photographs – picturing more than 120 authors writing in English, primarily from the 1860s to the 1920s, and later.

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Beautiful Jim Key

There are some strange things on Internet and some of those things are based on true(?) facts: Beautiful Jim Key. The remarkable true story of an American hero who rose to international fame a century ago, who spurred a significant … Continue reading

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American and European books dust jackets

Dust Jackets from American and European Books, from 1926 till 1947. It’s a huge collection with some very interesting and nice original book jackets.

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American Vaudeville Museum

American Vaudeville Museum: there you can find the biography of many artists and groups of Vaudeville. After some clicks and pages you can see the list of artists, or, if you don’t want to contribute to them just click here. … Continue reading

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American Travellers in Egypt

Niel Notes of a Howadji: American Travellers in Egypt. An interesting online exhibition through books and images, with some great links about Egypt, like The American Research Center in Egypt and The British Museum. This online presentation brings together selected … Continue reading

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