Paris: Literary Capital of America
This article lists a surprising number of American authors who had all found high levels of productivity in the city […]
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Mussolini’s Popularity
In this article, famed journalist Anne O’Hare McCormick went to great lengths to explain why the Italian people were so
‘Its a Wonderful Life’ – the Synopsis
Lovingly ripped from the binding of a 1947 issue of Photoplay Magazine was the attached thumbnail Its a Wonderful Life,
One Year of War
“In the twelve months since Pearl Harbor the American family has begun to experience war on the home front… More
The Strategist
Here is a Collier’s profile of U.S. Admiral Raymond Spruance (1886 – 1969): “Our latest successes in New Guinea, the Solomons and
Cars are Here to Stay
This article explains those heady days spanning the years 1900 through 1910 when the apostles of the automobile were given
Stockings for Movie Stars
$2,500.00 stockings, anyone? (in today’s currency, that would be $41,519.00) This is the story of Hollywood’s go-to-guy for outrageously priced,
Pants for Women Become a Thing
The battle over pants for women had been going on long before this article came to press. Keeping in mind
Post-Repeal Fears
“The Eighteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution made the criminal career pay – for the first time, perhaps, in the
Spotlight on the Secret Service
“The chief responsibility of the U.S. Secret Service is to guard the life of the President… In Dallas, on November
The Mad Plaid of 1940
Fashion writer Henry Jackson had a few words to say concerning the importance of Glen Plaid in men’s fashions during
Smedley Butler on Peace
(Liberty Magazine, 1936)
Retired Marine Corps General Smedley Butler (1881 – 1940) was well known for his 1935 book, War is a Racket
British Officer’s Uniform Insignia
(Bovril Booklet, 1917)
Attached you will find five black and white drawings illustrating the British Army sleeve insignia worn throughout the First World War.
The Crew Fifteen Years Later
This is a 1960 magazine interview that served to profile eleven of the top American military celebrities to emerge from
World War One Clip Art: Otto Dix
Attached you will find assorted German Army figures by German Expressionist and World War I infantry veteran Otto Dix
(Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix 1891 – 1969). He served as a machine gunner for much of the war.
British Officer’s Full Dress Caps
(New York Times, 1915)
Color illustrations of six full dress British Army service caps. Pictured are the dark blue caps worn by those who held such ranks as Aide-de-Camp to the King, Equerry to the King, Staff Officer, British Army Pay Officer and Army Medical Officer.