Monthly Archives: March 2016

Civilians watch the execution of German soldiers and a collaborator (center) when Soviet forces recaptured Kiev. The placards on the Germans (right and left) read “Murderer and Arsonist”. The placard of the civilian reads (in part) “Traitor”, Kiev, Nov/Dec 1943, by Anatoly Arkhipov. [1276×968] #HistoryPorn #history #retro http://ift.tt/1PHA5mR

31 Thursday Mar 2016

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Patty Duke (died March 29, 2016) on the set of the Miracle Worker with Helen Keller the role for which Duke received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. At 16, Duke was the youngest person at that time to have received an Academy Award in a competitive category, 1961. [1280×1280] #HistoryPorn #history #retro http://ift.tt/1SxlQpj

30 Wednesday Mar 2016

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1959 – Film producer Mike Todd Jr (L) with inventor of the ‘Smell-O-Vision’ machine, Hans Laube. The device injected 30 odors into a movie theater’s seats when triggered by the film’s soundtrack, and was used for director Jack Cardiff’s film, ‘The Scent of Mystery,’ produced by Todd. [1200 x 952] #HistoryPorn #history #retro http://ift.tt/1UB3Yh7

30 Wednesday Mar 2016

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First Lady Grace Coolidge holding her pet raccoon Rebecca during the Easter egg roll at the White House, April 18 1927. Rebecca came from Mississippi and was to have been part of a Thanksgiving meal, but the Coolidges found her to be almost domesticated and too pleasant to be sauteed. [3300×4096] #HistoryPorn #history #retro http://ift.tt/1qcMc6N

29 Tuesday Mar 2016

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