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Thank you to David Guy
“The Fairy Book”, 1923
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Construction of the Titanic
Colourful Coffins
New York Panoramas, 1902-1913
Vintage Train Wrecks
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Evolution of Postcards From Times Square
The Huffy Radio Bike, 1955
Ku Klux Klan's Washington Parades, 1925-26
Ghosts of Paris
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Invitation to an Assassination
Sexology, 1960s
Ancient Greek Frieze by Eugenio Recuenco
Alice in Wonderland, 1966, by Jonathan Miller
General Electric 'First' Ads, 1953
Stereo Stack
"A Natural History" by Noah Doely
Edsel Ford’s 1934 Model 40 Speedster
London Alphabet, 1850s
Construction of Christ the Redeemer, Rio, 1926-1931
"Girl Watcher" magazine, 1959
Lovely!
I inherited a few illustrated story books from this period when I was a child, I really must ask my parents where they are so I can give them to my son. Thanks for posting these, and reminding me of them.
Go to
http://www.archive.org/stream/fairybookbestpop00crai02#page/8/mode/2up
to read the text that go with the illustrations.