The Bates family home — front and rear. PSYCHO (1960)
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12yr old Farrokh Bulsara — aka FREDDIE MERCURY — in 1958.
Going through my parents' stuff and found this weird little gal. She's a transistor radio. Her right eyeball is tuner and her left eyeball is power/volume.
A visit to Portmeirion in north Wales in its centenary year. It's also 60 years ago next month that filming for The Prisoner started here - that's No 6's house on the bottom left.
The Secret Behind Rome's 2,000-Year-Old Pantheon Dome #Architecture #Engineering
Marienburg Castle one of Germany’s finest Neo-Gothic castles.
Navaho Legends (1897), a book from the American Folk-Lore Society compiling Navaho myths and legends and including a lengthy introduction on the history, beliefs and customs of the Navaho people: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/navaho-legends-1897
A special viewing of ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS in the 7th floor screening room of the Chicago Theatre in 1961.
86 Candles 🎂 today for one of my favourite Actors and people — the mighty MARTIN SHEEN THE WEST WING (2000)
Listening to music in art class Photo: Francis Miller, 1957.
Handy wee thing. Hans Zimmer and his Moog Modular Synthesizer, 1970.
A new mode of transport demonstrated in CONQUERING THE SKIES (1901), one of the earliest sci-fi films.
The Solar Do-Nothing Machine is a whimsical solar-powered toy created by Charles and Ray Eames in 1957, designed to convert sunlight into electrical energy to power motion displays. Despite its name, it serves as an educational tool promoting awareness of solar energy and conservation.
Le ‘Train Bleu’ is a luxurious restaurant located inside the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris 🇫🇷 Opened in 1901, it was originally designed to impress travelers heading to the south of 🇫🇷 Known for its opulent Belle Époque decor, that transports one back to the elegance of the early 20th century.
A condemned 110yr old Tree is transformed into a wonderful free library for anyone to use in Coeur d’Alene — Idaho.
Eureka slide rule, 1982 - from the Oughtred Society Rarities Gallery
Los Angeles Public Library unveils the world’s largest pop-up book www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/07/dani...
A toy ball from #Roman Egypt, made from linen with strips of reed (painted red & green), & with stone chips inside so it would rattle when used. First played with some 1600+ years ago... (📷 British Museum) #AncientBlueSky
Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) marked the screen debut of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character
Connery & Baldwin THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990)
Backstage looking at the original HOLLYWOOD SQUARES set - at NBC Studios.
Alexander Calder #botd 1898 Le Cirque Calder, c.1926-31 wire, wood, fabric, found objects Whitney Museum, New York Made in Paris & presented with improvised performances by the artist.
No soup for you! Come back one year! / S07E06 The Soup Nazi
