#mid-20th Century

[nightmarereverie]

“Porcelain Violin-shaped box with Chintz Design” from Japan, mid-20th century ✿༉‧₊˚.

[novelties-and-notions]

My name is Mr. Turnip, And many years ago I starred on children’s BBC: A much beloved character Whom some of you may know.

In very early television I made my name and pay, But fashions change And I was sacked: I faded right away.

But Mr. Turnip did not die: I’m here to tell the story: From my stone house With just one room, Away from fame and glory.

I like to tend my garden, And I write a verse or two, So I’m hoping now To make new friends, If only just a few…

I make up rather silly rhymes (Perhaps you heard a rumour?) Like limericks, And clerihews, With wordplay and with humour.

So do come in and have a cup – The kettle’s almost boiling; We’ll pass the time In play with rhyme, And that will keep us smiling. (Yes I know it doesn't rhyme… 😀)

[13thpythagoras]

"...I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.

I have a dream that one day out in the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by their character.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; that one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be engulfed, every hill shall be exalted and every mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plains and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope. This is the faith that I will go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.

With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to climb up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning “My country ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my father’s died, land of the Pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring!”

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.

But not only that, let freedom, ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi and every mountainside.

When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every tenement and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old spiritual, “Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.”

[canadianenergymuseum]

1948 Alberta Oil Review A Publication of the Alberta Publicity Bureau

It's a quiet Saturday at the museum front desk, so I'm using the time to look through some of our collection's old publications, compiling information I can incorporate into the new exhibit.

This lovely little booklet beautifully lays out the state of oil production in Alberta for 1948. Am I partial to it because of its use of turquoise? Maybe. But beyond that it's a great snap-shot of the impact the Leduc oilfields had on the industry less than 2-years in. And it has graphs. I love graphs.

[stileteckel]

Vintage Thai Asian Princess Earrings or a Tribal Style Patterned Wrist Cuff?

We just listed two new auctions on eBay for you vintage jewelry lovers. Both of these pieces help represent different cultures and will have that special touch of appeal to some of your customers! Step back in time with these stunning vintage clip-on earrings, featuring the iconic Selro Selini Thai Princess design. Crafted in the mid-20th century (circa 1940s–1950s), these earrings showcase…

[caveloot]

Vintage Thai Asian Princess Earrings or a Tribal Style Patterned Wrist Cuff?

We just listed two new auctions on eBay for you vintage jewelry lovers. Both of these pieces help represent different cultures and will have that special touch of appeal to some of your customers! Step back in time with these stunning vintage clip-on earrings, featuring the iconic Selro Selini Thai Princess design. Crafted in the mid-20th century (circa 1940s–1950s), these earrings showcase…

[goshashka-design]

A Testament to Engineering and History

https://v.ftcdn.net/07/46/62/95/700_F_746629549_zk2l76laipivSlzPj6LOjUNnpaSyGeW7_ST.mp4 Introduction The video in question provides a detailed exterior view of an ASU-57, a light, airborne self-propelled gun from the mid-20th century. Known for its compact design and mobility, the ASU-57 is a marvel of military engineering and a significant piece of history. The ASU-57 The ASU-57 was designed for…

[ltwilliammowett]

A sailor plays with kittens discovered in an equipment room at U.S. Naval Air Station Squantum in Massachusetts in 1942

[streetsofdublin]

REMEMBERING THOMAS DUDLEY 1906-1981 WHO WAS KNOWN AS BANG BANG

Thomas Dudley, better known as "Bang Bang", was a well-known street character in Dublin in the mid-20th century. He was known for carrying a large church key around with him and pretending to shoot people with it. He would often shout "Bang Bang!" as he d

DUBLIN STREET ART IT COULD WELL BE A WORK IN PROGRESS This is located on Capel Street and as this was my first time to see it one can assume that it is recent as is the chair chained to the railings. Thomas Dudley, better known as “Bang Bang”, was a well-known street character in Dublin in the mid-20th century. He was known for carrying a large church key around with him and pretending to shoot…

[historical-fashion-polls]

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[fromtheheather]

Wind from the Sea (1947) - Andrew Wyeth

[b22-design]

Studio of Joan Miró

Palma, Mallorca

[leulahart]

Some more pre-canon doodles!

Alternative title: Katniss and her blondies :)

[skf-fineart]

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Woman with Green Hat, 1947

Oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm.

[weirdlookindog]

La Savona, mid-20th century burlesque performer from Prague

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[arthistoryanimalia]

Otis Dozier (USA, 1904-1987) Goat in the Garden, 1948 Oil on Masonite; Framed 39 3/16 × 35 1/4 × 1 3/16 in. (99.54 × 89.54 × 3.02 cm) Dallas Museum of Art 1990.11