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When former slave Jordan Anderson was asked to come back and work for his old master, he replied with a deadpan letter asking for 52 years’ back pay as proof of good faith. The letter has been described as a rare example of documented ‘slave humor’ of the period. Below is Jourdon Anderson’s Letter.
‘Victorian Child’ photo I found in an antique shop. I fell in love with how awkwardly perfect this photo is. I would really like to learn more, but I don’t know where to start.
My Great Grandmother Violet in 1919, London
100 years after WW1 (New York Times, 2014)
Image from 1945 of Mussolini and his facist regimes public humiliation
Closeup view of Martin B-26C in flight, 1944. Colorized.
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Gail Borden Condensed Milk. 1887
Sears Shag Carpet Ad, early 1970’s
My mother (circa 50s)
Ironic 1989 NATO celebration poster making fun of member states
Ed Clarity’s prize-winning photo of a woman about to snatch a child from water whit a net at Rockaway Beach on Aug. 24, 1958.
Booby bombs & Thermonuclear navels
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