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Beauty Glamour Personality by Ern & Bud Westmore
The Westmore family has contributed four generations of make-up artists to Hollywood. You can page through a scanned version of this beauty guide here. Photo… Read More »Beauty Glamour Personality by Ern & Bud Westmore
It’s like the Zap Comics guide to VW maintenance
How to Keep your Volkswagon Alive by John Muir. The illustrations are all pretty awesome as well. Here’s a quick look at some and some… Read More »It’s like the Zap Comics guide to VW maintenance
Walt Disney’s Surprise Package, 1944
Great story book from 1944, including several tales that would later be animated features from Disney. Here’s a great look at what’s inside. Brer Rabbit,… Read More »Walt Disney’s Surprise Package, 1944
Suggestions and Directions for Treating Disease with Faradic Currents of Electricity
Frankly I have my doubts, but you can read this book for yourself if you want to zap yourself for constipation or paralyzed bladder. Bonus… Read More »Suggestions and Directions for Treating Disease with Faradic Currents of Electricity
Captain Midnight
Photo by Grasons.
The ABCs of Barbecuing – California’s Contribution to Mankind
This wondrous 1955 booklet comes from the Acme Barbecue College [get it, ABC!] of Alhambra, California. Photo by Clean Space.
1960s Board Game or Philip K Dick Novel
Why not both? Photo by Golden Rabbit.
Donald Duck Sees South America
Nice little review of the book here. And I have a rare South America streak with another item tomorrow. Photo by Monarch.
Gin Chow’s First Annual Almanac
First of all, happy birthday to Mrs. Itcamefromtheestatesale, who is a historian and Californian. Per Wikipedia: “Gin Chow was a Chinese immigrant who gained fame… Read More »Gin Chow’s First Annual Almanac