FUNK, MISS ELIZABETH. IN LABORATORY

 

1917.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2016866900/

Man From Atlantis 1977 NBC Killer Spores Movie Promo

 

The Last Man on Earth

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058700/

Coachwhip

 

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1e52-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Mardi Gras scenery, New Orleans, La.

 

c1910.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2007663360/

Mobile Mardi Gras Carnival, February 26th & 27th 1900

 

People in carnival dress. 

Cincinnati & New York : Strobridge & Co. Lith., 1900.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2002719999/

Spanish Town Gate

 

Michigan Ave., Chicago

 

c1910.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2007660828/

Demolition Man (1993)

 

Directed by Marco Brambilla. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Denis Leary. DVD coming up next. The future isn't big enough for the both of them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition_Man_(film)

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/demolition-man-its-20-years-since-stallone-was-frozen/

https://www.avclub.com/demolition-man-1798229906

Group of sun spots and veiled spots: Observed on June 17th 1875 at 7 h. 30 m. A.M.

 

1881-82.

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e6c3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Dredd (2012)

 

Directed by Pete Travis. DVD playing now. Surround sound in opening was freaking out the cat. That was a good sign for a twenty year old system. Still sounds pretty good loud. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredd

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/dredd-review/

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/72165/dredd-2012-4k-ultra-hd/

The November meteors: As observed between midnight and 5 o'clock A.M. on the night of November 13-14 1868.

 

Date Issued: 1881 - 1882

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e6cf-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Excalibur (1981)

 

Directed by John Boorman. DVD coming up next. Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, Nigel Terry, Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Patrick Stewart. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur_(film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/excalibur-1981

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/john-boormans-excalibur-isnt-just-another-king-arthur-movie/

https://www.avclub.com/john-boorman-s-excalibur-covers-the-king-arthur-legend-1798235232

https://decider.com/2021/04/09/excalibur-40th-anniversary/

The Odd Fellows Home, Greensburg, Ind.

 

c1906.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2007662119/

Them Bones - Howard Waldrop

 

One of my favorite science fiction novels and one of my favorite science fiction writers. Mr. Waldrop is from Mississippi and is an avid fisherman. Them Bones is an alternate history/time travel novel partly set in Louisiana in the late 20s, and also concerning the mound building cultures in the ancient past of Louisiana, which I have a real interest in. Two of the mound sites in Louisiana are the oldest dated mounds in North America. One is the popular tourist attraction, Poverty Point, but the other is much older, and is on private land, so it hasn't attracted much attention, Watson Brake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them_Bones_(novel)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Waldrop

https://www.tor.com/2010/06/08/history-inside-out-howard-waldrops-lemgthem-boneslemg/

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-mound-builders.html

https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/2020/11/ancient-mounds.html

Cypress

 

WFLD Channel 32 - Casper (Bumper #1, 1979)

 

Pomegranate

1905-15. [Mugan. Nikolaevka. In the garden of a settler. Pomegranates]. Muganʹ Khlopok (Mugan. Cotton). 1 negative (3 frames) : glass, b&w, three-color separation ; 24 x 9 cm. Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944, photographer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate

https://www.loc.gov/item/2018679909/

The last of the fruit tree series. I have some vintage berries coming up next. Fruit trees seen here include: Peach, Apple, Lemon, Cherry, Orange, Plum, Pear, Grape, Banana, Olive, Apricot, Mango, Coconut, Grapefruit.

The odor of pomegranates / Zaida Ben Yusuf.

Photograph shows a woman wearing a long flowing gown, standing in front of curtain, facing left, holding a pomegranate.

Ben-Yusuf, Zaida, photographer

[ca. 1900]

https://www.loc.gov/item/98501302/

Jerusalem. The Old City. Fruit and vegetable store. Grapes, pomegranates, dates, etc.

American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department, photographer

[approximately 1920 to 1933]

https://www.loc.gov/item/2019705937/

WFLD Channel 32 - Star Trek Triad - "TREKnical Difficulties" (1984)

 

Solar protuberances: Observed on May 5, 1873 at 9h, 40m. A.M.

 1881-82.

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e6c8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Hypolimnas alimena.

 

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-64bb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Svengoolie: Devil Doll (1964)

 

Directed by Lindsay Shonteff. The Great Vorelli. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Doll_(film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s601doll.html

http://1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/devildoll1964.htm

Covered bridge from inside

 

c1904. Photograph shows the inside of bridge with wood beams, cables, and dirt road.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2012645742/

Quiet, Please - Very Unimportant Person

 

[New York to Paris automobile race - five men trying to pull automobile out of mud]

 

c1908. 

https://www.loc.gov/item/96509133/

Laser Blast by Activision (Commercial, 1981)

 

Girlie show, carnival, Brownsville, Texas

 

1942 Feb.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017727555/

I found a number of old carnival photos at the Library of Congress and I wasn't sure if I wanted to feature them here or on The Golden Horn. I am going to put the carny type pics here and the parade stuff will go on the other site. I like how black and white looks on Observation Deck.

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/vintage-sideshows.html

Lee in his wonderful hypnotic performances

 

c1898.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2014637366/

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Deja Q

 

Season three, episode 13. Aired Feb. 5, 1990. One of the highest IMDb ratings of season three. Top three of that season. John de Lancie, Corbin Bernsen. Q returns stripped of his powers. And his clothes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deja_Q

IMDb Trivia:

After several unsuccessful attempts by director Les Landau to film Q's nude scene without forcing the actor to actually be naked, a frustrated John de Lancie finally asked anyone offended by nudity to leave, stripped down, and filmed the scene in one take.

https://www.avclub.com/star-trek-the-next-generation-deja-q-a-matter-of-p-1798165928

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Deja_Q_(episode)

Agrl. Dept., Biological Survey laboratory

 

c1920.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2016852276/

1982 NBC promo Catalina C-Lab CHiPs The Boys from Brazil

 

Newish promo. Failed pilot.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4900268/

P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth

 

https://www.loc.gov/item/2003670116/

The Crawling Hand

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056961/

Balistes ringens.

 

1850. The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang: under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher during the years 1843-46

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-8d99-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Star Trek Promo WPHL 1980

 

Beautiful Alpheus Creek

 

c1913.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2007662274/

Blade Runner (1982)

 

Directed by Ridley Scott. Harrison Ford. I have the four disc collector's edition DVD. Watching the theatrical cut now on the big new TV to see how it looks. It looks great. I remember distinctly watching this at a friend's house as a kid in the middle of the night while he was asleep on the couch. All of those late night movies when I was young had a real effect on me. Yoo-hoo home again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/blade-runner-1982-1

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-blade-runner-the-final-cut-1982

https://thedissolve.com/news/4231-the-dark-dirty-allure-of-blade-runner/

https://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/blade-runner-influence-cyberpunk-sci-fi-ridley-scott-1201883053/

https://www.avclub.com/william-sanderson-1798216743

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67956/10-fascinating-facts-about-blade-runner

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/blade-runner-making-of-history/

Astronomical maps, no. 15. views of remarkable comets

 

c1846.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2018756470/

Cypress

 

Papilio childrenae.

 

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-64b5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Svengoolie: Attack of the Puppet People (1958)

 

Directed by Bert I. Gordon. An AIP film. I think this is a new one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Puppet_People

https://trailersfromhell.com/attack-of-the-puppet-people/

https://thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5909

Pontoon bridge

 

1861.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2012649845/

Lights Out - Kill

 

Gen'l [Frederick] Funston's Royal Tourist automobile

 

c1906.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2002705779/