May 20th, 2013
hollyhocksandtulips: Photo by Peter Stackpole, 1955

hollyhocksandtulips:

Photo by Peter Stackpole, 1955

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May 20th, 2013
hoodoothatvoodoo: Yale Joel 1953

hoodoothatvoodoo:

Yale Joel

1953

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May 19th, 2013
lauramcphee: Rose, publicité pour Guerlain, 1950s (Sam Lévin)

lauramcphee:

Rose, publicité pour Guerlain, 1950s (Sam Lévin)

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May 18th, 2013
calmdowncalmdown: Japanese Ama pearl diver, ~1950’s.More here.

calmdowncalmdown:

Japanese Ama pearl diver, ~1950’s.

More here.

(via midcenturyblog)

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May 18th, 2013
balnibarbi: XLR-115 hydrogen fueled rocket engine developed by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft by State Library and Archives of Florida http://flic.kr/p/ejZXrq

balnibarbi:

XLR-115 hydrogen fueled rocket engine developed by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft by State Library and Archives of Florida http://flic.kr/p/ejZXrq

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May 18th, 2013
hoodoothatvoodoo: Peter Basch ‘Jody Foster’ (Pin up Model) 1950s

hoodoothatvoodoo:

Peter Basch

‘Jody Foster’ (Pin up Model)

1950s

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May 17th, 2013
hoodoothatvoodoo: Terri Burton 1950s

hoodoothatvoodoo:

Terri Burton

1950s

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May 16th, 2013
lauramcphee: Two faced image, 1950s (Man Ray)

lauramcphee:

Two faced image, 1950s (Man Ray)

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May 15th, 2013
Fairey Rotodyne (by amphalon) The Fairey Rotodyne was a 1950s British compound gyroplane designed and built by Fairey Aviation and intended for commercial and military applications. A development of the earlier Gyrodyne which had established a world helicopter speed record, the Rotodyne featured a tip-jet-powered rotor that burned a mixture of fuel and compressed air bled from two wing-mounted Napier Eland turboprops. The rotor was driven for vertical takeoffs, landings and hovering, as well as low-speed translational flight, and autorotated during cruise flight with all engine power applied to two propellers. Although promising in concept and successful in trials, the Rotodyne program was eventually cancelled when a combination of politics and lack of commercial orders arising from concerns over high levels of rotor tip-jet noise doomed the project.

Fairey Rotodyne (by amphalon)

The Fairey Rotodyne was a 1950s British compound gyroplane designed and built by Fairey Aviation and intended for commercial and military applications. A development of the earlier Gyrodyne which had established a world helicopter speed record, the Rotodyne featured a tip-jet-powered rotor that burned a mixture of fuel and compressed air bled from two wing-mounted Napier Eland turboprops. The rotor was driven for vertical takeoffs, landings and hovering, as well as low-speed translational flight, and autorotated during cruise flight with all engine power applied to two propellers. Although promising in concept and successful in trials, the Rotodyne program was eventually cancelled when a combination of politics and lack of commercial orders arising from concerns over high levels of rotor tip-jet noise doomed the project.

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May 15th, 2013
lauramcphee: Hildegard Knef, c1952 (Frank Powolny)

lauramcphee:

Hildegard Knef, c1952 (Frank Powolny)

85 notes Source: westlicht-auction.com #1950s#vintage#hildegard knef#frank powolny#black and white#cinema