1800s
The history of the telephone, with 50 examples of old phones, including early rotary-dial models
It was different then, The old enemy of distance prowled everywhere. And people were separated by the bigness of this land. That was what started
It was different then, The old enemy of distance prowled everywhere. And people were separated by the bigness of this land. That was what started
Take a look back at the most popular names for dogs from the 1870s!
A Tom Collins isn’t a drink just named after some guy, somewhere. It’s a drink named after nobody, nowhere. Ah, but there’s a story to go along with it all. Find out the backstory of “Have you seen Tom Collins?” — and get recipes for four original, old-fashioned versions of the Tom Collins cocktail!
Any movie that includes a gigantic pie-throwing scene featuring 40 swishing dancers, Tarzan, Cheetah and Adolf Hitler can’t really be called ordinary. Particularly when it’s a western, set in 1874.
THE DOLLAR STORE! Main Street, Opposite the Court House, Los Angeles Dunsmoor Bros. PROPRIETORS. The following is a partial list of articles we are now selling
Swatch this You have seen some of the clothing designs from the 19th century — but what did the fabric patterns look like close up?
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