Jolly Hollyhocks

Is this the Unmitigated England Garden Flower? Or should it be old roses round bargeboarded porches, foxgloves towering against tarred sheds...

Modern Hair Cutting

(Click on the image to enlarge.) Source: The Journeyman Barber, September 1940

Romantic... the Word For Our New Kind of Ponytail

(Click on images to enlarge.) Source: Dell 1000 Hints - Your Hairdo, January 1958

Fire safety season

Stop, drop and roll. For many of us, these fire safety tips are nearly as familiar as our ABCs. But as important as these instructions are, ...

Brushed-Under Bob

(Click on images to enlarge.) Source: Dell 1000 Hints - Your Hairdo, January 1958

A Leicester Couple

Two more favourites from 'Less Tar', as many of the locals say. First up is the Pork Pie Chapel. Any building in Leicester that'...

A Halo of Soft, Feathery Hair

(Click on images to enlarge.) Source: Dell 1000 Hints - Your Hairdo, January 1958

The Finnish Mental Hospital Trial

This diet trial was conducted between 1959 and 1971 in two psychiatric hospitals near Helsinki, Finland. One hospital served typical fare,...

Accidental Abstract

I couldn't resist sharing this little bit of found art with you. As many of you know, my computer was recently converted from steam to d...