Let's All Go To The Movies - The Thing

Moments into this tense scene, James Arness, dressed as a giant carrot, bursts through a door at the end of the hall. The "alien" make-up was so hokey, the director cut out all close-up shots of Arness resulting in an even more mysterious and certainly scarier character. The movie, one of the most frightening of the '50's BEM (Bug Eyed Monster) era was remade in 1982 with color and special effects and closer to "a" list actors (Kurt Russell). The result wasn't nearly as scary

THE KIDS It is always a mystery to us how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

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The Guys Whether combing their hair or losing it, here are the guys.

Kentucky 1930 Here is a set of photographs of some regular folks living in rural Kentucky in 1930.

Cleo and the Jodhpur Gang Just WHERE would we all be without Jodhpurs?

Cabinet Card Gallery The Cabinet Card Format; all around 100 years old

Head and Shoulders Here are those special head and shoulder portraits, often meant for a gift, sometimes just for vanity.

Frau Fritz Bassermann Germany 1943 One woman's life in nazi Germany

GETTING THERE Many snapshots involve some form of transportation.