Posts Tagged ‘humor’
1897 Stereo Animation, Feminism humor
1897 - The new woman--wash day
There were several of these made during this time, a humorous (and loudly sarcastic) depiction of feminism.
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1906 Man on the Phone Animation
1906 - Men posed in offices with telephones as if receiving calls from their wives
These are two images in a series of 11, unfortunately these are the only two in the series online. There’s probably a funny story to go along with it. The actual captions from the cards are:
Man in office on telephone with disappointed look: “Is this you, John?” “Yes.” “Well–”
Man in office on telephone with disappointed look: “–my mother–”
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1906 Drawing Papa’s Picture – Wiggle Animation
1906 - Drawing Papa's Picture
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Getting their hair banged – Stereoscopic Animations
In a continuation of the ‘My old animations sucked’ theme:
1900 - "Getting her hair banged."
1900 - Getting his hair banged
The bottom pic was a challenge, you can see from the angles the card was likely warped when it was scanned. Regardless, the first one is no fun without the second.
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The players laughed – 1906 stereoscopic animation
1906 - Aroused by the cries of the fair maid and lover, The players laughed till they could scarcely recover.
3am, long shift at work, but this one was just too cute to pass up… I didn’t even realize he was a golfer until I read the LOC description: “Golfer, seeming to be in pain, seated on ground, woman standing nearby with shocked look on her face.” Photograph from the Keystone View Company.
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1906 House of Mirth – Stereoscopic Animation
1906 - Fun making by the earthquake refugees - a temporary home - San Francisco, Cal
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1900, A Sad Predicament – Stereoscopic Animation
1900 - A Sad Predicament
Another drastic angle, but I couldn’t resist!
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1923 Barnum Clowns – Stereoscopic Animation
1923 - Barnum's clown -- woman holding weights labelled 250 lb. over clown lying on floor
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I guess even bloomers rode up…
1899 - On the Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge, New York.
Quite possibly the earliest spoiled shot photo…
