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"Now you can eat your hat." From The Children's Newspaper, 1949.
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| I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought |
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"Stepping down from the vase and crowding round Hugh's bed." From Chatterbox, 1906.
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From Concordia College's 1916 yearbook.
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"Either belief of non-belief may be neurotically determined." From The Improvement Era, 1967.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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The faux 3D effect of this photo may be used to facilitate astral travel. From Virginia Polytechnic Institute's 1926 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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unearths some literary gems.
From The Bookman, September 1927:
***"Just what are your policies going to be on The Bookman?"If people would only leave out that word, just, we would not be so profoundly stumped for an answer.***
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From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1927 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Fort Wayne Bible College's 1988 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of Southern California's 1910 yearbook.
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"A volcano in sheep's clothing." From Punch, 1910.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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It's an enduring question. "Where will you be in 2007?" From George Fox University's 2006 yearbook.
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A book dedicated to escapism. From the University of North Dakota's 1942 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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The answer is supposed to be "They sell rabbits here," not "They sell cake here," but of course in The Wicker Man, it can be both. (Though, as Summerisle shopkeeper May Morrison says, ""Those are hares, not silly old rabbits. Lovely March hares.") From My Do and Learn Book to Accompany On Cherry Street by Russell & Ousley, 1948.
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"Drawing the rectangle." From The Children's Newspaper, 1920.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"How deep is the ocean?" From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1947.
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From Johns Hopkins' 1890 yearbook.
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From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1894.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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We haven't found any references to "date-gummers" outside of this college club. From the College of William and Mary's 1920 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Vassar College's 1919 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From City Sidewalks by Bank Street.
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From Lebanon Valley College's 1927 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Southern Methodist University's 1931 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"If I could speak[,] the stories I could tell, the changes I have seen and the visions yet to come." From Franklin College's 1964 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Its hint of uncontrollable forces."
As we noted previously, we've seen figures cut out of photographs, but too often we forget that the cutout reveals the figures "light body" that continues to thoughtfully dwell in the scene. From Armour Institute of Technology's 1928 yearbook.
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From Workbook to Accompany The Story Road by Mabel J. Henderson, 1948.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1938.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Alexandra Readers First Reader by McIntyre & Saul, 1908.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Western New Mexico's 1953 yearbook.
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Ruins on the moon. From Drowsy by John Ames Mitchell, 1917.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Tufts' 1967 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Eastern Nazarene College's 1931 yearbook.
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From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1965.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Lebanon Valley College's 1927 yearbook.
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From The Improvement Era, 1970.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Rockford College's 1926 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Tulane University's 1899 yearbook.
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From The Duluth Evening Herald, 1909.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Mansfield Female College's 1925 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Most liked and disliked boys' and girls' names in 1945. From The Ladies' Home Journal, 1945.
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"Boy carried off by a leopard." From The Children's Newspaper, 1920.
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Our custom widget that checks for duplicated images suggested this unlikely pairing. Click each image for its source.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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Dog versus fox: which do you wager for the win? From Chatterbox, 1899.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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unearths some literary gems.
From "Mr. X," by e. e. cummings:
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"God's gracious contrariness," the banner headline from The War Cry, Jan. 1930.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Salem's 1936 yearbook.
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"And now they say women are to wear socks." From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1894.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the State Female Normal School, Farmville, Va.'s 1902 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Richmond Professional's 1950 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Washington State's 1932 yearbook.
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From The Glow-Worm by William Manning and illustrated by Westley Horton, 1896.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Butler University's 1930 yearbook.
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"A blessing or a curse must be done properly!" From The Improvement Era, 1967.
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From Concordia College's 1959 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1948.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Sky made to order!" From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1951.
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"Does honest writing alter past, future?" From The Aberree, 1962.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Hell is for good people." From Lighted Pathway, 1971.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the College of William and Mary's 1920 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Kansas State University's 1982 yearbook.
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From Fliegende Blätter, 1935.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Joplin Junior College's 1946 yearbook.
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"Darker and darker the black shadows fall; sleep and oblivion reign over all" (Longfellow). From The Witchery of Sleep by Willard Moyer, 1903.
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From Ambassador College's 1968 yearbook.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Milwaukee-Downer College's 1932 yearbook.
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"Can you abide two hours?" From The Improvement Era, 1966.
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A dream of everything in candy-stripe as parachutists morph into butterflies. From The Ladies' Home Journal, 1945.
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Imaginary letters are so rarely studied anymore, as they were in the 1940s.
From My Spelling Grade 5 by Yoakam & Daw, 1949.
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"Nearing a vacuum and approaching nothingness." From The Children's Newspaper, 1920.
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From the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Our Dumb Animals, 1959.
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From Life magazine, 1884.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Flora Macdonald's 1931 yearbook.
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From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1894. We previously showed how to weigh a donut hole.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the College of William and Mary's 1920 yearbook.
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From L'Assiette au Beurre, 1904.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Assumption College's 1975 yearbook.
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Ths Island of Dreams. From Lucian's Wonderland by St. J. Basil Wynne Willson and illustrated by A. Payne Garnett, 1899.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of the South's 1925 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Concordia College's 1959 yearbook.
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Ecstasy and resignation. From Hypnotism by Laura Ensor, 1891.
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From Susquehanna University's 1924 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Two decades before Maxwell Smart talked into a shoe in Get Smart, this guy sang into his. The biggest difference is that this guy is actually singing about sanitary napkins. From The Ladies' Home Journal, 1945.
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Doupuet bouquet. From Basic Goals in Spelling 8, Teacher's Edition by Kottmeyer & Ware, 1964.
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"A caterpillar, nice and hairy, gave a lift once to a fairy; the fairy sat upon a bump—and very quickly got the hump!" From The Children's Newspaper, 1933.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Furnishing today is a mood." From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1966.
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From the University of Mary Washington's 1926 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Memphis State's 1960 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Devil worshippers. Lead [sic] by a boy of sixteen who displayed considerable scientific skill." From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1894.
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From Northeastern's 1921 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Woe unto those who oppose us!" From the College of William and Mary's 1920 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Your never forget college orientation. From Eastern Kentucky's 1976 yearbook.
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From Little Snow White (written and illustrated by various), 1906.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Allegheny College's 1922 yearbook.
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From GEOS International, 1969.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Concordia College's 1959 yearbook.
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From Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers, illustrated by Samuel Weller (Thomas Onwhyn), 1837.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Wake Forest College's 1932 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1939.
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From The Record Changer, 1951.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Kansas State University's 1982 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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This cat graduated from Assumption College in 1974 yearbook.
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From "Bewitched" by J. T. C. (1972).
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Wesleyan College's 1926 yearbook.
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The man in the moon is an alien. From Proof! by Dan Churach, 1990.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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"The good old simmer time." From The Improvement Era, 1970.
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A reflected ghost! Note the whitish figure at far left, standing head-and-shoulders above the woman its next to. It has a large head, seems to be smiling, and perhaps wears sunglasses. It has a hand over the face of the woman. Then note how the ghost is not visible amongst the figures below. From George Fox University's 1971 yearbook.
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From the University of Mary Washington's 1926 yearbook.
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"Exchanging crap for more crap." From Woroni, 1998.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1917 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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unearths some literary gems.
From On the Stage--and Off, by Jerome K. Jerome:
***When I communicated my heroic resolution to my friends, they reasoned with me. That is, they called me a fool; and then said that they had always thought me a sensible fellow, though that was the first I had ever heard of it.***I read through every word of Shakespeare,—with notes, which made it still more unintelligible.***Among the sham agents must be classed the “Professors,” or “X. Y. Z.‘s,” who are always “able to place two or three” (never more than two or three: it would be no use four applying) “lady and gentlemen amateurs, of tall or medium stature, either dark or fair, but must be of good appearance, at a leading West-end theater, in good parts: Salaried engagement.”***In these reminiscences I intend to talk only about what I understand—an eccentric resolution for an author, I admit; but no matter, I like to be original now and then.***Of course, I had assumed a stage name. They all do it. Heaven only knows why; I am sure they don’t. While in the profession, I met a young fellow whose real name happened to be the very one that I had assumed, while he had taken my real name for his assumed one. We were both happy and contented enough, until we met; but afterward we took a sadder view of life, with all its shams and vanities.***The music stools and stands in the orchestra, together with the big drum, and the violoncello in a green baize case, were all in a heap in the corner, as if they had had a performance on their own account during the night, and had ended up by getting drunk.***But no, they would all of them live in cottages. It would not pay to alter three or four different scenes, and turn them all into cottages, especially as they might, likely enough, be wanted for something else in a week’s time; so our one cottage interior had to accommodate about four distinct families. To keep up appearances, however, it was called by a different name on each occasion. With a round table and a candle, it was a widow’s cottage. With two candles and a gun, it was a blacksmith’s house. A square table instead of a round one—“Daddy Soloman’s home on the road to London. ‘Home, sweet home.’” Put a spade in the corner, and hang a coat behind the door, and you had the old mill on the Yorkshire moors.It was all no use though. The audience, on the opening night, greeted its second appearance with cries of kindly recognition, and at once entered into the Humor of the thing....After one or two more appearances, the cottage became an established favorite with the gallery. So much so, indeed, that when two scenes passed without it being let down, there were many and anxious inquiries after it, and an earnest hope expressed that nothing serious had happened to it. Its reappearance in the next act (as something entirely new) was greeted with a round of applause, and a triumphant demand to know, “Who said it was lost?”***We had no dress rehearsal. In the whole course of my professional life, I remember but one dress rehearsal. That was for a pantomime in the provinces. Only half the costumes arrived in time for it. I myself appeared in a steel breast-plate and helmet, and a pair of check trousers; and I have a recollection of seeing somebody else...going about in spangled tights and a frock coat. There was a want of finish, as one might say, about the affair.***I am told that in my frock and pinafore days, I used to stand upon the table, and recite poetry, to the intense gratification of my elderly relatives (ah, the old folks knew how to enjoy themselves, when I was a boy!); and an old nurse of mine always insisted that on one occasion I collected half a crown in an omnibus by my spirited rendering of “Baa, baa, black sheep.” I have no recollection of this performance myself though, and, if it really did take place, where’s the money? This part of the question has never, to my mind, been satisfactorily cleared up.***"Our leading man has never turned up, so his part has been cut out, and this has not improved the plot."***“Sometimes there’s a row over the cast. Second Low Comedy isn’t going to play old men. That’s not his line; he was not engaged to play old men. He’ll see everybody somethinged first."***They bore you to death every day, too, with a complete record of the sayings and doings of some immaculate young man lodger they once had. This young man appears to have been quite overweighted with a crushing sense of the goodness of the landlady in question. Many and many a time has he said to her, with tears in his eyes: “Ah, Mrs. So-and-so, you have been more than a mother to me”; and then he has pressed her hand, and felt he could never repay her kindness. Which seems to have been the fact, for he has generally gone off, in the end, owing a pretty considerable sum.***I left here to join a small touring company as Juvenile Lead. I looked upon the offer as a grand opportunity at the time, and following Horace’s * advice, grasped it by the forelock.* Not quite sure whose advice this is. Have put it down to Horace to avoid contradiction.***I, with two or three others, thereupon started off for a theater at the East End, which was about to be opened for a limited number of nights by some great world-renowned actor. This was about the fortieth world-renowned party. I had heard of for the first time within the last twelvemonth. My education in the matter of world-renowned people had evidently been shamefully neglected.***
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Haggis is not enough." From The Children's Newspaper, 1946.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill, 1907.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Indiana State Normal School's 1919 yearbook.
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From Emblemland by John Kendrick Bangs and Charles Raymond Macauley, 1902.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Our custom widget that checks for duplicated images suggested this unlikely pairing. Click each image for its source.
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From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1927 yearbook.
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He boxes in church. From the Duluth Herald, 1920.
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From the College of William and Mary's 1920 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Birmingham-Southern's 1981 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Wesleyan College's 1926 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Swarthmore College's 1919 yearbook.
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From Lustige Blätter, 1906.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Armour Institute of Technology's 1930 yearbook.
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From Junior English Activities Book Three by Hatfield, Lewis, Besig & Borchers (undated, c. 1938).
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Our Dumb Animals, 1931.
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"Doggie remembers. The terror in a the mind of a dog." From The Children's Newspaper, 1922.
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From the College of William and Mary's 1920 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of Michigan's 1910 yearbook.
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Joshua, from The Instructor, 1952.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From New Primer by Walter Hervey & Melvin Hix, and illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright, 1930.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Heidelberg College's 1951 yearbook.
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From The Improvement Era, 1970.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Atlas, from Richmond Professional Institute's 1932 yearbook.
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The style of "shabby chic" was popularized by the Bohemians of the 1980s, but here it is two decades earlier: "The lazy-bones look. It's new 'beatnik elegance.'" From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1962.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1917 yearbook.
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"Fantasy on a theme of no significance." From The Old Line, 1943.
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From Southern Methodist University's 1939 yearbook.
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From Old Cap Collier Library, 1890.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Southern Methodist University's 1939 yearbook.
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A book thief. From Le Journal Amusant, 1932.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"The wind takes Karl's hat while the goose girl combs her hair." From The Mammoth Story Book, 1902.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Book, 1915.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"As the day wore on and the cats kept arriving in all shapes and sizes, Sister May became alarmed." From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1967.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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INSTRUCTIONS: Click to reveal an inner howl. From Wake Forest College's 1922 yearbook. 
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"Sagacity and kindness of rats." From Chatterbox, 1883.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Hampden-Sydney's 1936 yearbook.
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From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1894.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Mars Hill's 1968 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Saint Francis' 1941 yearbook.
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"Elephant Tower." From The Wizard, 1939.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Arkansas Polytechnic College's 1925 yearbook.
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From Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers, illustrated by Samuel Weller (Thomas Onwhyn), 1837.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Swarthmore College's 1919 yearbook.
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unearths some literary gems.
From the Idler, vol. 9 (1896):
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"I respected the wishes of the donkey, therefore, and drew the line, henceforward, at six songs." [The donkey is pulling a cart or something, and is therefore a captive audience for the amateur singer.]
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"I think it's so clever for children to be--to be--what is the word?--clever.
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[Notes on some of the attachments...]
[The passage about accidental bohemians is from a piece wherein a staff of bald barbers is rounded up to cater to balding men who are intimidated by barbers with full heads of hair.]
["Five O'clock Tea": In which Art Nouveau precurses Billy's dotted-line excursions in The Family Circus?]
["Sanders Old Chap": Ha! Having been addressed thus by his colleague, the phrase slips into place as his "official" character name.]
["She must have much more time to think about it": That was what the caption told us. (I couldn't get the caption to fit legibly into my screen capture.)]
["Teasing a picture": The context, in case it's not self-evident, is the challenge of painting versus writing.]
["The wrong ghost": The illustrator seems to have goofed here: in the story, it's the gentleman at left whose presence has startled the narrator-protagonist, whose appearance in the various illustrations consistently matches that of the gentleman at right (Perkins, as seen in "I shouldn't sign this," seated at left as if he's having his portrait painted by a Royal Academician, and has no intention of signing anything anytime soon.). P.S. The landlady in these stories is called Mrs. Nix. Meanwhile, in some other piece, we have a Mrs. Trivett.]
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From Pluck and Luck Complete Stories of Adventure, 1901.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Ghost Stories, 1931.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Here's why the earth tilts on its axis. From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1927 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Too many ways to get somewhere you don't want to go." From Southeast Missouri State University's 1976 yearbook.
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From The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, 1923. (So many inaccuracies in this book, but then again history books have always offered the most fiction.)
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the College of William and Mary's 1920 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Mansfield's 1968 yearbook.
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I'll have whatever she's having. "It makes one feel so young." From The Millionaire by Edwin Bateman Morris, 1913.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Winthrop's 1912 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Earlham College's 1972 yearbook.
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Robert Taylor "became an actor because a cricket won a race with a spider." From Movie Classic, 1935.
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From the University of Mary Washington's 1926 yearbook.
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"Better than weight-lifting. Ya-w-n! It's good for you." From The Aberree, 1962.
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1948.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Better to eat than sharks." From The Children's Newspaper, 1949.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Duke's 1984 yearbook.
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"How little we know of each other's affairs. Troubles and trials which we keep to ourselves." From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1894.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of Illinois' 1931 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Asbury College's 1931 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Southern University's 1917 yearbook.
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"How to join the hidden brotherhood and enjoy a wonderful new life of money, friends, and power." From Telecult Power by Reese Dubin, 1970.
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From the University of Iowa's 1902 yearbook.
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From Purple Parrot, 1926.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of Illinois's 1922 yearbook.
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From The Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill, 1904.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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unearths some literary gems.
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From Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes (Routledge, 1877).
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Colorado College's 1917 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1940.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Golden Links in the Chain That Connects Mother, Home and Heaven by Mrs. J. P. Newman, 1890.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"A shadow behind the British throne." From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1935.
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"My misery is deep but I am buoyed up by one great hope." From Mrs. Raffles by John Kendrick Bangs and illustrated by Albert Levering, 1905.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Now I like good people." From The Improvement Era, 1966.
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From Colorado College's 1917 yearbook.
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From King Time by Percy Keese Fitzhugh, 1908.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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A tiny volume with a hundred recipes for the gourmet's table. From Nebelspalter, 1935.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Florida Southern's 1933 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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King Gong? From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1938 yearbook.
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"He lived life of decade ago. Forgot parents were dead and that he was married." From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1906.
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Reblog if a swan is your professor. From Swarthmore's 1909 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Wesleyan College's 1926 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Today's brick holding hands with a walnut is from Hedding College's 1922 yearbook.
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From the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Our Dumb Animals magazine, 1896.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Canadian Children's Own Readers 3 by Pennell, Cusack & Macleod, 1900.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Barnes' Language Lessons or Short Studies in English, 1887.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Richer Ways of Living by Wilson, Wilson & Erb, 1937.
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| If you have a strange dream to share, send it along! |
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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"It takes three to plan happiness." From The Improvement Era, 1960.
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From Piedmont College's 1955 yearbook.
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"There's no friend like an old car!" From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1965.
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From Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne and illustrated by Milo Winter, 1913.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Idaho is now quiet." From the Duluth Herald, 1907.
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From Swarthmore College's 1919 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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unearths some literary gems.
From Ralph Makes Good, by Wally Cox(?)
***A young hopeful toaster would trade [his stamps] in for a toaster, which is one of those words that mean both one who and that which.***"Wait a minute," the barber interrupted. He had given Ralph a chance not to list all the several thousand duties of a farm boy, but Ralph had obviously declined it.***"Yup," equivocated the barber, in a paroxysm of consistency.***[One more snippet attached--it's from the first page of the book, and I must admit it's stellar enough to have made the whole experience worthwhile, imo.]
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From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1938 yearbook.
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"Ship that changed colour. Odd effect of a volcano." From The Children's Newspaper, 1920.
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From the United States Naval Academy's 1923 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Emory University's 1982 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"I am lost and know not where I am in the world." From the Duluth Herald, 1920.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Northern Illinois State Teachers College's 1922 yearbook.
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"From the Great Deep to the Great Deep." From Wesleyan College's 1926 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Who's gonna catch a big fish? From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Alternate Reality zine, 1974.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1917 yearbook.
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"He who laughs last is usually the funniest." From The Aberree, 1954.
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Nobody seems to be going through the doors of spiritual, academic, sports, or social life. (We analyzed the photo for ghosts but didn't find any.) From Concordia Teachers College's 1964 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Ohio University's 1931 yearbook.
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Here's an alternate spelling of "engineers": "ngynyrs." From Toike Oike, 1921.
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From Elon College's 1974 yearbook.
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From Trampolines by Thorn & Irwin, 1978.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Armour Institute of Technology's 1907 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1925.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Movie Classic, 1934.
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"Strength from structure." From Indiana University's 1958 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From West Tennessee State Normal School's 1921 yearbook.
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From The Film Daily, 1933.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1951.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1917 yearbook.
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From Modern Screen, 1954.
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From West Texas State College's 1936 yearbook.
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With optimistic expectations
I started on my explorations,
And swore to move without a swerve
Along my sinasoidal [sic] curve.
Alas! I knew how it would end;
I've mixed the cycle and the trend,
And fear that, growing daily skinner,
I have at length become non-linear,
I wander glumly round the house
As though I were exogenous.
And hardly capable of feeling
The difference 'tween floor and ceiling.
I scarcely now, a pallid ghost,
Can tell ex ante from ex post;
My thoughts are sadly inelastic,
My acts incurably stochastic.
—D. H. Robertson, Woroni, 1954
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From Lebanon Valley College's 1928 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Ours is blank, too. From Pennsylvania College for Women's 1941 yearbook.
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"Clothes make the man. And the uniform makes man into a ____ ____." From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1945.
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From Hollins College's 1940 yearbook.
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That special feeling when the Unknown shouts "Hooray!" and kicks open the bag of gold nuggets under the table (see the caption). From Young Klondike, Stories of a Gold Seeker, 1898.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"All things must come to an end." From the University of North Carolina at Pembroke's 1997 yearbook.
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From The Canadian Readers Book II, 1924.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Junior Language Book C by Donalda Dickie, 1945.
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From Elson-Gray Basic Readers Book Five, 1931.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Culture in a limegreen catsuit." From Woroni, 1997.
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"Played out." From Life magazine, 1884.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Gannon College's 1972 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the College of William and Mary's 1902 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Wesleyan College's 1926 yearbook.
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From The Golden Legend by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Sidney H. Meteyard, 1914.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Butler University's 1930 yearbook.
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From Kak, the Copper Eskimo by Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Violet Irwin and illustrated by George Richards, 1924.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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This cursed photo haunts the University of Texas at Arlington's 1971 yearbook.
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The fattura della morte (deathmaker), with 30 nails in a lime, onion, or heart, secured by twisted string, then danced around by naked witches. From The Evil Eye by Frederick Thomas Elworthy.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1917 yearbook.
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From Newton Junior College's 1967 yearbook.
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"Watch for balloons." From the Duluth Herald, 1907.
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unearths some literary gems.
From A Casual Commentary, by Rose Macauley:
[from "Problems of a Writer's Life"]
The primary trouble in the life of a writer is, of course, writing.
[ditto]
[The "love interest"] is the most moving of human experiences; though anything less moving than its treatment by very nearly all novelists can scarcely be imagined.
[from "Problems of a Reader's Life"]
As to most modern plays, these should not be read, but only seen, if that.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From We Can Read The Toy-box by Gerrard & McInnes and illustrated by Connie Jefferess, undated (c. 1960).
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From My Do and Learn Book To Accompany The Little White House by Ousley & Russell, 1948.
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From Investigating School Mathematics by O'Daffer & Eicholz, 1973.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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A skeleton professor and its teaching assistant. From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1938 yearbook.
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"Tells how it feels to be 'dead' for an hour." From Movie Classic, 1932.
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From West Tennessee State Normal School's 1921 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Michigan State Normal College's 1949 yearbook.
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"Did 'Children of the Sun' ride here in space ships?" From Green Egg, 1973.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Winston-Salem State University's 1970 yearbook.
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An illustration by Trier. From Lustige Blätter, 1919.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Beloit College's 1892 yearbook.
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"Oh, this is nothing. You should have seen the rain we had a few years ago." From The Old Line, 1942.
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| *Inspired by the world's only accurate meteorological report, "Yesterday's Weather," as seen on Check It Out. |
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"With apologies to our 'Hoodlebug.'" From Clarion State Teachers College's 1930 yearbook.
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From College of the Holy Cross' 1910 yearbook.
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Pike versus stoat: which would you wager to win? From Chatterbox, 1906.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1931.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Stone steeples or whispering lovers?" From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1953.
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From the Woman's College of Baltimore's 1899 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Tufts' 1963 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1938 yearbook.
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From Motion Picture Classic, 1928.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Montclair State Normal School's 1927 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Northern Illinois State Teachers College's 1922 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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The Gnostic Gorgon. From The Evil Eye by Frederick Thomas Elworthy.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Tulane University's 1898 yearbook.
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From The Girl's Own Paper, 1883.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From St. Louis University's 1935 yearbook.
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From Franke Reade Weekly Magazine, 1894.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1947.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"The moon that rose twice in one night." From Mystic Magazine, 1954.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Our custom widget that checks for duplicated images suggested this unlikely pairing. Click each image for its source.
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From West Virginia Conference Seminary's 1904 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of North Carolina at Asheville's 1976 yearbook.
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From the Duluth Herald, 1920.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Northeastern University's 1950 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Saint Augustine's College's 1942 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Allegheny College's 1922 yearbook.
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"Is it too late for me to change my ways?" From Modern Screen, 1960.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1902 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Earlham College's 1964 yearbook.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1903 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Alexandra Readers First Reader by McIntyre & Saul, 1908.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Life does not stop." From The Children's Newspaper, 1940.
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From Indiana University's 1897 yearbook.
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From the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's 1977 yearbook.
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Find the cattle-drover. From Chatterbox, 1909.
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From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1938 yearbook.
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From Motion Picture Classic, 1924.
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From Wesleyan College's 1935 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Susquehanna's 1910 yearbook.
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"Be slow to anger." From The Improvement Era, 1958.
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unearths some literary gems.
A few Wayne Koestenbaum snippets:
[from "My 1980s"]
I met Tama Janowitz once in the 1980s....At a [Princeton] university gathering, Joyce Carol Oates complimented the ostentatious way that Tama and I were dressed. Seeking system, I replied, "Tama is East Village. I'm West Village."
[from "John Ashberry's Lazy Susan"]
A John Ashberry poem behaves like a lazy susan. Spin it and get whatever condiment you want, without having to say "pardon my reach."
[from "On Doodles, Drawings, Pathetic Erotic Errands, and Writing"
Today I wish to praise an erotics of the off-topic, the not-apropos; an erotics of the beside-the-point.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Kansas State Agricultural College's 1910 yearbook.
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From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's 1913 yearbook.
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From My Practice Book For Me Level 2 by Thorn, McCreary-Juhasz, Smith, Munroe & Richmond, 1966.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Woman's friends tar and feather her traducer." From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1906.
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Hands-free clock faces fly through the air on their way toward installation at Penn State's Old Main bell tower.
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From Lindenwood Tales by Marguerite Behman and illustrated by H. C. Meyer, 1921.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"We kept each other from being lonesome all night." From St. Nicholas, 1912.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Lambuth College's 1950 yearbook.
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From Motion Picture Classic, 1919.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Presbyterian College's 1920 yearbook.
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From the Wizardry 2 Handbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Birmingham-Southern College's 1939 yearbook.
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"Through horror came happiness." From Movie Classic, 1936.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1917 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Lasell Female Seminary's 1951 yearbook.
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From Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill, 1907.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Amen corner." From the University of Toronto's 1921 yearbook.
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"As for the rest of us — don't quote me on that but ..." From Loyola University's 1996 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1938 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Lake Superior State College's 1969 yearbook.
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From Georgetown University School of Medicine's 1963 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Kansas State's 1920 yearbook.
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"I live with a bachelor." From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1968.
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From Kansas State Agricultural College's 1910 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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It's rare to see a 4-year grandfather clock. This one goes from 1940 to 1943. From Pennsylvania College for Women's 1941 yearbook.
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"Glut of freaks. For everything there is a time, it seems." From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1952.
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From North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts' 1905 yearbook.
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"The crystal round the world." From The Children's Newspaper, 1924.
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From Armour Institute of Technology's 1907 yearbook.
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"I must have my horns manicured." From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1911.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"The dolphin is so friendly." From The Children's Newspaper, 1956.
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From Union College's 1926 yearbook.
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"Girls! Do you know why your hair is ugly?" From the Duluth Herald, 1920.
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From the University of Saskatchewan's 1965 yearbook.
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Adam and Eve exit the monolith. From Shadowland, 1923.
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From the 1896 Ole Miss yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Defiance College's 1907 yearbook.
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An ink bottle emits charged particles in an ink-bottle shape. From Telecult Power by Reese Dubin, 1970.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of the South's 1925 yearbook.
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From The Improvement Era, 1961.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Florida Southern's 1942 yearbook.
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From Human Culture, 1903.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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A king of swords. From Indiana University's 1926 yearbook.
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"Of running as fast as you can and staying in the same place." From The Improvement Era, 1970.
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unearths some literary gems.
From Flaubert's Parrot, by Julian Barnes:
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The parrot, he wrote, had been on his desk for three weeks, and the sight of it was beginning to irritate him.
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You could say that the parrot, representing clever vocalisation without much brain power, was Pure Word....Is the writer much more than a sophisticated parrot?
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From a neighbouring room a telephone imitated the cry of other telephones.
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What had Flaubert done with [the stuffed parrot] after finishing Un coeur simple? Did he put it away in a cupboard and forget about its irritating existence until he was searching for an extra blanket?
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[writes Flaubert] "Me and my books, in the same apartment: like a gherkin in its vinegar."
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[SPOILER ALERT] There are no parrots in Madame Bovary.
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And if you don't like these ironies, I have others.
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The correct word, the true phrase, the perfect sentence are always ‘out there’ somewhere; the writer’s task is to locate them by whatever means he can. For some this means no more than a trip to the supermarket and a loading-up of the metal basket; for others it means being lost on a plain in Greece, in the dark, in snow, in the rain, and finding what you seek only by some rare trick such as barking like a dog.
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It was a curious ménage: the girl, the uncle, the grandmother--a solitary representative of each generation, like one of those squeezed houses you sometimes see with a single room on each storey. (The French call such a house un baton de perroquet, a parrot's perch.)
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[The arrival of the railways] produced a new figure at the dinner table: the railway bore....In June 1843 [Flaubert] pronounced the railways to be the third most boring subject imaginable.
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[From Flaubert's Dictionnaire de idées reçues, which we learn was a sort of ironic etiquette guide cum devil's dictionary]
'Always go into ecstasies about [the railways'] invention, and say: "I, Monsieur, I who am even now speaking to you, was only this morning at X. . .; I left by the X-o'clock train; I did the business I had to do there; and by X-o'clock I was back."'
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Do the books that writers don't write matter?
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The books he fails to write once he has announced his profession...are the not-books for which he must take responsibility.
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[Re. the protagonist's own version of a "dictionary of received ideas," specifically about Flaubert clichés, and including one entry for each letter of the alphabet]
The letter X is going to be a problem, I can see.
[But what about "X-o'clock"! Alas, a missed opportunity, for when this mini-work appears later in the novel, the protag has cheated by writing, under X, "XYLOPHONE: There is no record of Flaubert ever having heard the xylophone." Granted, it made me laugh.]
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A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel. The same is true with these stubs of books.
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He spread his hands slowly on the table, in a conjuror's calming gesture.
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Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Progressive Road to Reading, Book Two, 1912.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Toys At Play by Ketchum & Rice and illustrated by Hart, 1932.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, 1923. (So many inaccuracies in this book, but then again history books have always offered the most fiction.)
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From Syracuse University's 1927 yearbook.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From North Central College's 1932 yearbook.
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From The World of Wonders, 1883.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"How to broadcast tele-commands that must be obeyed with the amazing Hypno-Phone!" From Telecult Power by Reese Dubin, 1970.
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From Boys and Girls Bookshelf, 1920.
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sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"The nightmares of a peanut." From Motion Picture Classic, 1930.
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From George Williams College's 1956 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Lebanon Valley College's 1933 yearbook.
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Great news: "Danger period is about over." From The Duluth Herald, 1912.
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From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 1908 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of Mississippi's 1901 yearbook.
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From Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes (Routledge, 1877).
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1911.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"The daily noose": the full-page headline from Local 1-S News, 1990.
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From the University of Michigan's 1919 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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This gateway may be used to facilitate astral or time travel. From Oberlin College's 1925 yearbook.
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"Right is left." From Using Our Language, Grade VIII by T. I. Davis, 1961.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Cornell College's 1921 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Southern University's 1917 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From West Virginia Wesleyan College's 1929 yearbook.
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From Der Bärenspiegel, 1944.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Rhymes of a Child's World by Miriam Clark Potter and illustrated by Ruth Fuller Stevens, 1920.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Hood College's 1943 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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unearths some literary gems.
From "Vacancy with Corpse," by Anthony Boucher:
"Whenever you begin making irrelevant remarks like an Odets character, I know you're shying away from something that bothers you."
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1939.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Tri-State College's 1969 yearbook.
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"The girl who wouldn't undress." From Motion Picture Classic, 1929.
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From Tufts' 1933 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Leap away from the mad scientist, little frog! From Cornell College's 1921 yearbook.
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From Hiram College's 1896 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the Peace Institute yearbook of 1914.
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* The most profound secrets lie not wholly in knowledge, said the poet. They lurk invisible in that vitalizing spark, intangible, yet as evident as the lightning—the seeker's soul. Solitary digging for facts can reward one with great discoveries, but true secrets are not discovered—they are shared, passed on in confidence from one to another. The genuine seeker listens attentively. No secret can be transcribed, save in code, lest it—by definition—cease to be. This Book of Whispers collects and encodes more than one hundred of humankind's most cherished secrets. To be privy to the topics alone is a supreme achievement, as each contains and nurtures the seed of its hidden truth. As possessor and thereby guardian of this knowledge, may you summon the courage to honor its secrets and to bequeath it to one worthy. |
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From The Improvement Era, 1961.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Tri-State College's 1926 yearbook.
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"Catch disease by kissing dead." From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1909.
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From Hampden-Sydney College's 1894 yearbook.
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From Mystic Magazine, 1953.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Hedding College's 1922 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Muskingum College's 1926 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"The horned women of the east." From Chatterbox, 1899.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Fort Wayne Bible College's 1979 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From UFO Newsclipping Service, 1980.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Hiram College's 1896 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Bates College's 1924 yearbook.
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Today's horse-headed fisherman is from the University of Western Ontario's 1940 yearbook.
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"The Sphinx speaks as the mystic soul of humanity." From Mystic World, 1931.
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From Saint Mary's School's 1913 yearbook.
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From Lustige Blätter, 1903.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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How could a seance parlor floorplan be applicable to one's own living space? The surprising answer is within Seance Parlor Feng Shui. From Light, 1887.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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unearths some literary gems.
From The Flyaway Highway, by Norman Lindsay:
***"I think it's simply making an exhibition of yourself in public," said Murial Jane."But you wouldn't go to all that trouble to make an exhibition of yourself in private," Silvander Dan pointed out.***"As it is, I'm about five minutes behind the present moment and I shall have to put on a spurt to catch up with myself."
[Which reminds me of my self-portrait cartoon.]
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From The Improvement Era, 1967.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Syracuse University's 1909 yearbook.
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"Europe's trade in misery and death." From The Children's Newspaper, 1930.
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"Age of man is million years." From the Duluth Evening Herald, 1911.
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From Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill, 1907.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"It gets boring, after a million eons or so." From The Aberree, 1956.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From the University of Alberta's 1948 yearbook.
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"What is this thing called? Love?" From Toike Oike, 1956.
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From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's 1910 yearbook.
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From the College of William and Mary's 1934 yearbook.
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From "This Was Your Life" (1972) by J. T. C.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"I don't know what to do with myself." From the University of the South's 1925 yearbook.
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"Do people really like you?" From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1968.
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From Wittenberg College's 1929 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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"Make new friends, but keep the old; those are silver, these are gold. Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray; [true] friendship never knows decay" (Joseph Parry). From University of Mary Washington's 1915 yearbook.
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From the University of Toronto's 1921 yearbook.
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From the Bombay Sunday Chronicle, 1935.
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From the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Our Dumb Animals, 1921.
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This song offers a major twist on vampire lore, turning everything inside out and upside down so as to reveal a new perspective (in the tradition of creativity stimulation techniques and esoteric customs). Various spiritual traditions acknowledge beings on earth who, as highly evolved souls, chose to incarnate so as to help humanity carry the burdens of life. Of course, Buddhists call these beings bodhisattvas, Hindus call them Devas, Christians refer to saints and angels, and so on. These evolved souls incarnate into human form and assist others by taking on their darkness until those people are able to process it on their own. Over millennia of reincarnations, each bodhisattva/saint takes on a massive amount of darkness (even earth-sized). The darkness doesn't technically weigh anything, but it's a burden nonetheless, and here's the thing: the thick layers of other people's darkness begin to hide the saint's own angelic light, so people can't see the saint's true nature but rather see a twisted, distorted, very dark image. Misunderstood, persecuted people from various minority cultures will grasp this phenomenon all-too-well. What if vampires, seen as the incarnation of evil, were actually saints who take on their so-called victims' darkness and grant eternal life (freeing the souls from the cycle of rebirths)? What if vampires were understood to live only at night because they are so shadowed by the darkness they carry for others? Of course, the only way to free oneself of a burden of shadows is to expose the darkness to light — an instant, automatic fix. Mightn't an angel (viewed by lesser-evolved or otherwise unseeing souls as a vampire) possibly fear disburdening all the carried darkness, lest that possibly violate the divine contract to help humanity? So these angels seem eternally bound to the night, but in fact they can free themselves by simply tapping back into the godly light that was theirs before the earth was even formed. Given that philosophical background, here are the lyrics with bracketed commentary:
Under black light we are glowing, gloaming.
[The song begins with a seeming oxymoron, "black light." Ultraviolet is invisible to the eye, and the song is about qualities of vampires that are invisible to others. The vampire glows under black light, the meaning of which will become clearer as the song progresses—in the seeming blackness of night, there is yet an inner glow, like the little white circle ensconced in the black half of the Yin/Yang symbol.]
Those of us who bear the burden of others' darkness get aura-ed in gloom, seeming unilluminated. Inner radiance is hidden, unseen.
[Here we learn that the vampire is less a creature of darkness than a creature /in/ darkness. The darkness—crucially /other/ people's darkness—hides the vampire's inner light, his true nature.]
Though the carried shadows span the earth's circumference they don't weigh anything--not much; still they exert a force.
[Of course a shadow isn't technically heavy, yet it can be a pressure or strain on the one handling it.]
The least we could do
Undertake the pain
[This refers to the bodhisattva/saint's voluntary mission to help humanity.]
Gravid with the dark
[The word gravid, literally "pregnant," alludes to the cycle of rebirth while also hinting at being buried (grave) under the darkness.]
Accepting sorrows
Shadows will accrue
[Darkness accumulates with the hardships of the 3D world.]
Happening again
Another birthmark
[For the incarnated angel, rebirths are part of the Buddhistic Wheel of Life until the angel's work is done and he reascends.]
Archaic morrows
[The word "morrow" is itself archaic, but this also refers to lifetimes of sunrises in a seemingly eternal mission to assist humanity.]
If sunrise should disburden us
Would our travail have been in vain?
[Only light can dispel a shadow and release the bodhisattva from the burden of humanity's sorrows. Yet, would dropping the load negate the mission? That is the bodhisattva's paradoxical situation.]
According to angles of view
["Angles" is a subtle play on "angels.]
Mistaken for Nosferatu
[The angel is demonized as a vampire like Nosferatu, whose name is the archaic precursor to "vampire."]
Or some Orlok
[Another reference to Nosferatu, with a hint at the word "warlock."]
Władysława
[The Polish cognate of "Vlad," in feminine form.]
What's in a name?
[The following list of vampire names from literature and film of course serves as a litany, since these figures are now seen in their angelic nature. (And doesn't this help to explain the general public's fascination with vampires? Surely vampires don't spark fascination because people truly relate to evil, horror, and tragedy. Instead, mightn't people instinctively, unconsciously sense the angels behind the deadly masks?)] Lestat d'Lioncourt
Olga Dracula
von Horrificus
Zachary Kralik
Stefan Salvatore
Morticia de'Ath
Sergei Kubichek
Laszlo Cravensworth
R. von Schlotterstein
Michael Morbius
Christian Ozera
Marcus Van Sciver
Cassandra DuCharme
Lucien LaCroix
Barnabas Collins
Whatchamacallit
Demonize, if you must
We'll bear that darkness
[How others label the bodhisattva is ultimately none of the bodhisattva's business. The work of bearing humanity's darkness goes on.]
We'll endure night endless
Encloak inwardness
[The bodhisattva suffers seemingly eternal night; the carried darkness, like a vampire's classic cloak, enshrouds his inner light.]
Just let go, so they say
[The bodhisattva has heard the advice, "Let go and let God."]
Burgeon in verdure
[The advice has been to let go of the dark burden and simply flourish in the green life of earth. "Get back to nature!" "Go green!"]
Our specs are rose hued
[But the bodhisattva doesn't see the green so well, partially because he isn't tied to the illusions of the 3D world and also because he wears the "rose-colored glasses" of optimism for humanity.]
Bloody well endure
[The rose-color of the glasses here ties to the blood associated with vampires. The bodhisattva's primary objective is to persevere with the burden of the mission.]
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From the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Our Dumb Animals, 1958.
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From Washington College's 1934 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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A broken jester's marotte propped by an owl. From Southern University's 1917 yearbook.
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"To sleep, a countess counts rooms in castle ... instead of the usual sheep." From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1968.
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"The smiler of refreshment." From Saint Francis College's 1939 yearbook.
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"Spirit Queen Mercedes." From Gallery of Spirit Art, Nov. 1882.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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""What[!] out of senseless nothing to provoke a conscious something" (Omar Khayyam). From Oberlin College's 1910 yearbook.
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From Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne and illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 1919.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Today's tiny horse sniffing a Coke bottle is from the University of Western Ontario's 1944 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Washington State University's 1911 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Southern Methodist University's 1939 yearbook.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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From Armour Institute of Technology's 1910 yearbook.
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From The Children's Newspaper, 1942.
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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