January 2, 2026Peasants of the Russian Empire, 1909-1915. These are NOT colorized. They were taken using a special three-color filter technique over 100 years ago.
January 2, 2026Poster advertising Alberto Randegger’s opera “The Blue Spider”, made by Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868-1944), 1916
work_of_shart on January 2, 2026 4:56 pm Is there a reason those ‘Italian’ chefs in these illustrated ads always looked so menacing?
srddave on January 2, 2026 5:06 pm This guy looks very similar to a chef on the Halal food cart outside my building in NYC.
Dillenger69 on January 2, 2026 5:20 pm Chopped beef steak is a really fancy way of saying we slapped a hamburger patty on the plate.Â
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Is there a reason those ‘Italian’ chefs in these illustrated ads always looked so menacing?
This guy looks very similar to a chef on the Halal food cart outside my building in NYC.
Chopped beef steak is a really fancy way of saying we slapped a hamburger patty on the plate.Â