Abraham Lincoln's beloved mutt Fido - the first Presidential dog to be photographed, and the reason Fido (Latin for to trust) became such a popular dog's name (1861) [1024×709]8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The television of 1940, as seen in the British sci-fi film 'High Treason' (1929)3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Andrew Chandler and his former slave Silas Chandler, 44th Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States Army. Silas saved Andrew's life at the Battle of Chickamauga. Andrew later gave Silas land to build a church for his community.(1860)s [1480 × 832]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Once a Beatle: When Ringo was ill with tonsillitis, he substituted on drums for 8 concerts & lived a superstar's life for 10 days. But Ringo has returned... Now Jimmie Nicol sits alone in the Melbourne airport, waiting for the plane that will take him back to obscurity (15 June 1964) [1600x1104]9yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Photojournalists Sean Flynn (Errol's son) & Dana Stone in Cambodia on April 6 (1970), the day they were captured by Communist guerrillas. They were never seen again. [750×913]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The last photo of Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr, taken on the day of his fatal flight, August 12 (1944). JPK Jr was the only son of JPK Sr not to run for President. [1,000 × 1,493]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Onlookers view the beached Great Nantucket Sea Serpent. Reported sightings off the coast made national headlines, with scientists weighing in on the matter. Turns out it was a balloon designed by puppeteer Tony Sarg (of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade) as a publicity stunt. [1024×612] (1937)8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
21 year-old bombardier Lt. Joseph Heller (future author of 'Catch-22') in the nose of a B-25 (1944) [1244×913]8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Titanic Lifeboat 6 approaches the rescue ship Carpathia, with quartermaster Robert Hitchens in back and crow's nest lookout Frederick Fleet (who first saw the iceberg) in front. Among the survivors is The Unsinkable Molly Brown. (15 April 1912) [1200x664]9yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer, with rock keyboardist Keith Emerson. Behind them is Emerson's modular Moog system. Buffalo New York, 1974. [450x318]8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Stars gathered in front of the Paramount gate for the studio's 75th anniversary in 1987. How many can you name?2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Jim Henson poses with characters from the WRC Channel 4 (Washington DC) TV show 'Sam and Friends', c. (1956)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Game warden Elliot Barker with a badly burned bear cub he discovered clinging to a tree after a New Mexico forest fire. The cub would be named Smokey Bear & grow up to symbolize forest safety. (1950) [248x258]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
“Autobiographies are all the same -- it’s always rags-to-riches or I-slept-with-so-and-so. Damned if I’m going to say that.” - Deborah Kerr2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Calamity Jane at the grave of Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood, Montana. (1903) [1280x988]4yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The first horror host - George Kelting in 'The Television Ghost', a dramatic anthology originally aired in New York City on W2XAB (now WCBS-TV) from (1931) to 19332yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
French film poster for 'The Letter' w/Bette Davis, drawn by the great Boris Grinsson1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Future 'Mad Magazine' artists Al Jaffee and Will Elder, in the lunchroom at the High School for Music and Arts in New York City (1936) [1500×1436]6yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Al Hirschfeld's mural at the Frolic Bar in Hollywood. How many can you name?1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
A still from what is believed to be the first science fiction on television: a 35 minute production of Karel Capek's play 'R.U.R.' (which introduced the term robot) for the BBC in (1938)3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Joan Crawford on entertaining: The best parties are a wild mixture of people... Of course I wouldn't want to have hippies come crawling in with unwashed feet. Another important party secret: always add a splash of vodka to everything... Nobody ever knows; everyone ends up having a wonderful time.2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Shirley Temple was a lifelong smoker, but photos of her actually smoking are rare3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Created by Rockford's Stephen Cannell, this looked like a can't-miss hit. It lasted 14 episodes. An earlier Rockford pilot, Just Another Polish Wedding w/Lou Gossett & Isaac Hayes, also used the mismatched P.I.s format, but unfortunately didn't sell (1980)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Happy Birthday Vincent Price - here he is on the set of his film debut, 'Service de Luxe' (1938)3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Country music every weeknight on WHIZ-TV ch 18 Zanesville Ohio, c. late (1970)s1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Dennis Weaver as McCloud, Peter Falk as Columbo, and... Abe Vigoda as Fish? Or maybe Tessio? No clue as to the context of this pic; c. (1980)s?2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
The 50th anniversary of CBS-TV. Are you old? Do you have Twitter? Do you hate it as much as I do? (1978)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Today I Learned: per IMDb, 'Titanic' (1953) was the only Barbara Stanwyck film to win an Oscar2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Group portrait of sagebrush old-timers taken for the TV special 'When The West Was Fun' (1979). How many can you name?1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
A horror-fying get-together at Universal City, c. 1932. How many can you name?1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Joan Crawford & Bette Davis in promotional still for 'Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte'. Crawford was replaced in the film by Olivia de Havilland.3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
'The Haunted'. Poster for the film that would eventually be called 'Night Of The Demon' (1957)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Variety predicts early ride off into sunset for new NBC western series (1959)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
49 years ago today. Never forget... You haven't lived until you've seen Andy Griffith gettin' it on in the Mexican cantina (1974)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
From the TV special 'ABC's 25th Anniversary' in (1978). Can you name them all?1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
“Practical color television for the public is not yet in sight. Black and white television is ready to serve the nation now!” Personal testimonial from Dr. Allen B. Du Mont. (1946)4yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/vintageads
Stunt doubles/stand-ins for various stars pose for a publicity photo (1943). Can you match the double w/the star? (IDs in comments)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Beverly Hills, 1962: Harpo Marx, Fred Astaire, Randolph Scott, Walter Brennan3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
'Kilroy', a Disney mini-series about a Marine returning from duty in Vietnam to live w/a suburban family. Starring Warren Berlinger & Celeste Holm (1965)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Curious gossip column item, probably c. 1951. John Wayne & Robert Ryan were political opponents, but I never heard of things going this far. They would later do a scene together in 'The Longest Day'.2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi eating his usual breakfast at Sneezer's Snack Bar, Green Bay WI (1960)[1074x1600]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Paul Newman visits Grace Kelly in her dressing room during the filming of 'The Swan' (1956)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
The original Moulin Rouge, photographed by Albert Kahn the year before it burned down -- Paris, 1914 [634 x 690]12yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Paul Newman, Sammy Davis Jr, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, & James Garner3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Press release for 'Flatbush', a sitcom on CBS in 1979. Six episodes were produced, but only three aired: CBS yanked the show after the Brooklyn Borough president complained about its ethnic stereotypes (1979)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Review of the film 'A Hard Day’s Night' in The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), September 19642yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
High school gym teacher Leonard Skinner, holding the latest album by a band made up of his former students: Lynyrd Skynyrd (1977)12yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
TV Guide ad for Pat Robertson's '700 Club' om WPIX in NYC, drawn by Mad magazine legend Jack Davis. There must be a story behind this ad, but I'll be damned if I know what it is. (1981)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
John Lennon and his son Julian stop by the set of a new sitcom called 'Happy Days' (1974) [1024x730]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Researching his upcoming role as a Mafioso in 'The Godfather', Al Pacino visits the home of co-star Al Lettieri's brother-in-law: Pasquale Patsy Ryan Eboli (center), capo of the Genovese crime family. Five years later Eboli would disappear -- his body was never found. (1971) [493×389]8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Stay up & watch the stars come out on the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. WIIC-TV ch 11 Pittsburgh (1978)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
ABC is the place to be” on KHVH-TV. From the Honolulu Advertiser/Star-Bulletin 'TV Aloha' magazine, September 19 (1971)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
The Big Show (1980). I don't know how this ad got past the art department, & I don't want to know1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster go for a leisurely drive in 'Sorry, Wrong Number'3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Ad for Swanson's TV dinners (as they were then officially known). Why is the wife dressed so formally? She's making the husband look like a slob. c. (1950)s3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Most movie buffs have heard the story of how Paul Newman, embarrassed that his film debut 'The Silver Chalice' would air on TV, took out an ad in the LA papers asking his friends not to watch. But has anyone here ever seen this ad? I haven't - never seen it in a Newman bio & can't find it online.2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Look magazine, April 10 (1951): “TV’s old-new stars prove that laughs begin at 40′′. How many can you name?2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Poker night at Dean Martin’s place: Dino, agent Jerry Gershwin, Tony Curtis, Milton Berle (like DM, a onetime pro dealer), Ernie Kovacs, & (back to camera) Billy Wilder. Can anyone ID the man standing? (c. 1960)3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Hollywood's No. 1 box office bait in 1939 was not Clark Gable, Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power, but a rope-haired, kazoo-voiced kid with a comic-strip face, who until this week had never appeared in a picture without mugging or overacting it.” - Time magazine, March 18, 19402yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Bob Dylan at a rehearsal for The Ed Sullivan Show. He dropped out before the broadcast when network executives would not let him sing Talkin' John Birch Society Paranoid Blues. As it turned out, Dylan never did appear on the Sullivan Show. (1963) [1100×1045]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A rare ad for the 'Las Vegas Show' hosted by Bill Dana. This was the flagship series of the United Network, an attempt to set up a 4th TV network which lasted only a few weeks (1967)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
John Wayne w/Lucille Ball & Vivien Vance on the set of 'I Love Lucy' (1955) Happy Birthday Duke3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
When it premiered 'Hogan's Heroes' was one of the most vilified and virulently attacked TV programs of all time. However critic Cleveland Amory gave the series a surprisingly even-handed and even positive review for TV Guide. (1965)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
TV Guide w/Efrem Zimbalist Jr of 77 Sunset Strip, Bob Newhart at the crossroads (his Peabody-winning variety show had just been cancelled), Dina Merrill's handicap (money), A Stravinsky ballet on TV & an article on the Julie Andrews-Carol Burnett special linked here yesterday (1962)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Between takes on 'This Island Earth', w/Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, & Faith Domergue (1955)3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
This Saturday morning cartoon series led to the conviction of the Brady Kids for contributing to the delinquency of a mynah (1972)1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Nice, The Outer Limits and Eire Apparent (1967) [1018×637]8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
President Richard Nixon checks out Elvis Presley's cuff links during the latter's visit to the White House (1972) [640x424]6yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Ward Bond, Gary Cooper, Gene Autry, John Wayne, Gabby Hayes. I believe this photo was taken for the classic TV special “The Western” (available on YT), produced for NBC’s ‘Wide Wide World’ series in (1958)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Omaha dinner theatre in an alternate universe, as imagined by the warped brilliance of Cris Shapan. Possibly from (2022), but time is really an artificial construct...1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
TV Guide cover on '77 Sunset Strip', including new cast member Richard Long (1960)2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Have you seen at least one episode from all of them? I admit I've missed a few myself. (1940)s to 1980s1yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
TV Guide page probably from the (1960)s. 'Tonight' w/Carson is listed so it's at least '62. For Chicago I think - Norman Ross was a popular anchorman there.2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
A photograph of New York City taken through the periscope of a German U-boat, 1942 [552×472]5yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
'The High Chaparral' publicity photo, w/Mark Slade, Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Cameron Mitchell, and Henry Darrow, c. (1967)3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
Mort Drucker's Annual Convention - National Association of Late Late Movie Stars. How many can you name?2yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/classicfilms
Broadway's greatest prank: newspaper ad placed by producer David Merrick, in which 7 people w/the same names as the critics lavish praise on his show 'Subways Are for Sleeping' (1962)6yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/ObscureMedia
The greatest thing since itself: one of the earliest bread slicing machines, at a St. Louis bakery (1930) [439 × 436]8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
A dead John Lennon, pretending to have been run over by his psychedelic Rolls-Royce. In an ominous harbinger his iconic eyeglasses lie before him on the pavement. (1967)[1200×1503]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Huntington Beach (CA) swimmers pay no mind to the forest of oil derricks towering behind them (1920)s [1120×744]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Dickie Manson, 11 year old Australian boy who was court-martialed for espionage and executed by a Japanese firing squad (1942) [1023x576]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Tony Clifton, aka Andy Kaufman, being forcibly removed from the set of 'Taxi' by Paramount security guards (1978) [720×600]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Chuck Hughes, wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, lies on the turf of Tiger Stadium after suffering a fatal heart attack. Hughes is the only player to die on the field during an NFL game. (1971) [649×594]6yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
McSorley's, oldest Irish pub in NYC, is forced to admit women customers after 116 years of being male only, after a lawsuit by the National Organization for Women. NOW's Lucy Komisar grimly steps up to the bar. (1970) [1024×697]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Cover drawn by John Severin for the short-lived 'Pow' magazine. How many can you name? (1966)3yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
“The Pig Cafeteria” -- an exhibit produced by the Department of Agriculture to educate farmers about new methods of feeding livestock, c. 1920 [800x1013]11yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Simo Hayha of Finland, the most prolific sniper in the history of warfare. Against the Soviets in the Winter War he had 505 confirmed kills in 100 days, an average of 5 a day. The Red Army nicknamed him White Death. (c. 1939-40) [500x719]11yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
'Look' magazine fall preview cover. Who can name the lady in the lower right corner w/o googling? (1957)4yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/VintageTV
The Great Tower of London. Intended to be taller than the Eiffel and draw tourists, it was found to have an unsteady foundation and was deemed unsafe. The money ran out and only this section was built. It was demolished in 1907. The site is now home to Wembley Stadium. (c.1900) [640 × 404]8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The Dog Army of Cat Island: K9 Troops at their kennels off the coast of Biloxi Mississippi. They were part of a US Army plan to train dogs and then drop them on enemy-held islands where they would attack Japanese based on their smell. (1942) [448×290]8yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Rare photo of Ronald Reagan wearing eyeglasses, while testifying before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (1947) [1500x1492]7yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The Uncle Sam Plantation (aka Constancia), a Greek Revival mansion near Convent, Louisiana in [1936]. Built in 1829, it was torn down in 1940 to make room for a Miss River levee. [4386×3133]6yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Elvis Presley and Kathy Seph cruising the streets of Memphis. Twenty year-old Selph would be killed in an auto accident less than three weeks later (30 June 1972) [550x380]9yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Elvis meets Tennessee Williams on the set of 'G.I. Blues' (w/Col Parker, Laurence Harvey, and producer Hal Wallis) (1960) [525×381]6yr ⋅ Keltik ⋅ r/HistoryPorn