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Signs & Billboards

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A sign is something that can point you towards an attraction – towards a milkshake, a movie, or a neighboring town — but some signs are so unique, or so bleakly common, that they themselves become attractions (or un-attractions). Check out some of the more unusual signs here at the picture collection – there are 98 pictures and 12 booklets waiting for you.

Queens, NY
KalTech Industries Group
Manufacturers of Environmental Graphics and Signage
InfoNorm Sign System

Amarillo, Texas
Photo by Howard Ande

Drive-In Movie Theaters

Zambia
National Geographic. September 2005.
Photo by Lynn Johnson.

Black & White Magazine, Issue 45. September 2006.

Geo.

Bangkok, Thailand
National Geographic. November 1955.

National Lampoon, August 1990.

National Lampoon, August 1989.

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Sports – Wrestling +++

Jan 31

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Wrestling is an ancient art, and a glorious, however cheap hoax. Whether it be sumo, Olympic, or professional, all varieties take skill, athleticism, dedication, and in the case of the latter, bravado and character personification. The sport certainly attracts eccentric competitors. In the picture collection you’ll find 70 wildly gestural pictures (and lots of eyeliner).

Wrestling Madness by Matt Hunter.

Mil Maskaras
Wrestling Madness by Matt Hunter.

Wrestling Madness by Matt Hunter.

Wrestling Madness by Matt Hunter.

Wrestling Madness by Matt Hunter.

Wrestling Madness by Matt Hunter.

Wrestling Madness by Matt Hunter.

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Tags: costume, costumes, dudleys, gorgeous george, highschool wrestling, jesse ventura, make-up, mark calloway, mask, masks, matt hunter, mil maskaras, mud wrestling, performance, pro wrestling, randy savage, sumo, sumo wrestler, the undertaker, tie dye, tournoi de lutte, ultimo dragon, world wrestling entertainment, wrestle, wrestler, wrestlers, wrestling, wrestling madness, wwe

Toys – Dolls

Jan 30

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Toys has 9 subcategories, 8 of which are chronological distinctions (pre-1950, and then by decade through the partially futuristic 2010-2019) and one of which is Dolls. Toys – Dolls contains 126 items. Here are just a few:

Kewpie Dolls, first manufactured in 1912.
All Color Book of Dolls, 1974 by Kay Desmonde.
Photo: Angelo Hornak

All Color Book of Dolls, 1974 by Kay Desmonde.
Photo: Angelo Hornak

1855 & 1875 Wax Dolls
All Color Book of Dolls, 1974 by Kay Desmonde.
Photo: Angelo Hornak

All Color Book of Dolls, 1974 by Kay Desmonde.
Photo: Angelo Hornak

All Color Book of Dolls, 1974 by Kay Desmonde.
Photo: Angelo Hornak

November 1943

December 1967

A doll with a doll:

All Color Book of Dolls, 1974 by Kay Desmonde.
Photo by Angelo Hornak.

November 1955

December 15, 1997.
Photo by Richard Mitchell.

The doll that encourages bullying: (“It’s easy to make her cry.”)

The dolls that are gluttons for punishment:

1990

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Tags: 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990s, all color book of dolls, angelo hornak, antique, baby beans, baby cries for you, barbie, barbie dream house, bare bottom beans, betsy mccall, bippy beans, bitty beans, booful beans, cabbage patch, cabbage patch kids, collectible, collectibles, cupie, doll, doll house, dollhouse, dolls, dream house, interactive, jeans beans, kay desmonde, kewpie, mattel, toy, toys, two faced, wax, wax doll, wax dolls, wooden, wooden doll

Lid n. 16

Dec 8

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Issue 16 of Lid arrived at the SVA Library. This issue, like most, was published with a an array of covers. Ours featured the Misfits on the front cover and Lydia Lunch on the back , both by William Coupon: