Category Archive: 1940s

ANCIENT ART OF THE JAPANESE TEBORI TATTOO MASTERS | INK IN HARMONY

ANCIENT ART OF THE JAPANESE TEBORI TATTOO MASTERS | INK IN HARMONY

* Taking off from JFK today for a two week trip that will take me on a quick stop at Tokyo, then on to Korea, China, and finally Hong Kong.  The zen and artistry of Japanese tattoo has long fascinated me, and with this trip, this post seemed only fitt…

 

OLD SCHOOL STYLE ON THE SLOPES | JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY

OLD SCHOOL STYLE ON THE SLOPES | JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY

* From the desk of Contributing Editor, Eli M. Getson– * Circa 1946 — (original caption) Hollywood Stars Ski at Sun Valley.  Active sports are the best things in the world to relax one after a session before the Kleig lights, and these Hollywood …

 

THE WALL OF DEATH DAREDEVILS | LIONS & RIDERS & FAIRS — OH MY!

THE WALL OF DEATH DAREDEVILS | LIONS & RIDERS & FAIRS — OH MY!

* Circa 1929, Wall of Death, Revere Beach, MA * With the quickly improving build quality, speed, and more oil-tight engines, motorcycle racing was able to move from dirt tracks onto the motordromes of the 1910s– large wooden board tracks used for …