tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post4255414210056006216..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Boy's Flying Machine of the 20th Century (1900)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-22489732781636719042008-08-16T17:29:00.000-04:002008-08-16T17:29:00.000-04:00Almost forgot- who in the 20th century would be ca...Almost forgot- who in the 20th century would be caught dead in knickers? I thought those died decades before this picture was drawn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-17551983062206938482008-08-16T17:26:00.000-04:002008-08-16T17:26:00.000-04:00Ironically, the kid with the bike looks more futur...Ironically, the kid with the bike looks more futuristic- very 50's. Seriously, a <I>bow tie??</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-61367856653638302662007-09-25T11:57:00.000-04:002007-09-25T11:57:00.000-04:00For my money, the best thing about this picture is...For my money, the best thing about this picture is the look on the face of the kid whose parents were too poor to buy him a flying suit, and has to make due with a plain old bicycle while that snooty rich kid rubs it in his face.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and also the flying boy's ridiculous bow tie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-75738764421315397472007-09-24T22:49:00.000-04:002007-09-24T22:49:00.000-04:00The NY Times now has opened it's archives. From 18...The NY Times now has opened it's archives. From 1851 to about 1922, all their articles seem to be free (you do have to give them your email). I've only explored it a little, but I've seen some stuff like this there: (first paragraph)<BR/>ONE HUNDRED YEARS TO COME.<BR/><BR/>April 22, 1883, Wednesday<BR/><BR/>Page 8, 652 words<BR/><BR/>An English Vicar, sitting in his quiet study, has had a vision of the marvelous growth of population in this country of ours, and of the grand expansion of English-speaking races in the next 100 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-25563883868190786302007-09-24T11:05:00.000-04:002007-09-24T11:05:00.000-04:00There are some great ancillary features in this im...There are some great ancillary features in this image -- the moon being a man's face (think about that, you see that in all sorts of old images, but it pretty much disappeared when the space age actually began); the hedgerows in the background; and my favorite, the mile marker stone along the roadside. In 1900 cars hadn't really come along; within 15 or 20 years as roads were widened and travelling speeds increased, milestones largely became a thing of the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com