November 23, 2004
Monkeys of the past
I'm working on a project which involves some sort of shocked, (actually, shock over the stress and rhythm of english) but I'd like to use some 50s-era accents to spice it up. I figure the emotion of shock is best expressed by a 50s housewife who has just discovered a new brand of detergent, or something along those lines. So, does anyone know where there'd be a nice treasure trove of various 50s stock photographs, or advertisements or something like that?
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oh oh i have the perfect site for you! Tack-O-Rama! have fun exploring, very cool stuff.
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ephemeranow.com
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50's educational film Photos and Stock footage
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clipart.com is the mother lode, and a short term membership is relatively cheap.
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poke around in the Institute of Official Cheer - particularly the Gallery of Regrettable Foods and the Art of Art Frahm. You might find something useful.
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duck and cover
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The Prelinger Archives offers ~2,000 downloadable ephemeral films. Don't forget to come up for air now and then.
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Not necessarily stock photos, but images from old movies abound here. Great link, SideDish!