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“Happiness isn’t forever. We were happy and we didn’t know it.” – Alex Maspon on Ibiza in the 1980s     In these straightened times of polarised debate, herd mentality, religious fundamentalism and social conformity we need Oriol Maspons’ pictures of 1980s Ibiza. The Spanish photographer’s portraits of Ibiza holidays in the ’80s takes us … Continue reading "Ibiza Undressed – Uninhibited Clubbing in the 1980s (NSFW)" The post Ibiza Undressed – Uninhibited Clubbing in the 1980s (NSFW) appeared first on Flashbak.
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Whose Streets? Our Streets! New York Protests 1980 – 2000

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” ― Henry David Thoreau,    Photographs of demonstrations in New York City between 1980 and 2000 are at the Whose Streets? Our Streets! exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center. The show explores New York protest and the locals’ reactions to police brutality, gentrification, … Continue reading "Whose Streets? Our Streets! New York Protests 1980 – 2000" The post Whose Streets? Our Streets! New York Protests 1980 – 2000 appeared first on Flashbak.

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Beatrix Potter’s Illustrated Peter Rabbit Letters

The Peter Rabbit letters were written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter on 4th September 1893. What would become The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first told in a letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of Beatrix’s former governess Annie Moore (née Carter). Noel was ill in bed and Beatrix (28 July 1866 – 22 … Continue reading "Beatrix Potter’s Illustrated Peter Rabbit Letters" The post Beatrix Potter’s Illustrated Peter Rabbit Letters appeared first on Flashbak.

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Gigs, Fights And An Alien Sex Fiend: Posters In London, c. 1990

Alien Sex Fiend played at Camden Palace on February 13, 1990, as part of the venue’s Feet First indie nights. Posters advertising the show went up around the area in other parts of London, featuring the faces of lead singer Nicholas Wade (aka Nik Fiend) and Christine Wade (Mrs Fiend). Peter Marshall saw those posters … Continue reading "Gigs, Fights And An Alien Sex Fiend: Posters In London, c. 1990" The post Gigs, Fights And An Alien Sex Fiend: Posters In London, c. 1990 appeared first on Flashbak.

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Nudes With Attitude from Vienna’s Studio Manasse (NSFW)

Actress Olga Solarics (1895-1969) and her husband, a former Austro-Hungarian army officer with an artistic background, Adorja’n von Wlassics (1893-1946) ran the Studio Manasse Foto-Salon in Vienna, Austria, from 1922 til 1938. The studio was big on nudes and left a fabulous archive of glamorous and erotic pictures full of clever compositions and visual puns, … Continue reading "Nudes With Attitude from Vienna’s Studio Manasse (NSFW)" The post Nudes With Attitude from Vienna’s Studio Manasse (NSFW) appeared first on Flashbak.

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The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Assembly Line, February 1958

In February 1958, production was underway on the Mercedes-Benz 190 SL open-topped sports car. Made between May 1955 and February 1963, and known by the company as W121, the 190 SL roadster made its debut at the 1954 New York Auto Show at Madison Square Garden (February 6 – 14, 1954). Production began a … Continue reading "The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Assembly Line, February 1958" The post The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Assembly Line, February 1958 appeared first on Flashbak.

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A century before Mansa Musa’s famous pilgrimage, the political and cultural landscape of medieval West Africa was dominated by the empire of Kānem.

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Beatrix Potter’s Illustrated Peter Rabbit Letters

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Whose Streets? Our Streets! New York Protests 1980 – 2000

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” ― Henry David Thoreau,    Photographs of demonstrations in New York City between 1980 and 2000 are at the Whose Streets? Our Streets! exhibition at the Bronx Documentary Center. The show explores New York protest and the locals’ reactions to police brutality, gentrification, … Continue reading "Whose Streets? Our Streets! New York Protests 1980 – 2000" The post Whose Streets? Our Streets! New York Protests 1980 – 2000 appeared first on Flashbak.

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Agatha Christie: Discover the Woman Behind the Mystery

Known as the “Queen of Crime,” Agatha Christie was a prolific novelist and playwright from England. Some of her most-known works include books like And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. She invented beloved fictional detectives like the iconic Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. The Guinness Book of World Records […]

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