Posts Tagged ‘History’

Universal’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The First Submarine Photoplay

Mar
07

In my endless search for out of print films or “lost” films now available via the internet, I often scour www.archive.org and other sites for things I may have overlooked. Recently, I came across two Fritz Lang films from 1919 …

Galena, IL: Hidden Steampunk Gem of the Midwest

Jan
10

I first went to Galena many years ago, having heard stories about it’s exceptional beauty and European style.  Upon arrival I was not disappointed and since then I’ve returned many times and even made a number of local friends.  Just …

Time Traveler’s Day at Bristol Renaissance Fair – Aug 15

Aug
11

Steampunks Unite!

Come up to Bristol Renaissance Faire and wear your best Steampunk attire to explore Elizabethan England! Gates open at 10 am, and closes at 7 pm.

It will be a great day to get out and salute Her …

The Human Marvels : Presenting Peculiar People

May
16

In light of last night’s deliriously delightful CLOCKWORK VAUDEVILLE and our belly dancers and magicians and strange bands named after the netherworld, it seems only fitting to enlighten the world to the existence of the The Human Marvels – an …

Reenactment of “Battle of Halsted Viaduct” Fun & Outlandish!

May
04

Photographs by Elizabeth Mason.

It was a late July 1877 morning in the burgeoning city of Chicago in the Fascist State of Illinois when blue-collar workers from Bridgeport and Pilsen left their streetcars, ships, trains, and factories to clash with …