Vintage Question Cards from the NY Public Library

Librarians are the keepers of knowledge. They hold the keys to a treasure trove of tomes containing the wisdom of the ages. They also deal with the public every day, so you know they see their fair share of crazies.

People have asked librarians all sorts of questions over the years, including these ones received by NY librarians from the 1940s-1980s prove without a doubt.

#1. The “public eye,” as it was then…

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#2. Fair question, though perhaps an ill-advised plan.

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#3. That’s one busy day.

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#4. I’m guessing somewhere in Wilmington.

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#5. Intrigue…

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#6. Didn’t Adam eat the apple? Is this a trick question?

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#7. Girl, go.

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#8. Um…I’d really like to know how this was answered.

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#9. This is a romance novel waiting to happen.

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#10. Ew.

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You know those librarians answered each and every one of those questions. Because they’re awesome, and also hilarious.

Seriously. Go hug your librarian friend today…and then buy them a beer and listen to their stories. Everyone wins.

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February 26, 2019

Artist Converts Vintage Photos into Pop Culture Icons

Alex Gross is an artist who takes gorgeous vintage photography, then adds his own unique spin on them by turning them into modern pop culture icons.

The results speak for themselves.

1. I dream of…

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2. The north remembers

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3. Peter Parker

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4. Bruce Wayne

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5. Look at that

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6. Singing star

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7. Uncanny

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8. Aqua

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9. Deadly

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10. Wolverine

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11. Vader and kids

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12. C3PO

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13. Kid heroes

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14. Black Panther

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15. More Star Wars

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16. Saruman

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17. Beetlejuice

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18. Coneheads!

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19. Groot

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20. Spot on

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These are really amazing!

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December 6, 2018

Twitter Users are Sharing Photos of Their Grandparents, and They’re Absolutely Stunning

Not too long ago, one of the co-hosts of Buzzfeed Newsshared an old photo of his grandfather, calling him “a goddamn stunner” in the caption.

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Fitzgerald’s next tweet invited others to share photos of their grandparents. Soon came a flood of images of grandpaps and nonnis, all looking amazing and virile enough to grab some elk on the way home for dinner.

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Our grandparents were quite glamorous. No one wore their pajamas on the street. Imagine.

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Someone even began restoring a few of the old photos just to be nice.

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Twitter saw many wedding photos that looked like Hollywood events. The Kardashians should look so good.

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Grandpa sure was rugged.

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And had a spirit for adventure.

What was it about that long ago era that made everyone look like they stepped out of a magazine? Any way to get that kind of mojo back? We could use it.

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July 13, 2018

These Rare Photos of Vintage Grocery Stores Are Surprisingly Cool

There are about a hundred ways you’d be able to spot a vintage photo from a modern one, and that goes double (or triple) for snapshots of old grocery stores. For one thing, people back in the day would not have been caught dead shopping in their pajamas. The stores were also more elegant with wider aisles, and so on and so forth.

You won’t be sorry you took this stroll through eras gone by!

#15. Check out these cashiers.

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#14. A self-service Piggly Wiggly in 1918.

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#13. The early to mid-70s.

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#12. The Jitney Jungle, 1962

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#11. Proof that kids haven’t changed since the ’50s.

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#10. Late 19th Century

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#9. I guess wearing curlers in public was okay in the ’60s.

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#8. Where shopping is a pleasure…and so are those cars!

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#7. James Dean shopping in the mid-50s. And looking cool in the process, obviously.

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#6. Chicago, 1941.

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#5. Even in the ’80s, people still dressed nice.

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#4. Extra-wide aisles at a Publix.

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#3. A Japanese-owned store in the days after Pearl Harbor.

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#2. 1925 – so neat and tidy.

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#1. Check out that price for ground beef in the ’40s.

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July 2, 2018

12 Toys from the 1980s That Will Blast You Straight to the Past

There’s no disputing that the 1980s were an iconic time – hair, rock, and fashion, sure, but mostly it was the toys that set our childhoods apart from the others. They might have been liable to kill us, but man…they were awesome.

If you’re in the mood for a quick hit of nostalgia, take a scroll through these 12 toys – the likes of which we’re not likely to see again.

#12. Voltron

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What’s not to love about 5 robotic lions that combined to form a gigantic, sword-toting robot? Nothing, that’s what.

#11. He-Man (Masters of the Universe)

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These uber-masculine, sword-toting action figures were popular enough to spawn comic books, two feature films, and three television series, all within the same decade.

#10. Nintendo Entertainment System

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They weren’t the first, but many 80s kids will argue with game series like Zelda, Mario, and Final Fantasy, NES was the best 80s gaming had to offer.

#9. Glo Worms

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I brought these up a few months ago and no one remembered them, but these toys with light-up worm bodies and human heads were a massive hit in the 8os.

#8. Cabbage Patch Kids

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Though they were introduced in the 1970s, it was the 1980s that had Cabbage Patch Kids flying off shelves.

#7. Jem

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Before there was Hannah Montana, there was Jem – a teenager who lived a double life as a holographically-enhanced rock singer named Jerrica. Both sported amazing 80s fashion, of course.

#6. Strawberry Shortcake

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I myself had a sleeping bag featuring the little lady, but the dolls and other items that smelled like strawberries were seriously the best.

#5. Popples

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Why just have a stuffed animal when you could have a stuffed animal that zipped into a furry ball? Two toys are always better than one, right?

#4. Rainbow Brite

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What little person doesn’t harbor a fantasy of riding a white unicorn across a glittering rainbow? All of us – and Rainbow Brite let us live out our dreams through her adventures.

#3. Star Wars Everything

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We are the original Star Wars generation, and we owned everything from action figures to sleeping backs and a whole bunch of crap in between.

#2. My Little Pony

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They were officially branded in 1982, and the line of horses featuring different colored manes and an array of decorations on their rumps have hardly fallen in popularity since.

#1. Transformers

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The cartoon manifested in the 80s, and even though the most recent iteration is more high-tech and fancy, ours were just as awesome.

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