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Part 2 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section focusing on 18th Century Pioneers. An article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 3 of A Visit to Movieland–”Raving Beauties” Not Wanted. An article reprinted from its original appearance in The Forum magazine, January 1920, which takes a look at early Hollywood.

It’s probably the ugliest Marilyn Monroe ever looked, but I finally got my hands on an issue of her first national magazine cover appearance, Family Circle, April 26, 1946.

Part 1 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 2 of A Visit to Movieland–A Land of Perfect Weather. An article reprinted from its original appearance in The Forum magazine, January 1920, which takes a look at early Hollywood.

Part 1 of A Visit to Movieland, an article reprinted from its original appearance in The Forum magazine, January 1920, which takes a look at early Hollywood.

Two full page ads for publicity photos of the stars from inside the December 1911 issue of Motion Picture Magazine. Featured players in the ads are from Kalem and Vitagraph.

A complete reproduction of the original article “What Sank the Lusitania?” from the May 29, 1915 issue of The Scientific American magazine, May 29, 1915.

Turner Classic Movies is airing Philo Vance movies all day Wednesday the 27th. We reply with a Vance Meld: bibliography + filmography.

Following up on thoughts from reading Anthony Brandt’s “A Short Natural History of Nostalgia” inside the December 1978 issue of the Atlantic Monthly Magazine.

Details and highlights of the Mega Memorabilia and Autograph Auction being held live in Orange, MA May 27-28, 2009. Called by Walt “Auctionwally” Kolenda with online bidding available.

Happy birthday to home run king Sadaharu Oh (1940 – ), with a look at his career and a quick look at some of the Japanese ballplayers who’ve come to America in recent years.

Guest Post by Susan Leak a.k.a. the Renagade. Susan Leak explores the red hot hobby of collecting vinyl. Complete with a grading guide and buying tips, Susan introduces record collecting to new hobbyists.

Here’s how you can share your collection on the VintageMeld. Telling us how you display your vintage collectibles helps other collectors show off their own treasures.

Happy birthday to silent film actor and professional wrestler Bull Montana (1887-1950). Bull’s featured here on a movie card, also included are some excerpts about his career.