Historical Hotties

Three sexually unsatisfied housewives with history degrees. All entries must be hot, history making, and, preferably, dead. Hotties can be either male or female, we swing both ways. Also, we judge on hotness, not actions, so there is the occasional morally questionable hottie. We are: Z, L, C Feel free to submit!

[bl00dypunk]

Ken Russel’s Last of the Teddy Girls

"Russell scouts the streets of post-war London and takes both candid and posed shots of young girls dressed in the classic teddy girl uniform: blazers, trousers and ‘manly’ haircuts. It was one of the first of its kind as portraying the youth culture which, in the 1950s, was just getting underway." TRIBU Magazine Article

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Artist, chess-master, writer and all around stunner Marcel Duchamp.  I'd call him "dada" any day. 

[his-name-was-writ-in-water-deac]

An East German border guard (or at the very least a man wearing an East German border guard’s hat) passes a flower through a crack in the Berlin Wall on the morning before reunification. 

[demons]

South Australians of the Great War

[pbsthisdayinhistory]

February 25, 1870: America’s First Black Senator Is Sworn In

Hiram Rhodes Revels, the country’s first African American member of U.S. Congress, took his seat on this day in 1870, representing the state of Mississippi. Southern Democrats, who were for the most part supporters of segregation, tried to block his nomination.

From the U.S. House of Representatives Archives:

Just before the Senate agreed to admit a black man to its ranks on February 25, Republican Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts sized up the importance of the moment: “All men are created equal, says the great Declaration,” Sumner roared, “and now a great act attests this verity. Today we make the Declaration a reality…. The Declaration was only half established by Independence. The greatest duty remained behind. In assuring the equal rights of all we complete the work.”

Revel’s term lasted little more than a year. Hiram Rhodes Revels impressed many political observers with his oratorical gifts and moderate temperament. Dive deeper into the story behind Revel’s election with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross.

[valinaraii]

[historical-hotties]

viα valinaraii: Andrea Appiani: Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte as President of the Italian Republic. 1803.

[unhistorical]

September 24, 1896: F. Scott Fitzgerald is born.

That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.

[tuesday-johnson]

ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of a gentleman, possibly a medical student or anthropologist, among a collection of skulls]

via the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

[coldasaslab]

all my friends are dead

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 Laverie Vallee (July 18, 1875 – February 6, 1949), best known by her stage name Charmion, was a Sacramento born trapeze artist who possessed strength and a physique most men would be envious of. However, she was most well known for her risqué striptease performances. The act opened with Charmion taking the stage in full Victorian attire. She would then mount the trapeze and proceed to undress to her leotard while performing impressive and strength-dependant stunts. The act was incredibly impressive and provocative for the era. However, the controversy created by her performances did not prevent the formulation of a devoted, and mostly male, fan base. One of her greatest fans was Thomas Edison. As a result of that adoration, on November 11, 1901 Charmion committed a simplified version of her act to film for Edison. The film, simply entitled ‘Trapeze Disrobing Act’ focused more on the erotic aspect of the performance, though a few remarkable feats of strength are featured.

Source

[historical-hotties]

We apologize for not posting but are on summer vacation and being out of the country makes blogging not a priority but we should be back mid-august! 

[nypl]

21st U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is this week’s featured Mustache Monday. 

Photo: NYPL Digital Gallery

[oldsamovar]

A Kornilovite by Saida Afonina

Kornilovites (Kornilovtsy in Russian) were the members of a division in one of the White armies, they were named after General Lavr Kornilov (1870-1918), the commander of the White resistance in the south. Kornilov led the famous Ice March from Rostov-on-Don to the Kuban, where he rallied the Volunteer Army. He fell in battle in April 1918 and was replaced by Anton Denikin (1872-1947). The Kornilovtsy were the best White unit, renowned for their bravery and discipline. They wore hats with a red top and a black band.

[fuckyeahtheboss]

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY Y’ALL

[oldfilmsflicker]

YESSSSSSS

[solesupine]

Ray Milland & Ginger Rogers for The Major and the Minor (1942)

[brigitteferrara]

Françoise Hardy

[historical-hotties]

Jackie McCoy was mostly known as a trainer, for bringing multiple world champions into the rink, but we wouldn't mind if he pinned us down for the knock out, if you know what I mean.

[solesupine]