The last scene of the movie “L’Insoumis” (1964) featuring Alain Delon. The Smiths used a still from the scene for their album “The Queen Is Dead” (1986).

On 5 January 1978, the Sex Pistols played their first American gig at the Great South East Music Hall in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the first show of a tour that saw the band play a string of old ballrooms across the southern states.

Adam & The Ants - 'Plastic Surgery' From Derek Jarman's 'Jubilee' (1978)

1980: Nico sings a hauntingly beautiful rendition of ‘New York, New York’ in the Squat Theatre production of the avant-grade play Mr. Dead and Mrs. Free.

In 1981, Kraftwerk sold a Casio VL-80 calculator at their concerts, complete with a Kraftwerk songsheet. The calculator was capable of playing a total of 100 musical keys over two octaves. To play a melody, the user has to type in the keys one-by-one.

The Ramones - “Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio” {UK 7” 45 RPM single, 1980} The song spent 3 weeks on the UK singles charts, peaking at #54.

Mati Klarwein's original artwork that became the covers for Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (1970) and Live-Evil (1971).

Muddy Waters in a dashiki, performing at Grant Park, Chicago in 1969 for a show commemorating the upheaval the year before at the Democratic National Convention. Photo by Ron Pownall.

Ace Frehley, backstage at Cobo Hall in Detroit, drinking from a bottle of Mateus Rose. The band performed there on May 16, 1975, for a sold-out show, which was one of the concerts used to create the classic Alive! album. {📸 Fin Costello}

"Jack will speak to you" Jack in the Box drive-thru, ca. 1970

The British mini Metro wasn’t taken very seriously, even by the company that made it. This may explain this 1987 advertisement spoofing the 1966 Adam West-era Batman and Robin TV series.

1982: The portable Sharp VZ-V20R boombox weighed nearly 30 lbs. w/o batteries, had the capability to play both sides of a vinyl record vertically without the need to flip it to the other side. It also has an extended FM radio range of 76 Mhz to 108 Mhz and a cassette deck.

Western Electric’s Picturephone, 1968

A 1950s gadget that, when attached to the hose of your vacuum, transformed it into a vibrating massager.

Hey Kids! Want a Gun? (Boy's Life, Jan 1957)

Polaris Nuclear Sub Advertised vs. What You Got!

Big Trak by Milton Bradley (1980)

"The Huffy Wheel, a wild new bike with a real Drag Brake" [1968]

The original Jingle Jump was a children's toy from the 1960s that was also known by other names like "Footsie" and "Lemon Twist".

"The Big Cone" was a Chapman's Ice Cream parlor in Los Angeles during the 1930s, known for its novelty upside down ice cream cone architecture.

Flying Saucer Restaurant Niagara Falls, Ontario

Donald's Serva-Teria has been in business in Pratt, Kansas, since 1952. The sign is an example of "googie" - a style of atomic-age signage popular in the 50’s + 60's. The name comes from the now-defunct Googie diner in Los Angeles, where this futuristic style once predominated.

Located in Laurens County, SC, since 1957, Whiteford’s is an iconic area staple.

The "robot" in Hatch, New Mexico, is a landmark roadside attraction called Sparky, standing in front of Sparky's Burgers & BBQ. Built from old tractor parts by local folk artist Josie Nunn, Sparky holds a burger and an ice cream cone and serves as the restaurant's unique mascot.

Cabin in the French Alps

The perfect balance of isolation and beauty, as seen from Vágar island in Faroe Islands

Hallig Habel, a farm in the flatlands of North Frisian Islands, Germany, during an extreme high tide.

There is a 500-meter long dong in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The phallic-shaped island is located within the tropical Trinity Islands off the coast of French-owned New Caledonia, Oceania.

Gaz Island is a small, uninhabited, fish-shaped island located in the Brijuni National Park in Croatia.

The Sisters Of Mercy - Patricia Morrison & Andrew Eldritch, 1988

45 Grave first promo shot, 1980 Dinah Cancer, Don Bolles, Paul Cutler, and Rob Graves.

Nina Hagen holding a “Punx Not Dead” jacket in Athens, Greece in 1985

Mark Perry, founder of punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue, captured on the toilet at an Alternative TV show in London in 1977 {📸 Jill Furmanovsky}

Johnny Rotten & Siouxsie Sioux, 1976

Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult, on stage, standing on a Harley (1981)

Bobby Womack in his Oliver Goldsmith Slit Sunglasses

B.B. King on the tarmac in Japan, 1968

Dolly Parton: Prize Doll, 1997 {📸 David LaChapelle}

The iconic opening titles of Gerry Anderson's 1970 British sci-fi television series - UFO. The show was about the covert efforts of an international defence organisation (under the auspices of the United Nations) to prevent an alien invasion of Earth.

Created by Buck Henry of 'Get Smart' fame, 'Quark' (1977) was a spoof of space adventures like 'Star Trek' and 'Flash Gordon'. A mid-season replacement, it only ran for eight episodes but acquired a cult following. The outer-spacey theme is by Perry Botkin Jr.

Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) Awful low-budget horror film about a family who gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.

The Movie Orgy (1968) was a compilation of film clips, trailers, and commercials, assembled by Joe Dante when he was an undergraduate at college. It ran over 7 hours and could be considered the analog prelude to the mash-up videos + supercut edits now prevalent on YouTube.

It's Alive, Larry Cohen's killer baby horror thriller released in 1974.

There's a completely fake Scorsese film called Goncharov (1973) The meme came from a random shoe label on Tumblr and became so big that people started making posters, soundtracks, and plot summaries. Even Scorsese himself jokingly said "I made that film years ago." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonchar...

Confessions of a Psycho Cat is a 1968 B&W sexploitation film directed by Herb Stanley. A deranged, wealthy woman offers $100,000 to three men if they can stay alive for 24 hours in Manhattan, and then hunts them down. (IMDB)

Actor James Doohan, "Scotty" in the original series of Star Trek, had no middle finger on his right hand, having lost it during a "friendly fire" incident during WWII. On-screen, he would conceal this with a flesh-colored glove with a faux finger.

Green Card issued to Antonio Montana in Scarface (1983) Date of Entry: 5.20.1980 Fun fact: Tony, Manny and Angel whacked Emilio Rebenga for green cards during the riots @ Tent City on 8.11.1980

Rodney Dangerfield's humorous tombstone at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

Orange Julep Plattsburgh, Route 9, New York, 1978 {📸 John Margolies}

Snelgrove - “This Is America’s Finest Ice Cream Store” (Salt Lake City, Utah)