junk store photo finds, that really stand out

I always sift through the photography stacks at stores selling old stuff. I've got no criteria other than that anything I leave with be something that really stands out. These are my latest finds, both under $5. 

I found the gentleman on the postcard at Early Bird Antiques and Collectibles in Blairsville, Georgia.

The blackface bozos I found at SwapShop in Oakland. The backside was glued to black construction paper at one point, presumably for display. (Ugh).

Today is the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture so it's a better-than-average time to post these somewhere (with apologies to the postcard gentleman for posting him next to the others). They don't "go together," but they'd be in the same museum archive somewhere. And I'm willing to donate if someone has a good suggestion.

 

 

 

People killed by terrorism per year in Western Europe 1970-2015

It's hard to remember what the 70's were like.

"How Chris Rock Undermines His Own Message With Unnecessary (and Racist) Anti-Asian Jokes" at the 2016 Oscars.

"What’s worth asking is why Chris Rock — who is clearly capable of offering nuanced and sophisticated insights on race, racism and identity politics as he capably demonstrated at other moments Sunday night as well as in this widely shared essay — so frequently also reaches for the low-hanging fruit of anti-Asian jokes?"