“Psycho” opened tomorrow 1960:
“it is required that you see Psycho from the very beginning”:
Hitchcock directing Janet Leigh in the shower:
“House by the Hill” (1925) by Edward Hopper inspired house in Hitchcock’s “Psycho”:
Tension builds in Hitchcock’s “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956):

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14 Jun
Just in today from Brussels — new set of toy plastic leader figurines. Available now — quantities won’t last — not sold separately:
Order today, and as a special bonus, you may also get a toy plastic Richard Nixon figurine — just as animated as in real life:
Presidents in wax, by Madame Tussauds:
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12 Jun
Medgar Evers (right), NAACP field secretary in Mississippi, protesting in Jackson eleven days before he was murdered in front of his house, today 1963:
“Evers Died for You — Join NAACP For Him!”—protest in Detroit after Medgar Evers assassination of today 1963:
At Medgar Evers’ funeral, widow Myrlie consoles son Darrell, this week 1963: #Loengard
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11 Jun
Looks like plastic toy figures of the 2021 G7 leaders at Cornwall. (Figures are not sold separately):
And when you get tired of moving around the G7 figures, you can buy these seven plastic toy figures of recent Presidents of the United States:
This LBJ figure was sold by Remco in 1964, and no, LBJ is not depicted here sitting on a bathroom fixture:
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11 Jun
During a crucial, partially-improvised Oval Office speech, JFK declares civil rights "a moral issue" and that he will send comprehensive bill to Congress, tonight 1963: #JFKL
Medgar Evers, World War II veteran and NAACP field secretary in Mississippi, was shot to death outside his home, hours after the civil rights speech JFK gave tonight 1963:
Medgar Evers (at left in 1961 photo) with JFK at White House:
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8 Jun
View from Robert Kennedy’s funeral train from New York City to DC, today 1968: #Fusco
Along route of Robert Kennedy’s funeral train, today 1968:
Another scene from Robert Kennedy’s funeral train, today 1968:
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5 Jun
“Pray For Bobby” — Today 1968, Los Angeles: Image
New York Times Page One, today 1968: Image
Robert Kennedy (1925-1968): Image
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