Jean Shrimpton born 1942 is an English model and actress. She was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels.
At London Airport with "boyfriend" Terence Stamp 1966 #EGI
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She appeared on numerous magazine covers including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Elle, Ladies’ Home Journal, Newsweek, and Time.
In 2009, Harper’s Bazaar named Shrimpton one of the 26 best models of all time.
Jean Shrimpton
In the club!
These days, Shrimpton lives in Cornwall, where she owns and runs the Abbey Hotel. She abruptly retired and retreated to the West Country in her early thirties, and has stayed clear of the limelight since.
Jean Shrimpton (the model known as '"The Shrimp."
caused huge controversy in 1965 by wearing a miniskirt to Derby Day in the lead up to the Melbourne Cup. 1/
2/ “The most beautiful girl in the world” had stepped out at Flemington Racecourse wearing a minidress five inches above her knees, with no hat, stockings or gloves.
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By pushing the Tartars into an earlier, "Mongol invasion" narrative, mainstream history divorces them from their real context, potentially a highly advanced and interconnected Islamic civilisation in Europe.🤔
The image of Tartaria as an enigmatic, advanced civilisation overlaps with the possibility that this "Old World" was deeply tied to Islamic culture and heritage.
By recognising the Tartars not as Mongol invaders but as Muslim inhabitants of Europe, a broader re-evaluation of European history becomes necessary, one that challenges the timelines, identities and power structures established by mainstream historians.
Imagine cruising down the highway with a turntable spinning your favourite tunes right in the car. Though short-lived, these in-car phonographs marked the automotive industry’s first attempt to let drivers and passengers curate their own music playlists on the go. 1950s
The first in-car record player, the “Highway Hi-Fi,” was nothing short of revolutionary.
Developed by Dr. Peter Goldmark, head of CBS Laboratories the Highway Hi-Fi was initially offered as a factory-installed option in Chrysler vehicles. 1956
1) The WEF is pushing digital IDs in the metaverse to track and trace every interaction and transaction. This isn’t about safety, it’s about total control. A digital prison disguised as progress.
2) The WEF’s latest report calls for global governance of the metaverse. Digital IDs would tie your physical and digital lives together, ensuring constant surveillance.
3) Every transaction, ownership record, and personal interaction would be tracked in real time, tied to your digital ID.
No anonymity. No privacy. Total traceability.
The Strange Obsession with Pig-Faced Ladies in Regency London 🐷 1/ In 1815, amidst the celebrations of Britain's victory over Napoleon, Londoners became captivated by a bizarre urban legend: the Pig-Faced Lady. But where did this fascination come from?
2/ Belief in witchcraft was widespread, leading to assumptions that such afflictions were caused by curses. One story tells of a pregnant woman who refused to give money to a beggar, resulting in the vagrant cursing her, causing her female child to be born with a pig’s head.
3/ One of the earliest examples is Tannakin Skinker, a wealthy Dutch woman cursed with a pig's face. Her story was popularised through ballads and chapbooks, blending folklore with moral lessons about kindness and charity.
Photos that depict the interior of a Rococo period Pullman train car. 1800s
Original owners of Pullman Palacecars were EF Hutton and the Vanderbilt's had at least 3 of them, Harry, Willie, and Alice had one of their own... cattle barons bought them too.
The most famous stock holders of the Pullman company were JJ Astor, Ellen Banker, Chauncey Depew, Jay Gould, Julia Grant, John Hay, Henry Morgan, J Pierpont Morgan, JD Rockefeller, and the Vanderbilts.