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Dragon Magazine #17 (1978)
Cover by Dave Sutherland
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Dragon 132 (April, 1988). “Fool’s Gold,” by Larry Elmore, featuring characters from his SnarfQuest comic strip. vintagerpg.tumblr.com/post/712738596…

This is the motel that was featured in the Beastie Boys video Sabotage.
It’s still there.
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Office du Tourisme (1969) in Besançon, France, by Michel Demenge germanpostwarmodern.tumblr.com/post/712751610…

Project UFO (1978) gameraboy2.tumblr.com/post/712752947…

Color TV Game 6 by Adam artstation.com/unconid

via wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/712754882…

“Secrets of Next Generation - Beyond Classic Trek”
Starlog #159 (1990)
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An Aztec skull from Tonalá covered with turqoise mosaic, gold eyes and a jade ornament in the forehead. 1300-1521 CE, now housed at the Archeological Museum of Soconusco in Mexico. wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/712759299…

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Star Trek: The Next Generation VCR Board Game, 1993 ad gameraboy2.tumblr.com/post/712760129…

Creepy #57 (1973)
Cover by Sanjulian (Manuel Perez Clemente)
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St-Germain-lès-Corbeil. howweimagined.tumblr.com/post/712764979…,

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wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/712728831…

Quest for Fire (1981) atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/712729757…

“An American Orbits the Earth”
Great Moments in American History calendar illustration by Charles Santore, 1965
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The Land Before Time (1988) atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/712727691…

Working with a remote-control arm in “Space Station: Bold New Step Beyond Earth,” 1986. humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/712727746…

An Apollo space vehicle compared to the Statue of Liberty, 1967. humanoidhistory.tumblr.com/post/712727887…

1970s kitchens atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/712721684…

1970s kitchens atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/712721684…

1970s kitchens atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/712721684…

Labyrinth - art by Ted CoConis (1986) atomic-chronoscaph.tumblr.com/post/712723198…

The Shootist (1976), movie poster illustrated by Richard Amsel gameraboy2.tumblr.com/post/712723934…

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Western paperback cover by Sanjulian (Manuel Perez Clemente) gameraboy2.tumblr.com/post/712767487…

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