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The Birds: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 09/03/2012 - 9:51pm.
November 24, 1939. Washington, D.C. "Mexican Ambassador a canary fancier. The Mexican Embassy resembles a bird store these days now that Ambassador Senor Dr. Don Francisco Castillo Najera has gone in for the breeding of canaries in a big way. Here we see the Ambassador visiting a few of his feathered friends with his daughter, Ermita." Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
Won't the lovely Ermita be surprised
Submitted by Baldy Cotton on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 5:38am.
when she feels the tickle of tiny feet and discovers a Giant Mayan Nosferatu Spider about to bite her throat!
That brooch!
Submitted by wrlandis on Mon, 09/03/2012 - 10:06pm.
That's a nasty looking brooch she's wearing. Is it a spider or scorpion or am I seeing it wrong?
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