Unusual Photos.

Holiday Shade, - for a Cyclops

 

CAR VS. POOL
Not quite sure how a car ended up in this Beverly Hills pool, but we really hope they had decent insurance. Next time try a parking lot.

 

WHO'S GOT THE FLU?
A woman is seen here reading at a desk while wearing a "flu mask" following an epidemic in 1919.

 

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Mr. Ted Spence, engineer of the Los Angeles Brush Manufacturing Corp., demonstrates the new "Hairline Brush" in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 12, 1950. The brush is constructed to fit a bald head's contour, with bristles for brushing the sideburn area and a felt pad to gently massage the exposed scalp on the top. (AP Photo/Don Brinn)

 

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Betty Cook, a lab assistant at the Stanford Research Institute, is shown taking a "blink test" as part of a project to study smog in Stanford, Calif. April 27, 1949. The test gauges eye irritation through photoelectric cells which record each blink of the eyes. The plastic helmet is filled with measured amounts of smog. Mrs. Cook wears glassless goggles which act as blink recorders. She reads a book to give uniform reaction conditions.The smog project is being conducted by the Air and Water Pollution Laboratory and Fumes of the Western Oil and Gas Association. (AP Photo/Ernest K. Bennett)

 

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Ten-year-old Martin Witter watches two snails from his "team" go through their rounds during a trial race in his home in Lynwood, Calif., Oct. 1, 1954. Martin has formed, what he claims to be, the only snail stable in the country. Every afternoon the snails are awakened for their trial runs by being placed in the sun. As the sunshine begins to penetrate their shells, the mollusks come to life. On top of the racing snail's shell, Martin has glued a tiny yoke made from a matchstick. The reins, made of string, are connected to a small simulated Roman chariot constructed from a fish-food tin in which the snail-driver sits. Speedy, in the harness and Butch, in the "Chariot" recently beat a neighborhood entry establishing a new track record of 3 feet in 5 minutes. (AP Photo/Don Brinn)

 

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Model Betty Dutter demonstrates how the spray nozzle is held of the new Sun-Tan Lotion dispenser at the Annual Vending Machine Convention in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 19, 1949. A 30 second spray job can be had for a dime. It is designed for use at pools, beaches and tennis courts. It is a product of the Star Manufacturing Co. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)

 

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A docile horse wears a gas mask as a precaution against gas attacks, on March 27, 1940. It was developed by "Our Dumb Friends League," a humane society in London, England. (AP Photo)

 

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Albert H. Luke, center, instructor at the Sheil School, advises a student as she operates the controls of pre-flight trainer called the "Penguin" in Chicago, Ill., July, 25, 1945. The penguin gives flight students the basic "feel" of flying without leaving the ground. Luke says that a student is often able to take off in a real plane after finishing the pre-flight penguin training. (AP Photo)

 

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A young woman demonstrates the "Auto Minion," a new German record player which can be attached to the dashboard of a car, at the International Industrial Fair in Hannover, West Germany, May 12, 1959. The player is fully automatic and works simply by placing a 45 rpm record in the slot. It is made by the German Phillips Company. (AP Photo/Peter Hillebrecht)

 

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Even upside down, a stereophonic turntable continues to play and hold the interest of Helen Sorowitz, a visitor to the New York High Fidelity Show in New York, Sept, 9, 1960. (AP Photo/Ruben Goldberg)

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Five-year-old Tim Gregory wears, under protest, a brush that cleans a child's neck without the use of soap and water in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 12, 1950. The plastic collar brush will dry-clean the youngster's neck thoroughly as he plays. The brush was developed by the Los Angeles Brush Corp. at a mother's suggestion. (AP Photo/Don Brinn)

 

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George Braunsdorf, left, 6 feet 4 inches and Joe Damone, 5 feet 1 inch, demonstrate a pipe called the "Double Ender" in New York, June 2, 1949. According to its manufacturer, the pipe was designed as a means of conserving tobacco by a couple of pipe smokers down on their luck, or, sharing a smoke at a ball game. (AP Photo/Ed Ford)

 

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Beverly Wysocki, at top, and Marie Graskamp, at side, emerge from a new family-type bomb shelter on display in Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 12, 1958. The shelter was designed by Thomas Villa, a Milwaukee architect. It is 8 feet by 8 feet by 14 feet 8 inches high, and can hold 8 to 12 persons in an emergency. It can be buried in the earth for added protection. Covered with three feet of earth, it is said that the shelter would be safe to within three quarters of a mile of ground zero if a 20 megaton nuclear bomb were to be dropped. Filters can be installed to make the air inside safe. (AP Photo)

 

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For fathers who can't bear to hurt the young one when he needs a spanking, this brush with rubber bands replacing the bristles is offered by the Los Angeles Brush Corp. in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 12, 1950. The idea was suggested by a Montana father who balked at the conventional type hairbrush. (AP Photo/Don Brinn)

 

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A portable television set can be raised or lowered to any height with this new stand, demonstrated by Carol Smith at the China Glass and Gift Market in Chicago, Ill., Feb. 6, 1963. The stand, designed to hold a 19-inch TV set, is brass plated and lacquered, with chains and hooks to carry the set. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)

 

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Hypnotist Henry Blythe, gives his daughter Sally, 17, advice before she starts a driving lesson at Torquay, England, Jan 15, 1960. Blythe says he hypnotizes her as he has some 40 other new drivers, all of whom have passed their test. Sally has not yet taken her test. (AP Photo)

 

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Visitors to the Radio and Television Fair in Frankfurt, West Germany, Aug. 21, 1957, use a TV telephone to communicate with each other. Phones used for calls are linked to four TV sets and two cameras so each person can see a picture of himself and the person he is talking to. (AP Photo/Walter Lindlar)

 

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This combination hi-fi and television console was exhibited at the High Fidelity Music Show in New York, on Oct. 9, 1959. The wing section, which swivels in any direction, houses a 21 inch TV set and a full range hi-fi stereo speaker system. The sides of the long cabinet repeat the angles of the wing section. A drop door conceals the equipment. The console is named "Fantasia" and is manufactured by Arkay. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi)

 

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To keep the kids happy when out driving, Jack Fletcher, designer at 21st Century Home, has installed three miniature steering wheels and a plastic windshield in their car at West Covina, Calif., Jan. 4, 1955. In the car are: Joan Fletcher, left-front, Jack Fletcher, right-front and in the backseat are: Johnny, 21 mos., Janie, 3yrs. and Ricky, 21 mos. (AP Photo/Don Brinn)