Watson Miscellany

People have been laughing at cats for ages, and this faux 1910 lobby card combines a real funny cat image from 1914 with a real lobby card design from 1920.

People have been laughing at cats for ages, and this faux 1910 lobby card combines a real funny cat image from 1914 with a real lobby card design from 1920.

The joke is on her sisters! This item was made from public domain elements.

A classic comic book issue about the horror of dealing with co-workers who reject science. Too real? Modified from a public domain original.

They're getting all wrapped up with each other...! Made from public domain elements.

Soviet computer systems need not decadent apples, comrade! The humble, reliable turnip, the peasant of the garden, will suffice. Now go forth, and calculate missile trajectories! (Yes, I know it really says "radish" but "turnip" is funnier.)

A May-December romance...? Created from public domain resources.

The salt of the earth, truly. Made from public domain elements.

A May-December romance...? Created from public domain resources.

A COVID-19 update/modification of a public-domain poster from the Works Public Administration via the Library of Congress.

A classic comic book issue about the horror of dealing with co-workers who reject science. Too real? Modified from a public domain original.

They're getting all wrapped up with each other...! Made from public domain elements.

HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING, HE KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE! But now, he's willing to TELL ALL! Draw on the world's foremost psychic mind to tell your fortune, today! Modified from a public domain original in the Opelousas Courier (Opelousas, LA), December 22, 1888.

Ever wonder how Santa sees you when you're sleeping? Now you know: x-ray specs. He gives them as gifts, so surely they must be available for business use. The pigeon is just happy to be here for Birdmas. This image was constructed from public domain assets provided by Comic Book Plus.

The salt of the earth, truly. Made from public domain elements.

Declare your love for the play that started it all–coining the word 'robot' and all that has given pop culture since. Modified from a public domain original in the Library of Congress.

Inequity is up, wages are down, and everybody is feeling eschatological. Better express this with a 1930s theater poster! Modified from a public domain original from the Library of Congress.

Did you know dodos are giant pigeons? It's true, and it's coo. Modified from public domain assets privoded by Comic Book Plus.

It's December already? Seriously, it was September just the other day! I need to talk to the manager or something. Made from public domain elements provided by Comic Book Plus.

Sometimes it seems that birthday will never come, but buck up! You'll get there. Modified from public domain images in the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library.

Sometimes a moonbird's just gotta dance, even if it eclipses the sunbird. Modified from a public domain original in the Mississippi State University archives.

Once upon a time, ads encouraged sportsmen to take game with Kodak rather than with guns. Times change, but the sentiment remains the same. Why kill that stag when you can take a staggie with it? Modified from a public domain original in the NYPL.

We're all feeling a bit drained this holiday, aren't we? Made from elements of public domain comic books provided by Comic Book Plus.

Take a ride on the peacock wheel, and see where it takes you! Modified from a public domain original in the NYPL.

Are you an explorer? Do you chart the frozen far north in a square-rigged barque, or just peek around the mechanical room when it's left unlocked? Either way, proclaim your electrifying commitment to exploration! Modified from a public domain original in the NYPL.

This is not how fireflies work. This is terrible, if beautiful, entomology. Modified from a public domain image in the Mississippi State University archives.

Everyone who has ever worked in retail or shopped in the fall knows this terror, the tightness in the eardrums as the Bing Crosby content of one's blood quietly slips toward overdose. Made from public domain elements provided by Comic Book Plus.

If there's anything fascists hate, it's being voted out of power. Let's do that and cook their goose!

Proclaim your loyalty to the most Greek-named city in Michigan, complete with pronunciation guide! Modified from a public-domain original in the Mississippi State University archives.

Those wacky classic cartoon cardinals! Who knows what monkeyshines they'll get into next on the silver screen.

In the deepest woods, there is a fountain of wine. Many have whined about it, but few have found it. Modified from a public domain original in the NYPL.

Sometimes, be you bunny or cat, you just gotta banj it up. This is one of those times. Modified from a public domain original in the Library of Congress.

What dastardly errand could this luminary lancer be on? Modified from a public domain original in the NYPL.

A COVID-19 update/modification of a public-domain poster from the Works Public Administration via the Library of Congress.

A COVID-19 update/modification of a public-domain poster from the Works Public Administration via the Library of Congress.

So polite and so dapper, this little guy's certainly excited for something! A decorative gourd season perhaps? Modified from a public domain image in the Library of Congress.