Welcome to File 13
Resting place for rejected copy and random leftovers
Resting place for rejected copy and random leftovers
The Inside Azaleaville Studio artists work night and day creating artwork for Facebook, Nextdoor, email, a history blog and this very newsletter. Unfortunately, not every experiment is a masterpiece. Some images go straight into the trash where they belong. But every so often, a few misfires are too entertaining to stay buried. We present File 13, a small sampling of the best of the worst. It may be a waste of your time, but no one’s forcing you to look.
According to the Gemini Overview:
This image captures a moment in time during the Cold War era, likely the 1950s, depicting children wearing gas masks while watching television.
The photograph highlights the widespread fear of nuclear attack and the civil defense preparations common during this period.
Children were often trained in air raid drills at school and home, and families were encouraged to build bomb shelters and prepare for potential chemical or nuclear incidents.
The type of masks shown appear to be civil defense respirators, designed for protection against chemical or biological agents rather than nuclear fallout.
The scene illustrates how Cold War anxieties permeated everyday life and even domestic settings.
Oil painting of movie night on Farragut Drive. How did this end up in File 13?
A WPA-style mural depicting Jungle history. This was found in the trash, but the concept is good, so expect to see an improved version sometime in the future.
This was spotted on the internet. Someone borrowed from our research and is selling a stylized version of the course layout that could only have been found on our history blog.
Discarded cover art for the "Jungle Heat" melodrama, currently in the works.
Discarded Inside Azaleaville cover art.
A different version of the apartment groundbreaking was used previously in Inside Azaleaville.
Azaleaville's future as imagined in the 50s.
That wraps up this month’s salvage operation. We’ll be back next time with more curiosities. We remind you, this may be a waste of time, but no one’s forcing you to look.