SQUIRRELFRIENDS! HOW ABOUT SOME VINTAGE SQUIRREL-DRAG PICS?

Tommy Tucker was an orphaned squirrel in Washington, DC, when Zaidee Bullis adopted him and for some unknown reason, Bullis sewed custom-made doll dresses for him to model. In 1944, photographer Nina Leen was working on photo assignments for LIFE and as she had prior experience with animals, the magazine asked her to photograph little Tommy Tucker. Leen styled Tommy the squirrel in drag for a LIFE magazine feature and although Tommy occasionally bit his her, he otherwise went along and wore the outfits, quite well, as you can see. Leen’s keen knack for shooting animals is the real hidden talent in this work and as you might imagine, it’s pretty tough to get animals to cooperate, let wear costumes. There’s an exhibit of her work that is now on view at Daniel Cooney Fine Art in New York City through May 16.

DANNY LYON'S AMAZING COLOR SUBWAY PHOTOS FROM HALF A CENTURY AGO

The images captured in these vintage photos by Danny Lyon were shot in 1966. You might know the Brooklyn-born Lyon from his book called The Destruction of Lower Manhattan. This year the MTA is staging an exhibition from Lyon called Underground: 1966, which was inspired by some advice from his mom when he returned to the city;

“If you’re bored, just talk to someone on the subway.”

They have never been publicly exhibited and you can check them out in their entirety for the next year at the Atlantic Avenue Barclays Station.  * Note to self: take more pictures of the seemingly banal. (Photos, Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York / Zürich; via Gizmodo)

THESE AMAZING VINTAGE IMAGES WERE RESCUED FROM HISTORY'S TRASH HEAP

50 years from now, I wonder what will happen to the billions of images we create weekly with our smartphones and then post on Twitter & Instagram. Will they all just disappear when our hard drives crash? In the past, when negatives and prints were made by the millions, many were lost and thrown away but as physical things, they got saved too. Vivian Maier was a nanny that also took amazing photos that no one ever saw and after her death, when her images were unearthed, she’s now considered one of the best photographers of the 20th century.

Matthew Salacuse is successful photographer and when not shooting his own jobs, he spends his hours editing through thousands anonymous vintage negatives and slides that have been lost or abandoned over the years. He’s edited the best of the best to offer as editioned prints on his site The Negative Collection. He’s got a great eye and every one of these are rare gems. Here are a few of my faves around the theme of cars and travel. The prints start at $65 and would make GREAT gifts. Btw, anyone shopping for me, I LOVE the black and white hamburger shot.