Man in pince-nez, white dress uniform and plumed helmet in the second half of the 20th century

Tell me, am I the only one who thinks the Governor of Bermuda in the early 1960s, Major-General Sir Julian Gascoigne, in old-fashioned full-dress uniform and pith helmet, looks like the chief antagonist of the first Jumanji film, the demented hunter Van P.

And do not forget to note the pince-nez, and this is, mind you, the second half of the twentieth century

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

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Man in pince-nez, white dress uniform and plumed helmet in the second half of the 20th century

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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