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Stanford interest in naked and half-naked wrestlers, 1885-2010 (since Muybridge)

Muybridge and his sexy horses were of extreme interest to Leland Stanford at the inception of the Stanford Experiment. Most of Muybridges work involved naked men doing sports, like wrestling. So the Hung Le thingy should be seen in that … Continue reading

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State of the horse, Palo Alto

IF this little magic doo-hickey is not f-ing with me gray matters, Palo Alto before it was a city near Leland Stanford’s farm was a horse owned by Leland Stanford the farmer and driven by his famous jockey Charles Marvin. … Continue reading

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