I’ve come across some more family documents online: my grandfather’s and uncle’s draft cards (1918 and 1942, respectively); my grandparents’ passport application and subsequent return immigration info, for their honeymoon in France (1923); and the passenger manifest for my mother and her family on their trip to Hawaii (1937). Posted here.
My high school yearbook photo (Hanover NH, 1981), as an earnest young quasi-Randian:
13. David Bowie, “1984” (1974):
Bowie wanted to adapt Orwell’s novel as a rock opera, but couldn’t get the rights; so instead he wrote a number of 1984-themed songs that weren’t specific enough to run afoul of the Orwell estate. Here’s one:
Another version:
And another, combined with a different 1984-themed song, “Dodo”:
And continuing the theme of year-specific songs prophesying dystopia:
14. Zager and Evans, “In the Year 2525” (1968):