# A mysterious still image from a 1967 video, a bit of online detective work, and a hidden history of women on the fringes of fame

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**Created:** [November 24, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-still-image-from-a-1967-video-a-bit-of-online-detective-work-and-a-hidden-history-of-women-on-the-fringes-of-fame/1025098 "2025-11-24T14:42:31Z")\
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So thanks to @N9IWP for giving me the tip on how to step through video frames on YouTube, I did screengrabs of the 4 frames and created an animated GIF of the woman blinking just for funzies (hey, it’s the day before T-Day and I am slow at work).

Presented for your viewing pleasure (or uncanny valley horror, YMMV) an endless loop of a forgotten video test model from 1967 blinking:

[![](https://i.imgur.com/HOUoKB6.gif) ](https://i.imgur.com/HOUoKB6.gif)

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