Almost 10 years after my last post, that attempted to trace the origins of 
, I was contacted by Fidelity, who made a real breakthrough in the research!
TL;DR: hulagirl.gif was originally a lenticular card, “she was born sometime between 1957 (patent approval, since the print doesn’t say ‘pending’) and 1965 (Hullabaloo commission). Hulagirl is 61–69 years old and she still looks great and she still got the moves. Grandma has been bringing delight to people for ages!”
Now go and read 💥 Have you seen this woman? 💥 written by Fidelity. It tells the history of the GIF and lenticulars, connects all the dots, and suggests that maybe the case isn’t really closed after all:
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