Toon Time #2: Quick Draw McGraw for Kellogg’s
From the age when corporations directly sponsored TV shows comes this color animation cel from 1959. It features Baba Looey of The Quick Draw McGraw Show on top of a wagon spiriting a Kellogg’s banner....
View ArticlePostcards from the Past #2: Labor Day at Dorney Park
This postcard is a wonderful piece of mid-century Labor Day ephemera from Dorney Park in Pennsylvania.
View ArticleKodachrome Memories #7: Halloween Memories (1950s & 1970s)
A pair of quartets in classic Halloween costumes as seen in Kodachrome slides from the 1950s and 1970s.
View ArticleCelebrate Thanksgiving with the Navy Pacific Reserve Fleet (1952)
Enjoy a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast with the U.S. Navy's Pacific Reserve Fleet.
View ArticleAlbum Cover of the Week: Arthur Lyman on Broadway
Folks, this one has it all. Matching outfits, leis, pants up to the belly button, at least three tubes of Brylcreem, a vibraphone (or is it a marimba?), and state of the art photo editing. It’s Arthur...
View ArticleSwing Hard With This Newport Jazz Festival 1955 Program
This one image, the cover for the program from the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival, pretty much sums up everything I love about the aesthetic of mid-century jazz in America. Notably, this was just the 2nd...
View ArticleComic Book Rack #4: Hi-School Romance, March 1954
Here’s a mid-century gem from Harvey Comics: It’s issue #26 of Hi-School Romance, publication date March 1954. One of the common tropes I’ve noticed from these romance comics is that the kid with the...
View ArticleCatalog Goodness #4: Ronson Shaver (Emil Braude & Sons, 1959)
Is it a microphone? A futuristic communications device? No! It’s the wonderful new Ronson electric shaver, the most advanced electric shaver ever made! And it can be yours by order from Email Braude...
View ArticleTV Listings Flashback #6: December 15, 1958
Today we are traveling further back than we ever have for this series — 65 years to be precise. The schedule for Pittsburgh-area TV for December 15, 1958 was a full one and heavy on Westerns of course....
View ArticleAd Break #2: 7 Up, 1958
“Smart money” says Seven-Up makes the mellowest highballs! The difference between just a highball and a great highball is 7-Up! Seven-Up gives you a drink that’s smoother, mellower than any ordinary...
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