Kodachrome Memories #7: Halloween Memories (1950s & 1970s)
A pair of quartets in classic Halloween costumes as seen in Kodachrome slides from the 1950s and 1970s.…
Retrotisement: Whitman’s Chocolates for Halloween, 1928
Courtesy the October 27, 1928 issue of The Saturday Evening Post comes this great, spooky ad for Whitman’s Chocolates.…
What’s on TV #1: CHiPs, 1977
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A groovy newspaper ad for the series debut of NBC’s CHiPs, September 15, 1977.…
Single Cel Organism #2: Journey Back to Oz
Among the many things Filmation Studios is known for, I don’t think the 1972 theatrical release Journey Back to Oz is among them. It’s certainly not because of the cast, which featured Liza Minnelli, Ethel…
Scenes from a Southern California Drug Store, 1970
A wonderful gallery of found store display photos from a Southern California drug store, circa 1970.…
Postcards 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.…
Book Report: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man
As you might have guessed, I read Mary L. Trump’s Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. Here’s what I have to say about it.…
Wire Service #2: 1969 Chevrolet Astro III
Vintage press wire photo of the 1969 Chevrolet Astro III concept car.…
That’s Entertainment! #5: Bee Gees, c. late 1960s
A look at the Bee Gees group lineup, circa 1967-68.…