Chris Holmes

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That’s Entertainment! #4: The Twilight Zone

Chris Holmes
posted on February 21, 2018
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A publicity still featuring William Shatner and Patricia Breslin, co-stars of the season two episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "Nick of

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Get Toasty With These Wisconsin Electric Power Company Christmas Cooky Books

Chris Holmes
posted on December 2, 2017
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A wonderful gallery of Christmas cookie recipes from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s published by Wisconsin Electric Power

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Another Gallery of Vintage Halloween Costume Slides

Chris Holmes
posted on October 5, 2017September 18, 2017
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Another wonderful gallery of vintage photos of costumed merriment for

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The Revenge of Halloween Retrotisements!

Chris Holmes
posted on October 3, 2017September 13, 2017
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Let's scare up a good time by checking out some spooky vintage Halloween ads from years gone

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The Countdown to Halloween 2017 Has Begun!

Chris Holmes
posted on October 1, 2017September 18, 2017
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Once again your humble curator has signed on to be an official Halloween Cryptkeeper! As always, this means throughout the month of October you’ll see all sorts of fun, spooky posts with a

Club 99: Songs That Peaked at #99 on the Billboard Hot 100

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Club 99 #3: Teresa Brewer, “Pickle Up A Doodle”

Chris Holmes
posted on August 29, 2017January 5, 2023
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Club 99 revisits the tongue-twisting pop hootenanny that is Teresa Brewer's “Pickle Up A Doodle,” which peaked at #99 in

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Retrotisements: Back to School Edition, Part 2

A gallery of vintage back-to-school advertisements from the 1930s through the

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Car Crazy #5: 1968 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Custom

Chris Holmes
posted on July 11, 2017
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Fans of That ’70s Show remember the name Vista Cruiser well. Here we have an interesting publicity photo of the 1968 Vista Cruiser Custom from Oldsmobile (the one from the show is a ’69

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Brochure Beauties #7: Sea World San Diego, 1964

Chris Holmes
posted on June 6, 2017June 6, 2017
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A beautifully illustrated brochure for Sea World San Diego, printed in the park's opening year of

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

That’s Entertainment! #4: The Twilight Zone

Get Toasty With These Wisconsin Electric Power Company Christmas Cooky Books

Another Gallery of Vintage Halloween Costume Slides

The Revenge of Halloween Retrotisements!

The Countdown to Halloween 2017 Has Begun!

Club 99 #3: Teresa Brewer, “Pickle Up A Doodle”

Retrotisements: Back to School Edition, Part 2

Car Crazy #5: 1968 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Custom

Brochure Beauties #7: Sea World San Diego, 1964

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