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Now Playing: Vintage Movie Ads of the 1950s (Part 1)

by Chris Holmes
Posted on August 18, 2018August 18, 2018
in Advertising

A gallery of vintage 1950s newspaper advertisements for movies.…

Single Cel Organism #1: Quisp and Quake

by Chris Holmes
Posted on August 5, 2018September 10, 2020
in Advertising

Here’s an interesting cel featuring some vintage cereal mascots, Quake and Quisp, with a third character I’ve not seen before. If anyone knows who the man in the black hat is, drop a comment below.

Vintage NBC Promo Slides

by Chris Holmes
Posted on June 15, 2018June 15, 2018
in Auction Finds

A gallery of slides used by NBC in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s to promote upcoming TV shows, movies, and events.…

That’s Entertainment! #4: The Twilight Zone

by Chris Holmes
Posted on February 21, 2018
in TV & Radio

A publicity still featuring William Shatner and Patricia Breslin, co-stars of the season two episode of The Twilight Zone entitled “Nick of Time.”…

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

by Chris Holmes
Posted on August 29, 2017
in Music

Club 99 revisits the tongue-twisting pop hootenanny that is Teresa Brewer’s “Pickle Up A Doodle,” which peaked at #99 in 1958.…

Outstanding Poster Art: Modern Jazz for ’56

by Chris Holmes
Posted on March 10, 2017
in Auction Finds

Sometimes I see a piece of pop art and just know it’s from the 1950s without knowing anything else about it. Such is the case with this phenomenal piece from 1956, advertising a concert called…