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Postcards from the Past #1: Pike’s Peak Auto Race, 1950s

Chris Holmes
posted on November 2, 2018
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Postmarked June 18, 1956: PIKES PEAK AUTO RACE Here on Labor Day of each year gather the world’s best dirt track drivers to test their skill on the 10% grade up the side of Pikes Peak, rising

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Brochure Beauties #8: 1937 Willys, The Surprise Car of the Year!

Chris Holmes
posted on August 1, 2018July 29, 2018
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A look at a forgotten classic car, a 1937 Willys

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First Year Covers #1: Playboy

Chris Holmes
posted on May 18, 2018January 5, 2023
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A gallery of covers from Playboy's first year of publication, December 1953 through December

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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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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

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Outstanding Poster Art: Modern Jazz for ’56

Chris Holmes
posted on March 10, 2017
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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

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Catalog Goodness #3: Late ’70s Exercise Equipment

Chris Holmes
posted on January 17, 2017September 16, 2022
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I know that making fun of 1970s fashion is an easy thing to do, and I certainly enjoy a good bell-bottom or earth tone joke as much as the next guy. But one thing that gets overlooked in ’70s

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Groovy College Course Catalogs of the 1970s

Chris Holmes
posted on December 26, 2016September 16, 2022
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Here are one dozen college course catalogs from the 1970s, from small junior/community colleges to well-known and prestigious universities.

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Car Crazy #4: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible

Chris Holmes
posted on December 15, 2016December 15, 2016
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Courtesy this vintage car dealership postcard comes this fun image of the 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible. It’s the best bargain under the big

Postcards from the Past #1: Pike’s Peak Auto Race, 1950s

Brochure Beauties #8: 1937 Willys, The Surprise Car of the Year!

First Year Covers #1: Playboy

Get Toasty With These Wisconsin Electric Power Company Christmas Cooky Books

Brochure Beauties #7: Sea World San Diego, 1964

Outstanding Poster Art: Modern Jazz for ’56

Catalog Goodness #3: Late ’70s Exercise Equipment

Groovy College Course Catalogs of the 1970s

Car Crazy #4: 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible

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