Posted in Ephemera Postcards from the Past #3: Merry Christmas from Bethlehem, PA Chris Holmes posted on December 23, 2020August 2, 2021 Comments Off on Postcards from the Past #3: Merry Christmas from Bethlehem, PA Here’s a wonderful early-to-mid century postcard from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (aka the Christmas City”). There’s no postmark or other text on this Read More
Posted in Ephemera Celebrate Thanksgiving with the Navy Pacific Reserve Fleet (1952) Chris Holmes posted on November 24, 2020 Comments Off on Celebrate Thanksgiving with the Navy Pacific Reserve Fleet (1952) Enjoy a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast with the U.S. Navy's Pacific Reserve Read More
Posted in Movies Now Playing #3: Airport (1970) Chris Holmes posted on November 12, 2020 1 Comment A vintage 1970 newspaper ad for the classic disaster movie Read More
Posted in Comic Books Comic Book Rack #1: Our Gang, 1946 Chris Holmes posted on October 28, 2020 Comments Off on Comic Book Rack #1: Our Gang, 1946 Just in time for Halloween, I’m kicking off a new series featuring a festive Halloween cover. It’s the cover to Our Gang Comics #28 (Dell, November Read More
Posted in Photography Kodachrome Memories #7: Halloween Memories (1950s & 1970s) Chris Holmes posted on October 7, 2020 Comments Off on Kodachrome Memories #7: Halloween Memories (1950s & 1970s) A pair of quartets in classic Halloween costumes as seen in Kodachrome slides from the 1950s and Read More
Posted in Retrotisements Retrotisement: Whitman’s Chocolates for Halloween, 1928 Chris Holmes posted on October 1, 2020 Comments Off on 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 Read More
Posted in TV & Radio What’s on TV #1: CHiPs, 1977 Chris Holmes posted on September 15, 2020 Comments Off on What’s on TV #1: CHiPs, 1977 A groovy newspaper ad for the series debut of NBC's CHiPs, September 15, Read More
Posted in Movies Single Cel Organism #2: Journey Back to Oz Chris Holmes posted on September 10, 2020 Comments Off on 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 Read More
Posted in Photography Scenes from a Southern California Drug Store, 1970 Chris Holmes posted on August 26, 2020 2 Comments A wonderful gallery of found store display photos from a Southern California drug store, circa Read More