Posted in Auction Finds, Ephemera A Pair of Suffragette Valentine’s Day Cards Chris Holmes posted on January 31, 2014January 17, 2014 Comments Off on A Pair of Suffragette Valentine’s Day Cards A pair of vintage Valentine's Day cards that paint the Women's Suffrage movement in two different Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 37: Smokin’ Outside the Pool Room Chris Holmes posted on July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 37: Smokin’ Outside the Pool Room This vintage photograph from 1910 St. Louis shows just how little adults cared about young kids smoking out on the street. Different times, my Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 35: New York Horsecar Scene, 1910s-1920s Chris Holmes posted on June 26, 2013July 17, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 35: New York Horsecar Scene, 1910s-1920s A fantastic vintage photograph of a New York City harbor from the 1910s-1920s, featuring a horsecar in Read More
Posted in Ephemera, History Here’s a Terrifying Popular Mechanics Magazine Cover from World War I Chris Holmes posted on June 17, 2013July 17, 2013 Comments Off on Here’s a Terrifying Popular Mechanics Magazine Cover from World War I From the July 1915 issue of Popular Mechanics comes this frightening magazine cover of a German soldier in World War I preparing to shoot burning Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 21: New York Santa & Mobile Xmas Post Office Chris Holmes posted on December 19, 2012March 11, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 21: New York Santa & Mobile Xmas Post Office As we head down the final stretch into Christmas, here's a pair of images from early 20th century America featuring Santa Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 18: Thanksgiving Maskers, 1911 Chris Holmes posted on November 14, 2012March 11, 2013 1 Comment Before kids wore costumes and begged for candy on Halloween, they did it for Thanksgiving. Here's some vintage photos of Thanksgiving Read More
Posted in Capsules, Ephemera Time Capsule: Puck Magazine Thanksgiving Political Covers, 1894-1913 Chris Holmes posted on November 7, 2012February 6, 2013 2 Comments Here's a cover gallery of Thanksgiving issues from Puck magazine, a leading political satire and humor weekly from 1871 to Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 17: Memories of Atlantic City Chris Holmes posted on October 31, 2012March 11, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 17: Memories of Atlantic City In the wake of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Sandy, let's take a look at the iconic town of Atlantic City as it was 100 years Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 15: Vintage Halloween Costumes Chris Holmes posted on October 10, 2012March 11, 2013 1 Comment From witches to clowns to Kiss, here's a fun gallery of classic Halloween Read More