1930s

1934 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training photograph

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 29: The ’34 Pittsburgh Pirates Warm Up Their Bats

Chris Holmes
posted on March 13, 2013March 11, 2013
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A fun, vintage photograph of members of the 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates warming up their bats in a most unusual way. Spring Training isn't like this

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Vintage Movie Title Camera Art

Chris Holmes
posted on February 20, 2013February 15, 2013
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A gallery of vintage movie title camera hand-painted art pieces, used by movie studios to present graphics from the 1930s through the

Vintage Photograph of a Franklin Township Deli, 1936

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 27: Franklin Township Deli, 1936

Chris Holmes
posted on February 13, 2013March 11, 2013
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A vintage photograph of a Franklin Township (NJ) delicatessen and grocery store from February

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The Wizard of Oz Vintage Cast Photos (1939)

Chris Holmes
posted on February 8, 2013February 6, 2013
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Enjoy these four publicity still photographs from the production of the 1939 MGM classic, The Wizard of

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GFS Home Movies: Dames (1934)

It's funny, it's musical, and it's really trippy. It's the 1934 Warner Bros. musical comedy Dames, starring Dick Powell and Ruby

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 25: Calco Chemical Company, 1936

Chris Holmes
posted on January 30, 2013March 11, 2013
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This week's vintage New Jersey photo captures a snowy day in 1936 at the Calco Chemical Company plant in Bound

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Retrotisements: Sanka Coffee Edition

Chris Holmes
posted on January 22, 2013February 5, 2013
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I’ve been known to enjoy some decaffeinated coffee from time to time, but I just can’t see making it a regular thing. But for those who love the taste but can’t handle the buzz, I

Jersey Homestead Garment Factory Bus, 1936

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 23: Going to the Garment Factory, 1936

Chris Holmes
posted on January 16, 2013March 11, 2013
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This week's vintage photo features people on an old Studebaker bus going to the garment factory at the Jersey Homesteads (Roosevelt) in

Mickey Mouse Balloon at the 1934 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 19: Mickey Mouse at the 1934 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Chris Holmes
posted on November 21, 2012March 11, 2013
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Here's a vintage photograph of Mickey Mouse making his debut as a balloon at the 1934 Macy's Thanksgiving Day

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 29: The ’34 Pittsburgh Pirates Warm Up Their Bats

Vintage Movie Title Camera Art

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 27: Franklin Township Deli, 1936

The Wizard of Oz Vintage Cast Photos (1939)

GFS Home Movies: Dames (1934)

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 25: Calco Chemical Company, 1936

Retrotisements: Sanka Coffee Edition

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 23: Going to the Garment Factory, 1936

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 19: Mickey Mouse at the 1934 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

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