Posted in Retrotisements For Father’s Day, Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco (1947) Chris Holmes posted on June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 Comments Off on For Father’s Day, Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco (1947) Happy Father’s Day from The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit and from the fine people who bring you Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco! It’s Dad who tends the furnace, it’s Dad who mows the law, Read More
Posted in Ephemera A Gallery of Vintage Beistle Halloween Decorations, Part 3 Chris Holmes posted on October 5, 2015January 17, 2017 Comments Off on A Gallery of Vintage Beistle Halloween Decorations, Part 3 The third photo gallery featuring an assortment of classic, vintage Beistle Halloween decorations. Cats, moons, and scarecrows oh Read More
Posted in Ephemera, Sports Beautiful 1949 San Francisco Seals Baseball Program Chris Holmes posted on December 28, 2014 Comments Off on Beautiful 1949 San Francisco Seals Baseball Program A wonderful design graces this game program from the October 1949 Goodwill Tour of Japan by the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast Read More
Posted in Photography Kodachrome Memories #3: Sears Parking Lot, 1940s Chris Holmes posted on June 12, 2014February 23, 2018 1 Comment This circa 1940s Kodachrome slide offers a glimpse at a lovely Sears parking lot full of vintage Read More
Posted in Ephemera A Trio of Fantastic Western Union Father’s Day Telegram Designs Chris Holmes posted on June 9, 2014May 19, 2014 Comments Off on A Trio of Fantastic Western Union Father’s Day Telegram Designs Here are three pieces of vintage Father's Day ephemera, in the form of lovely Western Union Father's Day telegram template Read More
Posted in Retrotisements Spring Has Sprung! (10 Vintage Spring Advertisements) Chris Holmes posted on March 20, 2014October 3, 2016 Comments Off on Spring Has Sprung! (10 Vintage Spring Advertisements) Now that this gallery of ten vintage spring advertisements is available, bring on the blue skies and green Read More
Posted in Photography, Sports Vintage Photo of a Late 1940s Bobsleigh in Lake Placid, New York Chris Holmes posted on December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo of a Late 1940s Bobsleigh in Lake Placid, New York A beautiful Kodachrome photo of a bobsleigh crew from the 1949 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New Read More
Posted in Ephemera The Naughty Springmaid Girls of Esquire Magazine Chris Holmes posted on December 11, 2013December 11, 2013 Comments Off on The Naughty Springmaid Girls of Esquire Magazine The naughty, panty-flashing women of Springmaid Fabrics' racy 1940s ads first appeared on the cover of Esquire Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 41: Superman Balloon at the 1940 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Chris Holmes posted on November 27, 2013February 19, 2022 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 41: Superman Balloon at the 1940 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade In 1940, the Superman balloon made its debut in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. What a wonderful sight it Read More