Posted in Ephemera, Featured Posts Vintage 20th Century World’s Fair Postcards (1900 – 1940) Chris Holmes posted on June 6, 2013April 18, 2014 Comments Off on Vintage 20th Century World’s Fair Postcards (1900 – 1940) Through a gallery of vintage postcards, let's take a look at all of the World's Fairs from the first part of the 20th century (1900 - Read More
Posted in Mental Debris A How-To Guide for Scanning View-Master Reels Chris Holmes posted on May 9, 2013June 18, 2013 Comments Off on A How-To Guide for Scanning View-Master Reels A quick and easy how-to guide for scanning View-Master reels. Includes step-by-step instructions and helpful screen shots to get you on your Read More
Posted in Capsules, History Time Capsule: New York City Blizzard, 1947 Chris Holmes posted on February 8, 2013July 31, 2013 Comments Off on Time Capsule: New York City Blizzard, 1947 The Great Blizzard of 1947 and its aftermath in New York City, as documented in a series of vintage photographs by Life 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 Capsules, Ephemera Time Capsule: Puck Magazine Thanksgiving Political Covers, 1894-1913 Chris Holmes posted on November 7, 2012February 19, 2022 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 Capsules, Featured Posts, History Time Capsule: Idlewild Airport, 1961 Chris Holmes posted on October 24, 2012May 5, 2014 1 Comment A gallery of vintage Life magazine photographs showing New York's Idlewild (JFK) Airport as it was in Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 2 — New York City Street Views, 1896 Chris Holmes posted on July 4, 2012March 11, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 2 — New York City Street Views, 1896 A gallery of vintage photographs by Alice Austen, depicting life on the streets in 1896 New York Read More
Posted in Movies GFS Home Movies: The Naked City Chris Holmes posted on March 1, 2012June 12, 2013 Comments Off on GFS Home Movies: The Naked City Who loves a hard-boiled film noir crime drama more than I do? Well, lots of people. Let's talk about The Naked City Read More
Posted in Music Album review: So Percussion — It Is Time Chris Holmes posted on September 19, 2011June 18, 2013 Comments Off on Album review: So Percussion — It Is Time Steve Mackey's It Is Time manages to entrance and bend time itself, thanks in part to the skills of the experimental music of So Read More