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Vintage World's Fair postcard - New York (1939)

Vintage 20th Century World’s Fair Postcards (1900 – 1940)

Chris Holmes
posted on June 6, 2013April 18, 2014
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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 -

Posted in Mental Debris

A How-To Guide for Scanning View-Master Reels

Chris Holmes
posted on May 9, 2013June 18, 2013
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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

Posted in Capsules, History

Time Capsule: New York City Blizzard, 1947

Chris Holmes
posted on February 8, 2013July 31, 2013
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The Great Blizzard of 1947 and its aftermath in New York City, as documented in a series of vintage photographs by Life

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 21: New York Santa & Mobile Xmas Post Office

Chris Holmes
posted on December 19, 2012March 11, 2013
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As we head down the final stretch into Christmas, here's a pair of images from early 20th century America featuring Santa

Posted in Capsules, Ephemera

Time Capsule: Puck Magazine Thanksgiving Political Covers, 1894-1913

Chris Holmes
posted on November 7, 2012February 19, 2022
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Here's a cover gallery of Thanksgiving issues from Puck magazine, a leading political satire and humor weekly from 1871 to

Posted in Capsules, Featured Posts, History

Time Capsule: Idlewild Airport, 1961

A gallery of vintage Life magazine photographs showing New York's Idlewild (JFK) Airport as it was in

Alice Austen's Street Views of New York City, 1896 - Automobiles

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Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 2 — New York City Street Views, 1896

Chris Holmes
posted on July 4, 2012March 11, 2013
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A gallery of vintage photographs by Alice Austen, depicting life on the streets in 1896 New York

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GFS Home Movies: The Naked City

Chris Holmes
posted on March 1, 2012June 12, 2013
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Who loves a hard-boiled film noir crime drama more than I do? Well, lots of people. Let's talk about The Naked City

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Album review: So Percussion — It Is Time

Chris Holmes
posted on September 19, 2011June 18, 2013
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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

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Vintage 20th Century World’s Fair Postcards (1900 – 1940)

A How-To Guide for Scanning View-Master Reels

Time Capsule: New York City Blizzard, 1947

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 21: New York Santa & Mobile Xmas Post Office

Time Capsule: Puck Magazine Thanksgiving Political Covers, 1894-1913

Time Capsule: Idlewild Airport, 1961

Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 2 — New York City Street Views, 1896

GFS Home Movies: The Naked City

Album review: So Percussion — It Is Time

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