Postcards from the Past #2: Labor Day at Dorney Park
This postcard is a wonderful piece of mid-century Labor Day ephemera from Dorney Park in Pennsylvania.…
Tag: Pennsylvania
45 Years of Selling the McDonald’s Big Mac
- in Retrotisements
This month in 1969, the McDonald’s Big Mac made its national advertising debut.…
Get Your Free Intercourse Maps!
- in Ephemera
Now I understand the reason the Amish have been so successful for so long — they have intercourse maps. I’ll take one of those and, OK, a shoo fly pie too. (Dutch Haven Barn —…
Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 40: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West in Philadelphia, 1908
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A vintage photograph showing Buffalo Bill and His Wild West Show in front of Wanamaker’s Department Store, Philadelphia, in 1908.…
A Gallery of Vintage Beistle Halloween Decorations
Just like the title says, here’s an image gallery of classic, vintage Beistle paper Halloween decorations.…
Vintage ephemera: Best Western/AT&T Business Resource Guide
Straight out of 2009 comes this totally current and useful business travel and technology guide from your friends at AT&T and Best Western. So cyber!…
This Week in History! (March 24-30)
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March 24, 1989: The Exxon tanker Valdez accidentally hits the state of Alaska, spilling about 11 million gallons of oil. Capt. Joseph Hazlewood was later convicted of negligent discharge of oil and failing to leave…
…In Concert: Cold War Kids – Philadelphia, PA, 11/29/07
I’ll admit up front that I’m not what you would call an überfan of Cold War Kids. I first heard their debut LP, Robbers & Cowards, about six months ago and have dug it ever…