Posted in Rants Thanksgiving, the Incredible Shrinking Holiday Chris Holmes posted on November 8, 2013November 7, 2013 Comments Off on Thanksgiving, the Incredible Shrinking Holiday Something sinister is killing Thanksgiving, one year at a time. It's called Christmas Read More
Posted in Ephemera Vintage Soviet Union (USSR) New Year’s Postcards, Vol. 3 (1970s) Chris Holmes posted on December 26, 2012December 26, 2012 1 Comment Let's take a look at the third gallery of vintage New Year's postcards from the Soviet Union/USSR, this one from the 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 Ephemera Vintage Soviet Union (USSR) New Year’s Postcards, Vol. 2 (1960s) Chris Holmes posted on December 13, 2012December 21, 2012 Comments Off on Vintage Soviet Union (USSR) New Year’s Postcards, Vol. 2 (1960s) Let's take a look at the second gallery of vintage New Year's postcards from the USSR, this one from the Read More
Posted in Ephemera Vintage Soviet Union (USSR) New Year’s Postcards, Vol. 1 (1950s) Chris Holmes posted on December 6, 2012November 24, 2012 Comments Off on Vintage Soviet Union (USSR) New Year’s Postcards, Vol. 1 (1950s) The first of four posts looking at a collection of vintage New Year's postcards from the Soviet Union (USSR). Spans from the 1950s through the Read More
Posted in Ephemera Ho Ho Ho! A Gallery of Vintage Santa & Christmas Postcards Chris Holmes posted on November 29, 2012November 23, 2012 Comments Off on Ho Ho Ho! A Gallery of Vintage Santa & Christmas Postcards Rather than looking at letters to Santa Claus, let's see some vintage postcards from Saint Nick. Read More
Posted in Vintage Photo Wednesday Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 20: Santa and Swimmers on the Beach, Los Angeles 1927 Chris Holmes posted on November 28, 2012March 11, 2013 Comments Off on Vintage Photo Wednesday, Vol. 20: Santa and Swimmers on the Beach, Los Angeles 1927 Here's one of the odder vintage Christmas photographs around - Santa Claus and a bunch of swimmers around a tree on the beach (Los Angeles, Read More
Posted in Album Cover of the Week, Music This Christmas, let Lawrence Welk show you the true meaning of horror Chris Holmes posted on December 5, 2011February 10, 2015 1 Comment The name Lawrence Welk usually conjures up images of pretty, slightly bland music being played by (sometimes) pretty, slightly bland people. Welk was, after all, the host of a hugely successful, Read More
Posted in Album Cover of the Week, Music Album Cover of the Week: Space Age Santa Claus Chris Holmes posted on November 28, 2011February 10, 2015 Comments Off on Album Cover of the Week: Space Age Santa Claus This week's featured album cover is a delightful slice of mid-century Christmas cheer called Space Age Santa Read More